Business

September 21, (THEWILL) – Access Holdings Plc has obtained the go-ahead from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to set up a payments unit, the lender said Wednesday, the latest phase of its grand plan to diversify away from...

September 21, (THEWILL) – Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has emerged as the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria, for a record 5th year in a row at the outcome of the 2022 corporate brand evaluation, conducted by the leading brand...

September 20, (THEWILL) – The average price of 5kg cooking gas increased from N4,397.68 in July to N4,456.56 in August, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), reported in its Cooking Gas Price Watch, issued on Tuesday in Abuja. The Bureau...

September 20, (THEWILL) – The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today signed an agreement to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa, with a specific focus on historically underinvested areas within African frontier markets. In bringing together the...

September 20, (THEWILL) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has said it is driving Nigeria’s non-oil export scheme with speed as a mark of its commitment to the country’s diversification initiative. The bank has also explained that...

September 20, (THEWILL) – Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited (PZL) has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31st December, 2021, recording a 75% growth in profit after tax (PAT) of N1.13b compared to the N646 million...

September 20, (THEWILL) – The introduction of the “Race to $200 billion in FX Repatriation” (RT200 FX) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has spurred significant improvement in the country’s export remittances, the apex bank has revealed. The Principal...

September 18, (THEWILL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reiterated its commitment to developing the commodities ecosystem in Nigeria to boost its non-oil sector. The Director-General of SEC, Lamido Yuguda, stated this at the 2022 annual conference of the...

By Cheta Nwanze It has been well acknowledged that primary school education is the foundation of individual and national development. The skills learnt at that level are the base on which the capacity for future economic productivity is built. Primary school...

With 204, 649 tonnes of cargo, Nigeria’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria has been ranked among the top five air cargo airports in Africa in 2001. Nigeria is behind Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya with 363, 204 tonnes of...