Business

A large number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have migrated to the cashless ecosystem amid scarcity of Naira notes. The development has accentuated the 95 percent Financial Inclusion target of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,...

March 24, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Zambia has approved Access Bank’s proposed acquisition and merger of African Banking Corporation Zambia Ltd (Atlas Mara Zambia). Access Holding, in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Group on Friday, said its...

March 21, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday raised its benchmark lending rate to 18 per cent in an aggressive push to contain the nation’s inflationary pressure. In January, the CBN Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised its...

Against the backdrop of the ongoing sponsored smear campaign against Roger Brown, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy Plc, a group known as Seplat Women's Awesome Network (SWAN) has declared their support for Roger Brown, the CEO...

Unity Bank has announced that the chairman of its board of directors, Aminu Babangida, will be retiring from the organisation with effect from 18 March. Oluwafunsho Obasanjo, a non-executive director at the lender, will also exit by way of retirement...

FCMB Group Plc has successfully completed the issuance of a N20,686,000,000 Perpetual 16% Fixed Rate Resettable NC5.25 Additional Tier I Capital Subordinated Bonds (“the Series I Bond” or “the AT1” or “the Instrument”) under its N300,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme. The...

As the rainy season begins in parts of the country, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has warned pilots and the general public to be wary of thunderstorms and other hazardous weather events. In a release issued Monday by its General...

A call has gone to organizations operating across all sectors in the country to create opportunities that empower women to fulfill their full potential for the good of society. The call was made by CEO of Digital Jewels, Adedoyin Odunfa...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced plans to organize the 4th edition of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF), with the theme “The oil and gas industry- catalyst and fuel for the industrialisation...

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) recently carried out a test-run of the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) in Abuja, which was aimed at enhancing safety in the country’s airspace and cutting cost for airline operators. In preparation for the...