Business

May 22, (THEWILL) — Dr Piriye Kiyaramo, the publisher of the Blue Economy Newsmagazine and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Blue Economy Roundtable (ABER), has congratulated Professor Momoko Kitada on receiving the 2026 IMO Gender Equality Award. ...

May 22, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s proposed $500 million Airbus Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility is facing growing scrutiny from aviation analysts and industry stakeholders, with experts questioning the long-term commercial viability of the ambitious project. The planned facility, which...

May 22, (THEWILL) — Tetracore GTL Limited, a subsidiary of Tetracore Energy Group, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Velocys Technologies Limited to support the development of a proposed 5,000 barrels-per-day modular Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facility in...

May 22, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian naira recorded fresh gains against the British pound sterling in the foreign exchange market, strengthening to ₦1,840/£1 amid rising political and economic uncertainty in the United Kingdom. Latest data from the Central Bank of...

May 22, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s planned return to the FTSE Russell Index by September 2026 is expected to attract fresh foreign portfolio investments into the country’s equities market, according to the Group Chief Executive Officer of Griffin Capital Group,...

May 21, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s equities market ended Thursday’s trading session on a marginally positive note as gains in select consumer and service stocks helped offset widespread declines across the broader market. At the close of trading on the Nigerian...

May 21, (THEWILL) — The FMDQ Exchange recorded a total market turnover of ₦249.18 trillion between January and April 2026, reflecting sustained trading activity across Nigeria’s fixed income, foreign exchange, and money markets. The figures, disclosed by the Group Chief...

May 21, (THEWILL) — China’s exports of solar panels and cells to Africa surged 83 percent year-on-year in April 2026, highlighting the continent’s growing appetite for renewable energy solutions amid rising electrification efforts and increased investment in solar infrastructure. According...

May 21, (THEWILL) — Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the planned private placement for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has already attracted close to $2 billion in investor requests ahead of the company’s proposed initial public...

May 21, (THEWILL) — Improving macroeconomic conditions and ongoing economic reforms have continued to strengthen confidence in Nigeria’s financial system, prompting S&P Global Ratings to upgrade the long-term global scale ratings of seven Nigerian banks from ‘B-’ to ‘B’. The...