Business

Misleading, Malicious – FG Denies Involvement In First HoldCo Share Acquisition

July 18, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has dismissed reports linking it or the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to the recent acquisition of shares in FBN Holdings (First HoldCo). The rebuttal follows widespread reports that...

FirstBank Hits ₦1tn Milestone In Instant Digital Loan Disbursements

July 18, (THEWILL) — FirstBank, one of West Africa’s leading financial institutions, has announced that it has crossed the ₦1 trillion mark in cumulative instant digital loan disbursements. The milestone, confirmed in a statement on Friday by Olayinka Ijabiyi,...

Zenith Emerges Nigeria’s Best Bank In 2025 Euromoney Awards For Excellence

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July 18, (THEWILL) — Zenith Bank has been named Best Bank in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, clinching the biggest and most coveted country award in this category. Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence are one of the most...

Coca-Cola Set To Replace High-Fructose Corn Syrup With Real Cane Sugar In U.S Products Amid Trump’s Pressure

July 17, (THEWILL) — Coca-Cola is set to replace high-fructose corn syrup with real cane sugar in its United States drinks. US president, Donald Trump, who announced this on Wednesday, said the move will make the drinks “just better.”...

UK Inflation Rises to 3.6% In June 2025

July 16, (THEWILL) — The annual inflation rate in the United Kingdom rose to 3.6% in June 2025, marking an increase of 0.2% from the 3.4% recorded in the previous month of May, the UK Office for National Statistics...

Capital Market Drives Climate Solution as NGX Group Seeks Funding Support for N-Zero Programme

July 14, (THEWILL) — Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), a leading integrated market infrastructure provider in Africa, has signed a funding agreement with DEG Impulse gGmbH, a subsidiary of the German Development Finance Institution, DEG - Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft...

CBN Announces Date For 301st MPC Meeting

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will hold its 301st Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement titled "Notice...

NCDMB’s Oil Industry Support Spurs Manufacturing, Backward Integration 

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has stepped up support for the oil and gas industry towards engaging in production activities such as manufacturing, thus enhancing value adding activities that boost employment.   With increased...

Vice President Commissions Agric 375 Revitalised Tractors

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Vice President Kashim Shettima GCON, has commissioned over 375 tractors for use in mechanized farming revitalized by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) under the National Assets Restoration Programme at the...

Jaiz Bank Reports N24.4bn billion Profit for FY 2024, To Pay 7 Kobo Dividend

July 13, (THEWILL) — Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigeria's pioneer Non-Interest Bank has released its full year audited result and accounts ended December 31, 2024, with profit after tax (PAT) of N23.48 billion.   The bank, in a press statement, reported an...