Vanguard Media Limited Capital Market Reporter, Peter Egwuatu, yesterday, was among individuals and corporate entities in the Nigerian Capital Market honoured at the 2014 PEARL Awards.

Egwuatu won the PEARL Awards 2014 Capital Market Reporter of the year.

Presenting the Award, Mr. Tayo Orekoya, President/Chief Executive, PEARL Awards Project said “the Award is part of your recognition and outstanding performance in the reportage and objective analysis of activities in the Nigerian Capital Market, thereby contributing immensely to the development of the Nigerian Capital Market and economy as a whole.”

Meanwhile, the companies that won the Market Excellence Awards are: Arbico Plc (Turnover Growth); Roads Nigeria Plc (Earnings Yield); Arbico Plc (Return on Equity); Sterling Bank Plc (Dividend Yield); Prescott Plc (Dividend Cover); MRS Oil Nigeria Plc (Net Asset Ratio); Dangote Cement Plc (Profit Margin Ratio); Forte Oil Plc (Share Price Appreciation)

Thirteen other companies that won the Sectoral Leadership Awards include UAC Nigeria Plc, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nestle Nigeria Plc, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, among others.

Other Special Honorary Awardees include: Mr. Devakumar V .G Edwin, CEO, Dangote Cement Plc as Most Outstanding CEO Award; Chief Joseph Sanusi, former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor as the PEARL Special Recognition Award for Capital Market Development.

PEARL (Performance Earnings and Returns Leadership) Awards Project is a non profit, non- partisan and non-governmental initiative which had over the years positioned itself as one of the most credible, distinguished and respected corporate events in Nigeria.

Pearl Awards was instituted in 1995.