Business

Access Corporation Profit Soars by 300% to N612bn YoY

March 27, (THEWILL) - Access Corporation, Nigeria’s largest finance holding company has reported a profit after tax of N612.4 billion up 300% from the year before. This is the largest profit ever posted by the company and presided over...

Tinubu Approves Presidential Economic Coordination Team, Taskforce

March 27, (THEWILL) - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the...

EKEDC Debunks Sack of MD/CEO Tinuade Sanda

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March 27, (THEWILL)- The board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has debunked media reports that its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Dr Tinuade Sanda, has been relieved of her duties. The EKEDC’s statement followed reports making the rounds that...

FEC Approves Release of N60bn From CBN for Youth-targeted SMEs

March 26, (THEWILL) - The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has granted its consent for the disbursement of N60 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria via the Agric Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme. This is aimed to boost...

Inflation-Targeting: CBN Hikes Interest Rate by 200bsp To 24.75%

March 26, (THEWILL) - In keeping with its inflation-targeting framework, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, raised the interest rate (also called monetary policy rate) by 200 basis points from 22.75 percent it put it last...

BREAKING: Again, CBN Raises Interest Rate To 24.75%

March 26, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee, after its 2-day meeting in Abuja, on Tuesday, voted to raise interest rate to 24.75% from 22.75%, in another aggressive move to tame hyper-inflation. THEWILL reports that...

BDCs Get Dollars As CBN Warns Against Selling Above N1,269/$

March 25, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sold $10,000 to each Bureau De Change (BDC) operator at the rate of N1,251/$1. The apex bank, in a statement issued by its Director, Trade and Exchange Department,...

Ecobank Shareholders Optimistic as Stock Gains 24.4% in Three Months

March 25, (THEWILL)- Shareholders of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) have cause to entertain strong optimism as the value of the company’s stock recorded strong price valuation in the first quarter of 2024. This is a positive development amid headwinds...

NASENI Unveils New Corporate Identity

March 25, (THEWILL)- The new National Agency for Science Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has unveiled a new corporate identity in line with the repositioning of the Agency.   The new corporate identity comprises a newly redesigned logo tagged ‘NASENI: Infinite Possibilities’ and...

Nigeria Seeks Joint West Africa Regional Protection of Undersea Cables

March 25, (THEWILL)- Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure, and diversify connectivity...