January 30, (THEWILL) – Electronic payment transactions in Nigeria rose to an all-time high of N1.07 quadrillion in 2024 – a point never witnessed in the nation’s financial services history.
A quadrillion is an equivalent of N1,000 ...
January 27, (THEWILL) – There are strong indications that the expanding presence of fintech platforms across the country will accelerate Micro-Pension penetration in 2025.  This anticipation hinges on the unusually high rate of expansion by fintech companies into the countryside...
January 26, (THEWILL) – Prominent economy and finance experts have predicted an admixture of gains and pains as the outcome of recent government policies, while navigating the macroeconomic uncertainties in 2025.  They also seek robust investment channels to harness emerging...
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...
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...
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. The federal government last week approved a tariff hike in the telecom...
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...
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...
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.
Data from the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) showed that the the...
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.
Adedeji made this statement on Monday, attributing...
Sam Diala is a Bloomberg Certified Financial Journalist with over a decade of experience in reporting Business and Economy. He is Business Editor at THEWILL Newspaper, and believes that work, not wishes, creates wealth.
