Business

Total’s Shareholders Earn N2.06bn In Dividends

June 27, (THEWILL) - The Board of Total Nigeria Plc has approved a total dividend of N2.06 billion representing N6.08 per share for the 2020 financial year at the 43rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company, held at The...

NDIC Moves Against Rising Fintech-Induced Risks in Financial Sector

June 27, (THEWILL) - Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has stated that, it is effectively collaborating with relevant stakeholders to manage risks arising from the growing adoption of financial technology (fintech) in the financial sector. At the 2021 retreat organised by...

Fair Treatment of Seafarers Must Remain a Priority – Transport Minister

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...As Jamoh Insists on Rethink of War Risk Insurance June 27, (THEWILL) - Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, has challenged ship-owners and other stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry to device creative means of ensuring improved welfare for seafarers,...

Building Regulatory Framework for Drone Technology

June 27, (THEWILL) - In this piece, ANTHONY AWUNOR examines drone regulation, focusing mainly on the challenges and opportunities that the technology brings to the air transport business In 2005, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and United States Department...

Curbing Nigeria High Inflation Rate

June 27, (THEWILL) - There is no doubt that the inflation rate in the country has been ravaging, to the chagrin and discomfiture of all. The inflation rate of approximately 18 per cent, which kept rising for over one year,...

Investors’ N11.87bn Under Threat As NGX Delists 5 Firms

June 27, (THEWILL) - The fate of over N11 billion investors’ assets ‘trapped’ in five quoted companies is laced with uncertainty. This followed the decision of  the relevant arms of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group to delist the shares of the...

Changing Nigeria’s Road, Rail Infrastructure Development Story

June 20, (THEWILL)- In a report released in November, 2020, Moody’s Investors Service said Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, will need to spend at least $3 trillion over 30 years to close its infrastructure deficit or funding gap. This researched...

Reopening Transatlantic Travel for Economic Recovery

June 20, (THEWILL)- Amid renewed efforts to rejig the global aviation industry hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, industry leaders have reopened talks to resume transatlantic travel. ANTHONY AWUNOR draws attention to practical steps taken by key nations’ players towards...

Nigeria’s Imports From China Soar, Exceed Europe, US, Others

June 20, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s imports from China are rising exponentially, compared to other major trading partners, including Europe, Asia and America, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown.  Figures published in the NBS recent report showed...

IMF Delivers Good and Bad News On Nigerian Economy

June 18, (THEWILL)- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday gave the thumbs up to the Nigerian economy that it judged as gradually recovering from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the IMF dropped the bad news about...