With the Covid-19 pandemic on rampage lots of businesses have shut down physical locations and a lot has moved online.

Businesses that had before now ignored the online channels and social media are only now realising how important it can be to their survival.

So how can you, as an average Nigerian benefit from this?

Social media management is a digital skill many businesses and organisations grapple with. You can easily learn social media management and start helping a few businesses manage/grow their social media accounts from the comfort of your home.

Learn to become a social media manager; explore the opportunities.

The world moves at a much faster pace now than ever. To survive and compete in the workplace or business you need to also evolve. A key part of evolution is acquiring new, important skills to beat the competition and stay ahead.

So for the typical African what are some of the essential skills needed to compete and win in today's cut throat business and professional world.

1. Writing: We are not just talking about any writing, we refer to competitive business writing. It is appalling how many African graduates do not know how to write proposals for eg or formal report. Formal (or business) writing is essential in today's world. Whether you are self employed, working for others or starting your own business you are going to need to know how to write well. Or you may find that you will have to pay other people some substantial sum to do your writing for you.

Recommended online course - Writing for the Business Professional

2. Effective Communication: We communicate everyday, in writing, orally, in various forms. If you are in business you will constantly communicate with vendors, suppliers, customers etc. If you work for an establishment you will have to manage communication with co-workers, superiors, junior colleagues, external clients and vendors of the company.

How do you communicate effectively at work? Do you know the role of effective communication skills in getting you that raise, exposure and building your personal brand? Very important.

Recommended course: Effective communication in the workplace

3. Negotiation: Even when you buy stuff in the market you negotiate. As a business person or self employed professional and even career individual you are always going to be faced with situations where the other party is looking to get the best end of the deal.

Your job? Out-negotiate the other party. To continue winning in life you have to acquire strong negotiation skills. The start-up founder who doesn't know how to negotiate gets bad deals. The sales man who does not negotiate well gets the bad end of the deal. The employee who does not understand negotiation dynamics often gets underpaid for their work.

Everyone needs to learn how to negotiate.

Recommended course: Negotiation - The Art of Getting What You Want

4. Selling: This is a super life skill to have. If you know how to sell you will probably never go broke. Selling is as essential in today's world as ever. Companies are always on the look out for great sales professionals. Businesses want people who can help them sell.

Selling is not as simple as it sounds. To become good in sales there are fundamental things like knowing the product/service thoroughly, being able to identify who potentially needs or would want what you sell, knowing how to get your message across to them, keeping them interested and getting them to buy.

Selling is no joke.

Recommended courses: Strategic Sales Foundation

Sales Plus - Effective Selling

5. Digital Skills: 20 years ago this wouldn't have made the list. Today however you are faced with learning new ways of doing things. For the young African who is growing right in the middle of a digital revolution it is very important to acquire skills that keep you relevant and empower you to improve your income at will.

A few of the digital skills you may need to master include;

Digital marketing: Organisations and businesses are going online in droves. And this increases the opportunities for young people who can help these businesses build their online presence and attract new customers.
MS Office tools: Microsoft office applications are very essential in the workplace of today. PowerPoint, Excel and Word are tools you will find you need to have decent practical knowledge of.

Recommended courses: Introduction to digital marketing

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

[This is an excerpt from Nairabrains.com, a platform that shares insights/strategy/ideas on life and business]

Tomato is a very popular vegetable not only Nigeria but all over the world. We use it in cooking stews, soups, salads, jollof rice etc. If you had any doubt about the importance of tomatoes in Nigerian food, the recent tomato scarcity clear that. Tomato Farming is easy to start and requires not special expertise.

People eat tomatoes because of it’s numerous health and nutrition benefits:
– It is an excellent source of vitamin C and beta-carotene.
– Tomatoes deep redness mean it’s a very good source of antioxidant agents.
– It’s a powerful source of vitamin E and enhance the health and sharpness of the eyes.

The Market
Tomatoes are in high demand in Nigeria. Nigerians consume over 300,000 tons of tomato paste which if you convert it, is over 1.5 million tons of fresh tomatoes, which is crazy. Nigeria is also the biggest importer of tomato paste in Africa and spends about 16 billion Naira annually importing tomatoes! Tomato Farming is a potentially a 100 billion Naira market in Nigeria.

Starting a Tomato farm in Nigeria
Growing tomatoes isn’t hard, but there are a few things to be aware of. As with all things agrarian, timing, genetics and environment have to be in alignment to reap the rewards of your efforts.

