Business

Abia State attracted the highest foreign investment within four months of Dr Alex Otti’s tenure as governor. Dr Otti was inaugurated on May 29, 2023 as the 4th governor of the 32-year-old subnational since the return to democracy in...

January 21, (THEWILL) - The expansion drive by Aiteo Group, Nigeria’s foremost independent energy operator, to establish presence in the Central and Southern Africa territory signposts strategic move towards global competition. Like Nigerian banks, which are combing the nooks and...

January 20, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian economy is at its lowest since Independence. All macroeconomic fundamentals have been moving in the wrong direction even the performance of various sectors is nothing to write home about. The eight years...

January 18, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has put on hold the authorised partial disconnection of Globacom by MTN over unpaid debt. The NCC said this in a statement signed by Reuben Muoka, the director of...

January 18, (THEWILL) - As part of its 5-year Strategic Plan expansion, Access Holdings Plc says its subsidiary, Access Bank, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Finance Trust Bank Limited (FTB) in Uganda. In a statement filed...

January 17, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it will collaborate with relevant agencies to impose appropriate sanctions against foreign exchange violations. This follows a forensic review which uncovered severe infractions, widespread abuse,...

January 17, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged leaders to tackle the existential threats posed by climate change, the unchecked development of artificial intelligence (AI) and international governance reforms. Guterres made the call in a special...

January 17, (THEWILL) - Access Holdings Plc, the parent group of Access Bank has received the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approval-in-principle to establish its own consumer lending subsidiary. The new entity will be known as Oxygen X Finance Company...

January 17, (THEWILL) - The World Economic Forum announces Wednesday the launch of a new alliance to provide a platform for developing economies to raise awareness about their clean energy needs, share best practices and sustainably accelerate their energy...

January 16, (THEWILL) - In a major deal that will alter the landscape of Nigeria’s energy sector, a consortium of four Nigerian companies under the name Renaissance Africa Energy and an international Energy Group are planning to acquire...