Business

NSE: Market Stretches 2 Days Slide As Investors Lose N16.08bn

BEVERLY HILLS, January 19, (THEWILL) - Equities market, again, closed Tuesday January 19, on a negative note, extending the losing streak recorded Monday for the second day.The NSE-ASI depreciated by -0.07% to close at 41,051.63 basis points as against -0.23%...

FirstBank Deepens Financial Inclusion With Largest Agent Banking Network, Empowers SMEs

BEVERLY HILLS, January 19, (THEWILL) - In its commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for, FirstBank of Nigeria has intensified the expansion of its agent banking network, while driving robust empowerment of small and...

Nigeria’s Central Counterparty Acquires Clearing, Settlement Technology

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BEVERLY HILLS, January 19, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s premier central counterparty, NG Clearing Limited, says it has signed an agreement with a leading software development firm, Mantissa Infotech Private Limited, for the development, implementation and maintenance of bespoke clearing and...

Covid-19: CBN Disburses N10bn Intervention Funds To Kano

BEVERLY HILLS, January 19, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disbursed a total of N10 billion to Kano business firms affected by the pandemic, as part of the Bank’s intervention initiative to save the economy. The disbursements...

Buhari To Inaugurate National Oil, Gas Centre In Lagos

BEVERLY HILLS, January 19, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC), Lagos. The event, which is meant to boost Nigeria’s oil and gas operations will hold virtually. The Director of Department...

Why FIRS Generated N4.9trn Tax Revenue In 2020 Despite Covid-19 – Nami

BEVERLY HILLS, January 19, (THEWILL) - The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) collected N4, 952, 243,711,728.37 in total tax revenue in the year 2020, the Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr. Muhammad Nami, has disclosed. The amount, which represents approximately...

Why MPC Will Sustain Hold On Rates This Week – Experts

- As FG Auctions N150bn Bond BEVERLY HILLS, January 17, (THEWILL) - Ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) first meeting in 2021, scheduled for this week, experts have predicted that the Committee will decide to...

Aviation Stakeholders Lament Poor Communication Between Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers

BEVERLY HILLS, January 17, (THEWILL) - Poor communication between the cockpit and the control tower, loss of situational awareness, lack of training, poor facilities, fatigue, flight crew judgment and maintenance personnel are some of the human errors in judgment and...

Why We Launched Parallel Exchange Rate Platform – ABCON President

BEVERLY HILLS, January 17, (THEWILL) - The exchange rate platform recently introduced by the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) aims to counter the negative impact of speculative rates published by popular online platform, Aboki Forex (Aboki.fx),...

Abia, Kwara, Kebbi Paid More For Petrol In December – NBS

BEVERLY HILLS, January 16, (THEWILL) - Residents of three states – Abia, Kwara and Kebi - paid more for premium motor spirit (petrol) in December, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. Average price paid by consumers for the commodity...