Basics things you Need to Start Tomato Farming in Nigeria
– A Fertile Land (Size depends on the scale you want to start)
– Tomato Seeds (there are various varities, we will talk about it below)
– A Nursery (for preparing the tomato seeds)
– Disease Prevention and control

Full article here

If we ask this fool here what Buhari did or ever has done to impact on even one single Nigerian even his fellow Daurans, he will start foaming in the mouth. SMH. Data is becoming too cheap, kudos to the Telcos. Otherwise we would be free of hollow ass comments like this

Officialgarri:
When we see his direct impact on the people like this, then he can be considered to rule.

You can't always sit in dubai and then wake up one morning to say people in Nigeria can't rule themselves, I'm the perfect ruler for them.

I mean, apart from Atiku being a businessman, what else has he done for this country? His supporters must be very dull for following someone blindly


I don't know how true your fact is, but let's overlook that.
if I go by your useless analysis, then Coscharis, Dangote, Otedola and franchise business men operating Mr. Biggs and shoprite are better politicians than Atiku because they employ more labour than your Atiku

I don't know who fed you guys with the fallacy that any businessman will always make a successful politician

We continue with this thread on junior/entry level jobs in Lagos

1. Independent Sales Reps at Deo Scents Products Limited

2. Front Desk Officer at Inland Containers Nigeria Limited

3. Information Systems Auditor at Venture Gardens Nigeria

4. Audit Trainee at Uraga Real Estate

5. Liability Generation Officer at The Concept Group

6. Project Supervisor at Plus World Roofing

7. Collections Officer at IBILE Microfinance Bank Limited

8. Accountant (Maternity Cover) at British Council

We resume with frequent updates on jobs in Ogun State. At the very least we can do this thrice a week (Mons, Weds, Fris).

1. AutoCAD Draftsman/Lady at Beatissima Engineering Limited

2. Mathematics Teacher at Riverside Schools

3. Basic Technology Teacher at Riverside Schools

4. Accountant at a Pharmaceutical & Bottling Company

5. Sales Agent Team Lead at Feniks International

We are resuming normal service on updating the Port Harcourt daily jobs thread. Hopefully this time we keep it up at least thrice a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays), See some of the latest openings in Port Harcourt and environs here;

1. Call Center Agent at IELTS Nigeria

2. IELTS Instructor at IELTS Nigeria

3. Operations Manager - Completions & Well Intervention at Baker Hughes

4. Senior Treasury/Liability Generation Officer at The Concept Group

5. Finance/Administrative Associate at WEWE

6. Strategic Information Officer at WEWE

7. Sales and Marketing Officer at Genesis Group Nigeria Limited

8. Digital Marketing Executive at Genesis Group Nigeria Limited

9. Account Trainee at Genesis Group Nigeria Limited

10. Regional Sales Executives at CITITRUST Holdings Plc

More Jobs in Port Harcourt

A new sports betting company is looking to hire a Personal Assistant to the CEO.

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Key Attributes Wanted
- Smart, good looking with excellent spoken and written English
- Must have studied abroad
- Good experience in administrative and operational procedures
- Some experience in Human Resources will be an advantage
- Age between 25 -45

Pay: Between N250k - N1m per month

Know anyone qualified and looking for something like this? Check out the full job here

Christopherrrr:
Hello Nairalanders, greetings. My name is Christopher (pseudonym) from the Eastern part of the country, Imo State to be precise. I'm a man in his early 30's. I have an active account here but I had to sign-up for another account for this thread.
Please pardon my grammatical errors and blunders. MOD please help move to FP.

Few months back, I fell in love with a pretty lady with a beautiful soul. She is 28. Though we are running a long distance relationship but the current in the communication link can power Kanji Dam. Lol!! We can be on calls for hours since the very day I met her. There is a fair share of the feelings, affections, respect and regard for each other. It's not one-sided. Though we have been opportune to be together thrice since the past 10months we met. I have had plans to go about engagement and marriage arrangements this coming festive period though I haven't made this known to her.

She gives me joy, she gives me happiness, she prays for me, she blesses me. There is a part of me she unraveled that I never believed existed. Above all, she gives me peace of mind.

Fast forward to last month, I invited her to a family event. I introduced her to my family as my girlfriend. Instantly everyone fell in love with her. My mum was allover her and she was indeed up and doing. She didn't disappoint me. Not pretence, she has a good home training.

When she left same day after the event, my mum proclaimed her love for her. She said, "Olee ebe isi choota udi nwa nke a?" (Where did you find this kinda girl from?). This made me drop a tear of joy thereafter because I've always prayed for such from her any day I introduce a lady to her. This also happens to be my first time.

