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October 28, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R shows Diane Cote, Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG); Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive Officer, London Stock Exchange (LSE) Plc; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Patience Oniha, Director General,...

October 27, 2017 No Responses

Opportunities, challenges confronting future of work, by ILO Global Commission

The Global Commission on the Future of Work wrapped up its first meeting on Sunday 22 October following an in-depth discussion of the main forces shaping the world of work, and the opportunities to be leveraged and challenges to be addressed for...

October 27, 2017 No Responses

Ford declares $1.6 billion profit in Q3

Ford Motor Company on Thursday said its third-quarter net income rose 63 percent to $1.6 billion, helped by foreign tax credits and strong light-truck sales in North America. Ford’s revenue, pretax profit and operating margin all increased in what C...

October 26, 2017 No Responses

Coscharis thrills BMW club, highlights 5 series performamce, achievements

Coscharis Motors in partnership with BMW Club Nigeria, recently demonstrated BMW 5 Series performance and achivements during the 2017Bimmerfest event held at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos State. According to Coscharis, the event is aimed at ...

October 25, 2017 No Responses

Hyundai votes $5m for research and development

Hyundai America Technical Center Incorporated is investing $5 million in the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti Township. According to Agency Report, the investment brings the autonomous vehicle testing site’s fundraising total to $101 millio...

October 25, 2017 No Responses

Saudi Arabia unveils agenda for $500b mega city, business zone

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to build a new city and business zone – a project that will be backed up by more than $500bn (£381bn) in investment. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the 26,500 sq km (10,232 sq...

October 22, 2017 No Responses

Aruna Quadri crashes out of ITTF World Cup

Aruna Quadri, African Table Tennis Champion, has crashed out of the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup in Liege, Belgium. Quadri suffered a 6-11, 7-11, 6-11, 7-11 loss to Japan’s Jun Mizutani in the Round of 16 on...

October 21, 2017 No Responses

Five auto firms under investigation over alleged limit on emission technology

BMW has confirmed its head office was searched this week by European Union officials investigating an alleged cartel among five German carmakers. EU investigators are looking into allegations that BMW, Daimler, VW, Audi and Porsche colluded to limit their spen...

October 21, 2017 No Responses

US-Nigeria trade council to hold agribusiness investment summit in Atlanta

The US-Nigeria Trade Council (USA) is to host the US-Nigeria AgriBusiness Investment Summit on November 16-18, 2017 at the Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. According to the organisers, the 3-day Summit offers atten...

October 20, 2017 No Responses

Again, Toyota emerges best in global reliability survey

For the fifth year in a row, Toyota and Lexus rank as the top two brands for reliability based on a survey of Consumer Reports subscribers. Consumer Reports‘ 2017 Auto Reliability Survey published on Thursday found “growing pains” among....

October 17, 2017 No Responses

NLNG demands $315m judgment debt from NIMASA

The Management of Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has formally issued a demand notice for the sum of $315,598,823.29 judgment debt to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). According to NLNG, the sum represents the payments made under protest.....

October 17, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria, Ghana, sign MoU on maritime operations

In line with its vision to enhance regional integration to develop capacity, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghanaian Maritime Authority, GMA. At the official signing of...

October 17, 2017 No Responses

Nissan appoints Anthony Thomas Chief Information Officer, brand value rises to $11.5b

Nissan Motor Company Limited has announced that Anthony Thomas, most recently group CIO at GE Global, will assume the duties of CVP, CIO (chief information officer), Global IS/IT Nissan from October 23, 2017. Thomas will be based at Nissan’s headquarte...

October 14, 2017 No Responses

Management Crisis: Samsung CEO resigns

Citing “unprecedented crisis”, Samsung Electronics chief executive Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned. It is the latest management upheaval at the firm after the heir of the entire Samsung Group was imprisoned for corruption in August. Mr Kwon is one of thr...