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‘Tis the season for fashion gifts

By Chidinma Promise Trends come and go, but certain pieces are forever. Fall 2021 fashion trends, presented at mostly virtual collections as COVID vaccinations were made available around the world, are about these timeless, spirited pieces that encourage dressing up, going…

Toyota unveils Hydrogen-Powered GR Yaris

Toyota’s latest concept vehicle comes in the form of a GR Yaris that runs on hydrogen instead of gasoline. The hot hatch has received the hydrogen fuel tanks from the Mirai, but it still operates the inline-three-cylinder motor that received…

Kia Motors unveils Sonet, an All-new Smart Urban Compact SUV

Kia Motors Corporation, one of the world’s largest automakers, revealed the Kia Sonet to the world in a digital presentation, recently. Manufactured at Kia’s state-of-the-art production facility at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, the Sonet is Kia’s all-new smart urban compact SUV,…

Chevron increases share buyback to $5B PA 

Chevron Corp. has boosted its planned share buyback to as much as $5 billion per year, as the firm uses higher commodities prices to step up returns to investors rather than investing in production growth. The repurchases are now seen at $3 billion to $5 billion…

NGX market cap dips by N112.28bn

The NGX closed on a negative note amidst sell-offs and buy-interests as the benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 51 basis point. The NGX ASI closed at 42,247.98 points, to reflect a decline of 0.51% from the previous trading day…