Fast forward again to 2weeks later, my dad requested I confirm her community and kindred properly because we happen to come from the same LGA. I didn't even know they have started making inquiries for me even before I asked them to. I confirmed from her and informed my dad. Only for them (my parents) to break the news to me days later that we can't marry from their kindred because they are regarded as Out-Casts (Osu-Cast System). Right now, I can't contend my heartbreak. I'm so devastated and confused.

This has been a long-term tradition that has been for centuries that I don't think it's in my capabilities to do away with it or do otherwise.

My problem now is how do I break the news to her for a breakup because we can't continue like this.

I have never ceased to love her less since the very day I learnt of this. In fact, she gives me reasons to love, cherish and adore her every single day. I still do that to the brim and don't have regrets. Quote me, her type is rare. I love this girl with every breath I take. I just cry myself to sleep every night after our long calls.

Please advise a brother because I'm in a deep state of dilemma.

You don't love her as much as you claim my friend!!!

This exhaustive thread on entry level (0-5) years experience jobs in Lagos is a daily updated list of verified jobs for freshers and little experienced jobseekers. Check in everyday for updated content.

1. Business Support Officer
Sabinc Limited

2. Pharmacist
Olive Multi Specialist Hospital

3. Visual Designer
Get99 Nigeria

4. Account Officer
Ashton Dave Travels

5. Accountant at Strugz
https://ngcareers.com/job/2019-09/accountant-at-strugz-991

6. Account Officer
Food Concepts Plc

Here are some senior, managerial, supervisory, heads of units vacancies across several disciplines - finance, sales, client service, IT, Legal etc.

1. Business Development Manager
Mutual Trust Microfinance Bank
Abuja

2. Fibre Optics Project Manager
MYD Telecoms Limited
Lagos

3. Head, Client Service
Gems Communications Limited
Abuja

4. Head, Internal Control
Mutual Trust Microfinance Bank
Abuja

5. Senior Manager, Audit
Techtrain Consulting
2 Locations

6. Common Services Officer
Deputy High Commission of Canada
Lagos

Years back I had this need for a small sum of money to start a small business and searched in vain for anyone to loan me the money. The banks are usually useful in Nigeria for these sort of things.

If you’ve been in a similar situation you know how difficult it can be to raise just N200,000 (less than $1,000) to start that business idea you’ve always had.

So a friend then gave me this very simple but effective and creative advice. This idea is so simple that you may even dismiss it the first time you come across it. It may be useless for raising significant startup capital so I advise you use it if only you want to raise anywhere between N100,000 to N500,000 or even a million naira. So imagine you need to raise $1,500 to start that hustle you have been thinking about.

Instead of asking a couple of friends and family to cough out the money why not take this approach.

Make a list of everyone you know (family, friends, work colleague etc) who can ‘dash’ (gift) you a small sum of money without too much persuasion or breaking sweat. Say you needed N250,000 and you divide it by 25. This means you’ll need 25 acquaintances who can give you N10,000 for free and you have your N250,000. If you have a large circle of people to ask you could even make it N5,000 per head and get it from 50 people you know.

The idea behind this approach is it is easier to ask people for painless, negligible amounts of money than ask for loans of sizeable sums. So from taking a piece here and there from many people you have your small startup capital.

If you are in a position where you need this sort of money try this approach out. Get out a piece of paper and list down every single person you know who can afford to part with N5,000 or N10,000 without too much resistance. You’d be surprised how long your list will be. Then reach out to them one by one. Be simple and straightforward and ask for that amount. Not as a loan but as a gift. By the time you make the rounds you have your small seed capital.

Don’t underestimate the little ideas. Go on, try it.

Find little ideas on Personal Finance, Business and Succeeding

Sesco Limited is a renewable energy and energy saving solutions company helping corporate organisations deploy an integrated renewable energy solution to power their day to day office operations saving considerable costs in the process.

The company based in Ikoyi, Lagos has several vacancies;

1. Project Manager

2. Accountant

3. Design Lead Engineer

4. Sales/Business Development Lead

5. PV Technician/Technical Support

This compound fool I quoted below has no single benefit from the political installation of an Iyaloja or whatever 18th century fuckery they force market people to show subservience to but here he is frothing at the mouth about obeying 'the law of the land' or going back to where you come from.

This level of person shows how deeply backward Nigeria and how gigantic the work needed to be done to groom a people who will (1) think logically and rationally (2) ask critical questions (3) press and act their bit in the development of their country.

Do not be deceived!! His likes are in their millions perpetuating crass ignorance and intolerance of freedom and progress.

