Business

Again, BDCs Get Dollars As CBN Warns Against Selling Above 1.5% Of Purchase Price

April 23, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the sale of $10,000 to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators at the rate of N1,021/$1. A letter signed on Monday, April 22, by Dr. Hassan Mahmud,...

Air Peace Maiden London Flight: Govt. Collected Over N134m in Taxes From Passengers

April 22, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian government and its agencies amassed over N134.78 million as taxes on the fully booked maiden London flight of Air Peace Airline on Saturday, March 30, 2024  -- investigation has shown. The amount which comprises ‘Taxes’...

Nigerian Economy: Presidential Emergency Panels to The Rescue?

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April 21, (THEWILL)- Nine full months into the tenure of President Bola Tinubu, it is becoming increasingly clear that rather than improving, the national economy has been getting farther into the woods; with practically all economic indices running in...

Transcorp Hotels Divests 100% Interest in Calabar Subsidiary to Eco Travels And Tours Limited

April 21, (THEWILL)- Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc has announced the divestment of its 100% interest in Transcorp Hotels Calabar Limited to Eco Travels and Tours Limited, an indigenous hospitality company. This was contained in...

Energy Crisis: Nigerians Paid More For Petrol, Diesel, Cooking Gas in March

April 21, (THEWILL)- Amid worsening economic hardship, Nigerians were subjected to high costs of petrol, diesel and cooking gas in the month of March, 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its monthly reports on Premium Motor...

UBA Plc Beats Industry Record, Grows Assets by 90.22% in 2023

April 21, (THEWILL)- Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), emerged tops in asset growth among Nigeria’s major financial services institutions, especially those in Tier-1 category. Details from the 2023 financial statements of the ‘Big Five’ recently submitted...

BREAKING: Adeduntan Steps Down As First Bank MD/CEO

April 19, (THEWILL) - Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan has stepped down as Managing Director/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a top banking official with knowledge of the development told THEWILL, Friday night, asking not to be identified....

Transcorp Power Records 775% PBT Jump In Q1 2024 With Impressive Revenue Growth

April 19, (THEWILL) - Transcorp Power Plc (Transcorp Power) has demonstrated impressive financial performance in its released Q1 2024 unaudited financial statements. According to the unaudited account for the period ended March 31, 2024, Transcorp Power recorded N67.86 billion...

UBA To Seek Shareholders’ Approval For Capital Raise Via Multiple Windows

April 17, (THEWILL) - Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, says it will seek shareholders’ nod to raise capital to meet the recapitalisation requirement stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). UBA disclosed this in a...

Guaranty Trust Holding Mulls $750m Capital Raise

April 14, (THEWILL)- Guaranty Trust Holding Plc (GTCO) is intending to seek shareholder approval next month to raise up to $750 million in capital. This initiative aligns with the efforts of other banks to bolster capital reserves in order to...