Sam Diala is a journalist for THEWILL, a national news outlet in Nigeria. With a focus on business and finance, Sam covers a range of topics including investment, telecommunications, banking, and economic developments. His articles provide exclusive insights and analysis on important issues impacting Nigeria's economy and business landscape.
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By: Sam Diala
December 29, (THEWILL) – The outstanding performance of Access Holdings, parent company of Access Bank Plc, by securing the full regulatory approvals of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its recently closed Right Issue of 17,772,612,811 Ordinary Shares of 50 Kobo each at N19.75 Kobo per share (‘the Rights Issue') will reconfigure Nigeria:s Banking landscape in 2025.
January 05, (THEWILL) – Nigeria's equities market delivered a record N21.85 trillion gain in 2024 on the back of robust investors' confidence that characterised trading activities during the period.
January 05, (THEWILL) – The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has stated that the federal government is on track to achieve its N19.4 trillion revenue target for 2024.
January 05, (THEWILL) – About five months after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) said it had commenced the search for companies to take over the running of the Kaduna and Warri Refineries, the national oil company has unveiled plans to ‘modernise' the facilities.
January 06, (THEWILL) – Determined to remain atop industry performance rating, Africa's Global Bank — United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, sank a whopping N135.4 billion in its digital infrastructure during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. This constitutes a 121.4 percent increase compared to N61.1 billion expended in the corresponding period of 2023.
January 12, (THEWILL) – Unknown to many people, the reinforced commitment by the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), towards advancing the country's financial inclusion strategy, played a major role in the business boom that occurred in the rural areas during the recent festivities.
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Date: January 13, (THEWILL) – An inevitable fallout from the recently approved telecommunications (telecom) tariff hike is price increase and additional tax burden it would impose on the people.
January 19, (THEWILL) – Baring all odds, the drive by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBB) to grow the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), will assume an accelerated dimension in 2025. This anticipation hinges on the prospects of the Tax Reform Bills to lessen the tax burden on the MSMEs, while the upbeat in fintech penetration will boost productivity in the sector. These factors will enhance the strategies by DBN towards advancing its cause of the MSMEs.
January 20, (THEWILL) – There are strong indications that the continued rise in Nigeria's inflation rate is a threat to agribusiness — key anchor of a struggling economy that is gasping for breath and yearning for diversification. The country has witnessed a frightening upward trend in inflation movement in the past 18 months of the President Bola Tinubu-led government which was inaugurated on May 29, 2023.
January 19, (THEWILL) – Experts at a recent assessment forum of the Nigerian capital market performance organised by Proshare Limited noted that the nation's ambition for a $1 trillion economy by 2030 demands to be approached with a cautious optimism. They noted that the Nigeria's capital market has grown in strength and resilience in the last two decades. However, it has yet to provide the longterm resources needed to rapidly grow domestic infrastructure and provide an efficiently priced and market-determined funding stream.
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