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MREIF Is Better: FirstBank’s Mortgage Loan Is The Game-Changer For Home Ownership In Nigeria

April 24, (THEWILL) — Anyone who has tried to get a loan to buy a house in Nigeria knows the drill: endless forms, a property valuation, and an eventual down payment of at least 25% of the property's value....

How FirstBank Is Investing In Its People And Building Future Leaders

April 20, (THEWILL) — For an average 9-to-5er, having a job isn’t enough. You want a career that grows with you, provides stability, and opens doors to greater opportunities. People everywhere are looking for workplaces that don’t just pay...

VAT is Not Your Money

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April 19, (THEWILL) — Picture this: A customer walks into your fabric shop on Adeniji Adele Road in Lagos and spends N20,000. At 7.5 percent VAT, they hand you an extra N1,500. That N1,500 is not a tip, not...

Does Nigeria Need a $100 Billion Investment In The Power Sector?

April 19, (THEWILL) — The Minister of Power recently declared that Nigeria requires over $100 billion in public and private investment across generation, transmission and distribution to deliver reliable electricity. The figure is staggering. But is capital really the...

If Boards Don’t Govern AI, AI Will Govern the Business

April 13, (THEWILL) — Africa’s digital economy is no longer a future story. Digital payments alone are projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. As organisations digitise payments, customer journeys, and decision-making, leadership is no longer overseeing technology at...

The Flat Curve Trap: Why Death of ‘Easy Yield’ is Powering Nigeria’s Equity Super-Cycle

April 13, (THEWILL) — The shift did not happen with a bang. It crept in quietly, buried beneath routine auction results and quarterly portfolio disclosures, until the numbers became too stark to ignore. By April 2026, Nigeria’s financial system...

Scaling AI for the Nigerian Economy

April 12, (THEWILL) — The public launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI in November 2022 further accelerated Africa’s digital transformation landscape, post-COVID. The prominence of artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that has existed since the 1960s, has skyrocketed with the...

Breaking the Poverty Cycle: A Roadmap to Financial Freedom

April 12, (THEWILL) — For countless Nigerians, poverty isn’t just a condition—it’s a cycle. Low earnings limit savings, which stifles investment, locking individuals in a continuous loop of financial strain. This cycle perpetuates itself, creating a landscape where opportunities...

The Borderless Pay Cheque

April 06, (THEWILL) — The landscape of work in Nigeria has undergone a radical transformation over the last few years In high-brow neighbourhoods from Lekki to Maitama, a new generation of professionals is redefining the traditional career path. These...

Why Local Refining Alone Cannot Fully Stabilise Nigeria’s Fuel Prices

April 05, (THEWILL) — For many Nigerians, fuel prices are not just numbers; they shape everyday life. A change at the pump quickly reflects in transport fares, food prices and the overall cost of living. This is why recent...