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Airtel Targets 30 million Nigerian Subscribers by 2014 End

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocateLagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Indian largest telecoms firm, Bharti Airtel Limited has said it’s targeting 30 million subscribers by the end of 2014 according to Segun Ogunsanya chief executive officer (CEO) of its Nigerian unit, Airtel Nigeria. According to a report from Bloomberg, the projected 30 million customers is about […]

Emerging Capital to Divest Stake in Nigeria’s Continental Re

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocateLagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Washington based private-equity firm, Emerging Capital Partners is set to divest its stake in Nigeria’s reinsurance company, Continental Reinsurance Plc. This is contained in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) by Continental Re and made available to InvestAdvocate in Lagos Nigeria.According to the notice, […]

Google Appoints Former Ford CEO Mulally to Its Board

Agence France-Presse, July 16, 2014 Google on Tuesday announced that former Ford Motor Company chief Alan Mulally has joined its board of directors. The auto and aviation industries veteran joined the Google board as the California technology firm continued to steer a self-driving car toward the market. Mulally was appointed […]