Business

SAN FRANCISCO, September 30, (THEWILL) - Access Bank Plc says it has secured the initial approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to restructure its operating structure from a commercial banking group to a financial services Holding Company (HoldCo). The...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 29, (THEWILL) –Sterling Bank Plc has received approval-in-principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to convert from a stand-alone commercial bank to a holding company (HoldCo). A regulatory filing indicated that the bank has already commenced...

A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 28, (THEWILL) – Leading Nigerian film shop, Inkblot Productions, has entered into a deal with Netflix to helm a new original drama series for the US streaming platform. Netflix announced the deal alongside agreements for three new classic...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 27, (THEWILL) - Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has written a short piece in celebration of Tony Elumelu, who was recently named in “TIME 100” list of 100 most influential people in the world. THEWILL recalls that...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 26, (THEWILL) - President Muhmmadu Buhari has advocated for global cooperation amongst countries in the fight against illicit financial flows worldwide. The President made this known in his speech during the Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity (FACTI)...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 26, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has approved additional incentives under its Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) for smallholders farmers (SHFs) to aid the 2020 dry season farming This is expected to boost production...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, (THEWILL) - The Federal Ministry of Transportation has revealed that it is considering zero import duty on new vessels, parts for ship building and repairs following years of agitation by indigenous shipping operators for import...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 24, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government’s bonds for the month of September worth N145bn were oversubscribed by N215.22bn, the Debt Management Office (DMO) disclosed on its website. The total subscription received from investors for the bonds, which were...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 23, (THEWILL) - Convergence Partners’ subsidiary, inq. (formerly Synergy Communications) has acquired Vodacom Business Africa’s operations in Nigeria. The company, with the move, extended its reach via the 100 per cent acquisition of Vodacom Business Africa’s operations...