Business Archives — Page 476 of 479

July 19, 2016 No Responses

German police kill Afghan teen who slashed passengers on train

A teenage Afghan migrant armed with an ax and a knife attacked passengers aboard a regional train in southern Germany on Monday night, injuring four people before he was shot and killed by police as he fled, authorities said. Wuerzburg police said...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Investors stake N3.8b on three banks in one week

By Moses Ebosele – For the week ended July 15, 2016, transactions in FBN Holdings Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc accounted for 353.999 million shares worth N3.867 billion in 4,188 deals. At the end of...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

NCC remits N70b into federation account

Between December 2015 and March 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), remitted N70 billion into the federation account. The amount according to a statement issued by the commission is in addition to the N30 billion paid by MTN Nigeria Communica...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

New NPA MD resumes today

By Moses Ebosele The newly appointed Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman is to formerly resume today, July 18th, 2016. City BusinessNews gathered yesterday that the immediate past Managing Director, Habib Abdullahi is...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Aisha Buhari, Osinbajo, Awolowo, Elumelu, seek support for women entrepreneur

Leading African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu CON joined recently joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Chief Executive Officer, Segun A...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Skye Bank shares maintains slidding profile

By Moses Ebosele The shares of Skye Bank Plc has continued its free fall on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). At the end of trading for the week ended Friday July 15, 2016, the Bank shares...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

SEC boss pledges to raise market participation

AS part of measures to deepen Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its determination to raise the participation of retail investors. Speaking during a visit to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in ...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

‘How to curtail premature death through investment in Energy’

By Moses Ebosele Sustained investment in Energy could curtail premature deaths associated with air pollution by half in 2040. According to a report put together by International Energy Agency (IEA),each year an estimated 6.5 million deaths are linked ...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

G-20 Ministers pledge decent work, more job opportunities

By Moses Ebosele Labour and Employment Ministers from G-20 have agreed to advance decent work, enhance employability, and generate adequate job opportunities. At the end of a two-day meeting in Beijing, Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Lai Mohammed canvasses support for Inner Wheel

By Moses Ebosele – A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Inner Wheel, has been commended by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed for improving the social well-being of the most vulnerable groups in the society. Speaking in...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

NLC tasks NECA on retrenchment in banking sector

By Moses Ebosele – Factional President of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has challenged the leadership of Nigeria Employers’ Consultation Association (NECA) to make its position known on the retrenchment in the banking sector. In a...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Between practicality and new Jaguar F-PACE

By Moses Ebosele – Technically, the new Jaguar F-Pace Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) is inspired by the sensational F-Type. Right from the bonnet to the rear, the signatures are similar. The F-PACE exhibits the DNA of a sports car. Information...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Customers embrace 110,200 infiniti vehicles in six months

Infiniti finished the first half of 2016 with a new sales record. The company sold more than 110,200 vehicles, an increase of 7 percent over the same period last year. In the month of June, more than 19,300 vehicles were...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Kia Motors declares 268,886 sales in June

By Moses Ebosele – For the month of June 2016, Kia Motors Corporation has announced global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a ...