Business

NNPCL no Longer Sole Supplier of Petrol

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it is no longer the sole supplier of petroleum products in the country. The NNPCL posted this via its verified Twitter handle on Thursday. The announcement came after the Nigerian regulatory agency...

Sanwo-Olu, SEC, NGX, IFC Renews Call For Gender-Focused Initiatives

The Governor, Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have all renewed calls for more gender-focused initiatives that will create increased opportunities for women in...

Guinea Insurance Plc: Five Years Of Profit Drought Worries Investors

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Some investors in Nigerian quoted firms have expressed worry over the stream of losses that has trailed the business of Guinea Insurance Plc in the last five years. A study of the firm’s financial statements showed that it has recorded...

Expert Outlines Gains of CBN’s Exchange Rate Unification

The Director/CEO of Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr Muda Yusuf, has commended the bold economic decisions of the newly inaugurated Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, especially the unification of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) exchange...

Nigeria Air: Multi-billion Naira Carrier Project Dogged by Rot, Scam, Impunity

It is no longer news that former President Muhammadu Buhari left office on May 29, 2023, after eight years, without delivering the national carrier or flag carrier, as some persons describe it, Nigeria Air. The carrier was among his...

CBN’s Naira Float Policy: Daily Market Turnover Rises 444% To $311m On I&E Window

June 17, (THEWILL) – Daily market turnover rose to $311.82 million Friday at the I&E forex window - two days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the Naira floating policy, This represents a 444 percent surge from...

Rates Unification: Naira Slumps to All-time High of N702/US1 at I&E Window

June 16, (THEWILL) - The Naira witnessed the biggest slump in many years as it crashed severely at the I&E window Thursday to record N702.19/US$1. This reflects a depreciation of 5.4 percent compared to the N664/US$1 recorded on Wednesday, June...

Over 25m Nigerians to Face Acute Hunger in 2023 — UN Agency.

June 16, (THEWILL) - A United Nations agency, the World Food Programme, (WFP) has said that over 25 million Nigerians will face acute hunger in 2023 due to food insecurity, peaking during the ‘lean season’. The projection was made known...

Equities Market Sheds N430bn as the Bears Call the Shot

June 15, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s equities market ended in red Thursday as the bullish trend that dominated trading in the previous two days gave way to the bears, with the bourse losing N430 billion. Market capitalization closed at N32.2 trillion...

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 17-Year High to 22.41%

June 15, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to 22.41% in May 2023, marking a new 17-year high, on accelerated price of food amid lingering insecurity across the country. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) monthly inflation rate published Thursday...