Category: Business

With his eponymous store on 125th street, Dapper Dan pioneered street wear in the early 1980s, co-opting luxury branding to design original garments with high-end detail. A leading driver of the 80s chic style, Dapper Dan began making clothes in Harlem, during which he was known for giving rap its signature music style, styling everyone from Big Daddy Kane to Mike Tyson. He then went on to outfit entertainers and other celebrities including Eric B & Rakim, LL Cool J, Salt-N-Pepa, Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, Aaliyah, P.Diddy, Floyd Mayweather and many…

Read More

  Jay is well recognized for the energy and dynamism he brings in the fashion media space as a host, creative director and executive producer on some of the decade’s hottest television shows. His roles in television include Host of The Style Networks’ makeover series, “Style Her Famous” and as the inspired Creative Director/Judge on the CW Network reality series “America’s Next Top Model”. He has also hosted “Style Rocks the Red Carpet” for New York Fashion Week and been co-host of “Fashion Police” and has covered the glamorous red-carpet world…

Read More

Fashion insider, style savant and beauty correspondent, Kahlana Barfield Brown has carved a niche for herself in the ever-evolving, uber competitive world of fashion and beauty. From writing countless feature stories to reporting live on the red carpet, Kahlana rose through the ranks of fashion journalism to become an authority and one of the most recognizable faces in the industry. Now a TV personality and style connoisseur, Kahlana regularly appears on national television shows such as Today, Good Morning America, The View, Extra and Entertainment Tonight to offer her expert…

Read More

The founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has said that for Africa to compete favourably with other continents, the private sector must be encouraged. Speaking at TEF Entrepreneurship Forum 2018 in Lagos yesterday, Elumelu noted that the foundation was built on his conviction that the private sector holds the key to the transformation and economic development of Africa, encapsulated in the philosophy of Africapitalism. “We are all brought together by one goal: to change Africa and to create that change through the power of entrepreneurship. From our thriving markets to…

Read More

With an impressive financial performance for the third quarter (Q3) of 2018, Fidelity Bank Plc is on course to finish strong in the current financial year. The bank’s nine-month results for the period ended September 30, 2018, released on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) thursday, showed a double-digit growth in its revenues and profitability. Also, the bank’s gross earnings grew by 6.9 per cent to N139 billion, up from the N130.1 billion reported in the same period in 2017, while profit-before-tax grew significantly by 23.6 per cent, from N16.2 billion…

Read More

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30, 2018 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria. Gross earnings for the period grew by 8.8% to ₦337.3billion from ₦309.9billion reported in September 2017. Profit before tax stood at ₦164.2billion, representing a growth of 9.5% over ₦150.0billion recorded in the corresponding period of September 2017.…

Read More

United Bank for Africa Plc and the International Air Transport Association are collaborating on a new financial settlement system for airlines and travel agencies. The new system, the New Generation of IATA Settlement Systems, according to the Area Manager, IATA South-West Africa, Dr Samson Fatokun, is an improvement on the current billing settlement plan and a programme to deliver faster, safer and more cost-effective financial settlement services and solutions to airlines and travel agents that rely on the IATA Settlement Systems. The NewGen ISS, he stated, would also facilitate faster…

Read More

A new account opening initiative has been launched by Fidelity Bank Plc. The bank also launched a new savings promotion campaign aimed at rewarding new and existing customers of the bank.  The new account opening initiative enables members of the public to open online savings accounts through a Quick Response (QR) code which can be scanned from any of the promotional materials such as roll up banners, fliers, posters and newspaper adverts. This is expected to significantly ease the process of enrolment of new accounts and deepen the penetration of…

Read More

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has restated the bank’s commitment to excellent service delivery to meet the needs and aspirations of its customers at all times. Flagging off the 2018 Customer Service Week at the Ikorodu branch of the bank on Tuesday, the Managing Director, said the week is a huge opportunity to say thank you and to celebrate customers of the bank. He assured that the bank will  remain committed to excellence in products and services delivery at all its touch points. “This is another moment to…

Read More