ILO: Four billion people worldwide are without social protection

ILO: Four billion people worldwide are without social protection

Despite significant progress in the extension of social protection in many parts of the world, the human right to social security is not yet a reality for a majority of the world’s population, says a new flagship report from the...
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Photo News

Photo News

Odion Ighalo (left), Footballer with Chinese club, Changchun Yatai F.C. and the Nigerian National team presents his club jersey to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State during a visit to the governor to solicit support for the establishment of an...
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NIMASA Photo News

NIMASA Photo News

Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Bashir Jamoh (2nd Right) who represented the NIMASA Director General and Director, Special Duties (External Relations & Technical Coopera...
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NLNG to Attain Final Investment Decision on Train 7 Plus In 2018

NLNG to Attain Final Investment Decision on Train 7 Plus In 2018

Nigeria LNG Limited, on Wednesday at the World LNG Summit holding in Portugal, announced that the company, with the full support of its Board, is making steady progress towards achieving Final Investment Decision (FID) on its Train 7 Plus (7+)...
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Flame-Defying Maritime Pilots Win IMO Bravery Award

Flame-Defying Maritime Pilots Win IMO Bravery Award

Two maritime pilots who defied fire to bring a burning ship to safety, averting a major maritime catastrophe, received the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea during the 2017 IMO awards ceremony, held on November 27. Pilots Captain...
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Heritage Bank extends agent banking to Ogijo

Heritage Bank extends agent banking to Ogijo

Heritage Bank Plc has registered its presence in Ogijo in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State; with the commissioning of Dunmop Ventures as agent banking partner under the financial inclusion policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
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Daimler rejects Geely’s offer to aquire 5% stake

Daimler rejects Geely’s offer to aquire 5% stake

Daimler turned down an offer from China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group to take a stake of up to 5 percent via a discounted share placement.    According to Automotive News, Geely is keen to access Daimler’s electric car battery technology...
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UBA Bags PEARL, New Telegraph Awards for Impressive Performance

UBA Bags PEARL, New Telegraph Awards for Impressive Performance

Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has continued to make waves and positive impact in the local and global financial industry earning more laurels and accolades.   Last weekend, UBA carted away two key industry awards emergin...
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FG suspends SEC DG, two others

FG suspends SEC DG, two others

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir Gwarzo and two others have been suspended from office by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun as the Federal Government launches investigation into several allegations of...
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Ecobank Nigeria Appoints Olagbami Chief Risk Officer

Ecobank Nigeria Appoints Olagbami Chief Risk Officer

Ecobank Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr. Adebiyi Olagbami as an Executive Director and the Chief Risk Officer of the Bank effective November 15, 2017.  Mr Olagbami has 25 years banking experience with over 21 years in Risk Management....
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Infinity Tyres Debuts in Lekki, Flags off 2017 Value Drive Promo

Infinity Tyres Debuts in Lekki, Flags off 2017 Value Drive Promo

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  –   Infinity Tyres Limited, Nigeria’s leading tyre, battery and premium automobile accessories brand has concluded plans to open a full-fledged branch in Lekki, Lagos State in the first week of December, 2017 t...
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Top Gear Names Rolls-Royce Phantom Luxury Car of 2017

Top Gear Names Rolls-Royce Phantom Luxury Car of 2017

The Rolls-Royce Phantom has earned BBC Top Gear Magazine’s coveted ‘Luxury Car of the Year’, just weeks after its global media launch on the banks of Lake Lucerne in Vitznau, Switzerland. Referred to by the cognoscenti as ‘the best car...
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Nigerian Breweries, Stanbic IBTC top gainers’ table as market capitalisation sustains growth by N89b

Nigerian Breweries, Stanbic IBTC top gainers’ table as market capitalisation sustains growth by N89b

Nigerian Breweries on Tuesday recorded the highest price gain of N6.43 to lead the gainers’ table and closed at N137.60 per share.   Stanbic IBTC followed by a gain of N1.85 to close at N41.85, while Dangote Cement increased by...
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CMA CGM, Seatrade to Restructure VSA

CMA CGM, Seatrade to Restructure VSA

French container shipping giant CMA CGM Group and specialised reefer transporter Seatrade Group have decided to restructure the vessel sharing agreement (VSA) reached earlier this year. Under the VSA, unveiled in July 2017, the companies intended to link Nor...
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