Business

Ecobank Group Records $59.1bn Digital Transactions In 9 Months

Ecobank Group said it recorded transactions valued at $59.1 billion across its digital channels in the first 9 months of 2022. The company disclosed this in its audited financial report for the 9-month ended September 2022. According to the...

Paucity Of Airline Counters At Airports Worries Operators

Airline operators in the country are worried over the inadequacy of airport infrastructure within and outside the airport terminals in most airports in Nigeria. With very few check-in counters at the Murtala Mohammed Airport for instance, stakeholders are of the...

Tony Elumelu Foundation Holds Prospects For US-Africa Deal

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There are strong indications that Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), a leading philanthropy and non-profit organisation, empowering African entrepreneurs, especially the youth, from all 54 African countries, will serve as a vehicle to actualise the dream of industrialising the continent...

Fresh Worries About Ethics In Nigerian Banking System

A letter from the Director of Banking Supervision (DBS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to banks and other financial institutions has once again brought the crucial issue of ethics and professionalism in the financial services industry to the front...

PoS Agents Not Endangered – CBN Gives Conditions For Bulk Withdrawal

December 18, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said its new cash withdrawal limit policy also addresses bulk withdrawal conditions. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme, the Bank’s Director of Banking Supervision, Mustafa Haruna, said although the...

Afreximbank, US Eximbank Sign $500m MoU To Boost Trade, Investment In Africa

December 15, (THEWILL) – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and US Eximbank have signed a $500m Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost trade and investment in Africa. President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, disclosed...

United Airlines Makes History, Unveils Order To Purchase 200 New Boeing Aircraft

December 14, (THEWILL) – United Airlines has announced the largest widebody order by a US carrier in commercial aviation history. The order includes 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more. This historic purchase is touted as...

Lagos Assembly Passes N1.768trn 2023 Budget

December 12, (THEWILL) - The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a total of N1,768,014,155,285 as the budget for 2023, jacking it up by N78 billion. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in October 2022, presented the sum of N1.69 trillion before...

2023: Nigeria’s Revenue Cannot Pay Debt – World Bank

December 12, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has said that Nigeria’s projected revenue of N9.73 cannot pay/service its debt in 2023 as the debt servicing will gulp well over 100 percent of the federal government’s earnings. The new World...

‘FMDQ’s ETD Will Help Govt Raise Cheaper Funds’

As Nigeria grapples under a debt burden and cost of borrowing, the FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited says it is working towards the launch of Exchange Traded Derivative (ETD) products that will enable the government to raise funds at a...