PEARL unveils nominees for 2018 awards 

The PEARL Awards, Nigeria’s premier capital market awards institution rewarding outstanding and excellent performance by market players and companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), has unveiled nominees for its 2018 awards nite.
 
The award has run for 23 years, and endorsed by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), in 2003.

The President of PEARL Awards Nigeria, Tayo Orekoya, told the media that; “Since inception and to date, we have been guided by the principles of fairness, transparency and objectivity in our selection process, while our scientific approach in determining nominee companies remains unassailable.”

‘These losses have been caused by variety of factors. Regardless of these developments, market stakeholders including players, regulators and indeed government must continue to strive towards market stability, sustainability and growth.”
 
He explained that this year’s award slated for Sunday November 25, 2018 in Lagos  is themed ‘Sustaining the Winning Edge’ in recognition of companies that, in spite of the challenges in the operating environment, local and international, noting that the project have continued on the winning edge, outperforming others and emerging leaders, deserving of honour in our capital market. 
 
“The awards has three main categories, which are; The Main Competitive Category Awards under which companies would be rewarded for Sectorial Leadership Awards, Market Excellence Awards and The PEARL of the Nigerian Stock Market. In Agriculture Livestock Feeds Plc, Okomu Oil Palm Plc and Presco Plc. 
 
“Transnational Corporation Plc, UACN Plc and Chellarams Plc leads the conglomerates while P.Z. Cusson Nigeria Plc, Unilever Nigeria Plc and Vitafoam Nigeria Plc leads Consumer Goods (Household Products) category.

Fidelity Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and GTBank Plc leads the financial services (banking), among other nominees.”