Skye Bank shares maintains slidding profile

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...
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SEC boss pledges to raise market participation

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 ...
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‘How to curtail premature death through investment in Energy’

‘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 ...
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G-20 Ministers pledge decent work, more job opportunities

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...
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Between practicality and new Jaguar F-PACE

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...
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Customers embrace 110,200 infiniti vehicles in six months

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...
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Kia Motors declares  268,886 sales in June

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 ...
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Ford invests in self-driving map for cars

Ford invests in self-driving map for cars

Ford Motor Company is among five investors providing $6.6 million in seed funding for Civil Maps, a California startup that creates three-dimensional maps for autonomous cars. The other participants are Motus Ventures, Wicklow Capital, StartX Stanford and AME ...
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Picketing of NECA by NLC illegal, says Oshinowo

Picketing of NECA by NLC illegal, says Oshinowo

The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has crirised distruption of its scheduled Annual General Meeting (AGM) by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Joe Ajaero.   NECA in a statement said the protesting workers did not allow any person to...
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Nigerian Breweries records 11.24 % drop in profit

Nigerian Breweries records 11.24 % drop in profit

For the first half of 2016, Nigerian Breweries Plc has declared profit after tax of N19.06billion, a drop of 11.24 per cent when compared to N21.47 billion recorded within same period in 2015. However, the unaudited and provisional results released...
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Fitch affirms UBA’s viability rating as Agusto upgrades rating to “Aa”

Fitch affirms UBA’s viability rating as Agusto upgrades rating to “Aa”

*Stock now best performing on the exchange. Foremost global rating agency, Fitch International has affirmed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc’s viability rating at “B”.  Meanwhile, the pan-African banking group has continued to sustain its benchmark asse...
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Buhari, Osinbajo, Elumelu sign women empowerment initiative

Buhari, Osinbajo, Elumelu sign women empowerment initiative

African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON,  joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and wife of the Vice President of Nigeria, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo at a forum and exhibition on Nigerian Women in Export,  held in...
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Customs zone ‘A’ impounds N1.2billion contraband in six months

Customs zone ‘A’ impounds N1.2billion contraband in six months

Between January and June this year, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja made  four hundred and Ninety Four (494) different Seizures of prohibited/offending goods valued at N1.2billion.   According to a statement issued by the Public Relati...
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Kia Motors declares  268,886 sales in June

Kia Motors declares 268,886 sales in June

 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 total of 268,886 units so...
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