Business

Foreign Exchange Inflow Rises To $10.7bn in Two Months — CBN

October 02, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that the economy recorded $10.7 billion aggregate foreign exchange inflow in April and May 2023 The CBN, which disclosed this in its May economic report on foreign...

CBN’s Caveat On Banks’ Profits: What Implications?

October 01, (THEWILL) - A seemingly innocuous memo from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to all banks, regarding their audited financial results in the first-half, 2023, has turned controversial. The memo has in fact become a cause for...

Fidelity Bank Records YTD 90% Gain On NGX

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Fidelity Bank gained 90.8 percent on price valuation year-to-date as it closed its last trading day on Friday, September 29, 2023 at N8.30 per share on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). The price represents a 1.2% gain over its previous closing...

Dangote Discloses Tax Returns To Nigerian Govt

October 01, (THEWILL) - Dangote Group, a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate, announced Thursday that its subsidiaries have paid N474 billion in tax to the federal government in three years. A representative of the Dangote Group, Hashem Ahmed, disclosed this at...

Access Corporation Consolidates Grip On Industry Leadership, Grows Assets To N20.8trn

October 01, (THEWILL) - Six months into its 5-year Strategic Plan (2023-2027), Access Corporation has further raised the bar – consolidating on its prime status as Nigeria’s largest quoted company, by assets, its half-year (HY 2023) results have shown. Generally,...

NLC Refutes Reports of ‘Agreement’ With FG on Planned Strike

September 28, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has no agreement with the federal government to call off the planned indefinite strike for 3 October. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Head of Information and...

Huge Decline in Banking Stocks Shrinks Equities Market As Naira Plunges to N775.35/$

September 28, (THEWILL) – Continued decline in major banking stocks --- GTCO (-0.72% from N34.75), Access Corporation (-0.32% against N15.55) and FBNH (-0.31% against N14.10) were the drivers of the market's weak performance. As a result, the ASI's year-to-date (YTD)...

Fuel Scarcity Looms As NUPENG Mobilises For Labour Unions’ Strike

September 28, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) on Thursday directed its members to commence full mobilisation to ensure compliance with the directive of the Nigerian labour unions to embark on an indefinite strike. Members...

Naira Hits N1,000/$ at Parallel Market On Cardoso’s Confirmation as CBN Governor

September 26, (THEWILL) – Nigeria naira set a new record on Tuesday, falling to N1,000 against the dollar at the parallel market, on confirmation of Dr Olayemi Cordorso as the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor by the...

Nigeria’s Annual Upstream CAPEX Drops to $6bn – NUPRC

September 26, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the country’s total annual upstream capital expenditure decreased from $27billion in 2014 to less than $6billion in 2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...