Economy

March 04, (THE WILL)-  The World Bank Group has announced a major overhaul to its guarantee business that will deliver simplicity, improved access, and faster execution through a new, convenient marketplace.  The new reforms are critical to achieving the goal...

March 03, (THEWILL)- In dealing with one of the initial shocks of the fuel subsidy removal in June 2023, many agencies of the Federal Government and a good number of state governments ‘officially’ reduced working days of the week...

March 02, (THEWILL) - Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has recommended that Nigeria move from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy. Dangote made the recommendation in a pre-convocation lecture he delivered as part of activities lined...

February 13, (THEWILL) - Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced an upward review in the prices of some products in its Stock-Keeping Units (STUs), with effect from February 19. This was disclosed in a letter signed by the Zonal Business Manager...

December 24, (THEWILL) - For millions of Nigerians, financial history appears to be repeating itself with vengeance. Money, which, according to a holy book, “answereth all things” may not be as available as desired during the Yuletide. Just as it...

July 21, (THEWILL) - Nigeria has emerged Africa’s largest economy for the fifth consecutive year, according to data published by the World Bank. The West African country has maintained the position of the largest economy on the continent for the...

July 07, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has assured the manufacturing and service sectors that more reforms will be unfolded to enable efficiency and attract investments. The President said the ongoing economic ‘‘revolution’’ will be deliberately steered to capture and...

The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the London-based The Economist magazine has just published “assessing the best countries for doing business”, in order to “discover which countries have climbed or fallen in our ranking.” Unsurprisingly, no African country featured among...

May 16, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa, Kogi and Rivers – were most battered by inflation among Nigeria’s 36 states, in April, 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Analysing price movements under the states, the NBS said Bayelsa, Kogi...

June 16, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, in Kano, said three priorities of the administration, security, economy and corruption, have received significant attention, with measurable results, following his vision of making Nigeria more peaceful, prosperous and reliable,...