Economy

Negative Equity Looms for Nigerian FMCG Giants Amid Crippling Interest Costs

March 09, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s consumer giants have survived currency shocks, border closures, fuel subsidy removals and recessions. Yet the high interest-rate environment of 2024–2025 may prove to be their most destructive challenge. At lending rates ranging between 38 percent...

Nigeria’s Declining Oil Output and Soaring Foreign Portfolio Investment Inflow

March 01, (THEWILL) — It is most intriguing that at a time Nigeria’s capital importation (hence, external reserves) is rising in leaps and bounds, the country’s crude oil production (output) remains largely static, or marginally increasing. It is no...

Nigeria’s Reserves Are Rising — But What is the Driving Force?

February 22, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s external reserves have rebounded significantly, reaching about $49 billion as of early 2026, according to recent Central Bank disclosures. On the surface, this signals renewed macroeconomic confidence, improved foreign exchange liquidity, and stronger capacity...

Strict Fiscal Responsibility Key to Monetary Reform Gains – Adetilewa

January 25, (THEWILL) — The Chief Executive Officer of CFG Advisory, a financial advisory firm, Mr. Adetilewa Adebajo, has cautioned that the economic benefits resulting from Nigeria’s monetary policy reforms could dissipate into significant financial losses unless stringent fiscal...

2025 in Review: How CBN Policies Impacted Nigeria’s Economy and Financial System

January 05, (THEWILL) — As Nigeria closes the chapter on 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) emerges as the institution that quietly rebuilt the foundations of the country’s financial system. It was a year of tough adjustments, structural...

FG Unveils 2026 Growth Agenda To Boost Jobs, Investment, Economic Expansion

January 02, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has said it will focus on key policies and priorities to accelerate economic growth, create jobs and mobilise investments to build a prosperous Nigerian economy in 2026. This is contained...

Nigeria’s $1trn Target Hinges on Strategic Rollout of ISA 2025 – Expert

December 08, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy by 2030 can only be realised through the strategic, disciplined, and collaborative implementation of the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, a capital market expert has said. Speaking...

Formalising Our Informal Economy

November 24, (THEWILL) — The informal sector of our economy is enormous and demands our attention. It employs the majority of our population and generates income that many rely on for survival. I recently read the “Moniepoint” report on the...

Nigeria’s Economy Must Stabilise Before Sustained Growth – Cardoso

October 13, (THEWILL) — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed that restoring economic stability remains the apex bank’s top priority before pursuing long-term growth. Speaking at a policy dialogue hosted by the London...

‘Nigeria First’: Brainwave or Economic Blueprint?

June 15, (THEWILL) – Apart from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s amorphous ‘Renewed Hope’ mantra, it looks obvious that there has not been any discernible overarching economic blueprint by his administration. This accounts for why there has been a lot...
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Lack Of Love Not Enough – Akwa Ibom Court Rejects Divorce Petition After 43-Year Marriage

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
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