Nigeria was a country

T9ksy:
Last, last you guys will still have to obey the "Law of the land" - Afonja's rule and regulations else you are perfectly welcome to carry your products on your flat heads and relocate back to your hamlets.


As long as you lot chose to trade in our land, you are bound by our rules else you can naff off. No biggie

Interested in landing an engineering or technical role?

Check the jobs below;

1. Senior Technician at a Fast Growing Engineering Company in Lagos

2. Graduate Engineer Recruitment at CGC Nigeria Limited in Abuja

3. Structural Engineer at CGC Nigeria Limited in Abuja

4. MCC Engineer at Airpeace Limited

5. Field Engineer at Oasis Africa Consulting in Lagos

6. Civil Engineer at Arbico Plc

7. Civil Engineer (Concrete Engineering) at CGC Nigeria Limited

8. Field Operator III at Amaiden Energy

Immaculatesnow:
I 1000000000 support you guys, Nigeria is dead because of religion and infected women who feed these snakes called pastors

I want a Nigerian verified AdSense account to buy

How much are you willing to pay?

1. Graduate Trainee at Riddle Technologies Limited

[url=https://ngcareers.com/job/2018-09/graduate\-trainee-operation-production-management-26]2. Graduate Trainee - Operation/Production Management at Merad Industries Limited[/url]

3. Accountant at Winnys Meals Ltd
3 years experience

4. (Junior) Credit Risk Analyst at Invoizpaid
1 year experience

5. Business Development Executive at Gamspot Nigeria Ltd
3 years experience

Some of the best sales and business development jobs open currently across Nigeria. Sales/Business Development Jobs look like one of the toughest jobs and a lot of people run away from them. However for those smart and hardworking enough Sales jobs can be the most financially rewarding especially depending on the hiring companies.

We have handpicked for you the best Sales and Business Devt jobs (entry, mid and senior level roles) this week so you don't have to do the heavy lifting. Check them out below;

1. Construction Sales Executive at Leventis Motors

2. Direct Sales Executives at AiQ Capital Management Limited

3. Sales Manager at Pork Money Nigeria

4. IVD Sales Executive at ERS Nigeria Limited

5. Radiography Sales Executive at ERS Nigeria Limited

6. Manager, Specialist Sales at Mastercard

7. Trainee Sales Customer Service - Power Tools at Bosch Group

8. Pharmaceutical Sales Rep at Excel Charis Pharmaceutical Chemical Ltd

9. Sales Representative at Transsion Holdings

10. Sales Representative at GoDoChurch

The economic and employment situation in the country makes it tougher on graduates seeking for means of employment. This also exposes our graduates to desperate situations where they get scammed of the little money they have by fraudsters posing as employers or legitimate companies.

At Ngcareers we encounter complaints from jobseekers seeking to find out if company A is a scam employer or not. On our own we have implemented measures to ensure that scam or fake recruiters do not get their jobs listed on our site. We have a constantly updated Blacklist section where we enter the names of companies we have investigated and found to be scam. Some of them who went ahead to pay to advertise jobs on Ngcareers had their vacancies not published and their monies seized. That way a whole lot of them do not come back to use the site. What this means is that we have zero tolerance for fake jobs and most of them steer clear of Ngcareers.com

Now however since there are so many platforms and avenues online these scammers still find it easy to trick and swindle jobseekers. So if you are looking for a job these are ways to find out if a company is scam.

1. No Online Presence

While I understand there are companies who do not still have websites the trend is changing. Any serious organisation in today's world should at least have a website unless it is a Mom and Pop shop. So when you get to apply to a company check them out online and see if they exist

2. No official email addresses:

This borrows from No. 1 above. At Ngcareers when an employer creates an account and posts a job we check through their employer profile and if we can't see official email addresses we get in touch to ask for one. The truth is many of these scammers do not stress themselves to the extent of building websites and getting for official email addresses. It is one way to identify whether a company is serious or not

3. Did You Apply for the Job or Just Got Unsolicited Invitation for Interview?

You see the problem for most people is that since they apply to so many jobs they no longer remember which they did not apply to. So when these scammers send you text or emails inviting you to an interview you do not remember that you never applied or sent them your CV at any time.

To help with this first keep records of companies you applied to. If you have a computer do it on an excel sheet so you can always search through it.

When a company you do not know about sends you a job interview invite you can check to see if you at anytime had given them your CV. If not then you have to investigate them even more thoroughly than usual.

4. Run at any Hint of Paying Money

No matter in what guise they come once they ask you to pay money - whether it is called registration, pay for materials etc just RUN. The Employer should never charge the candidate money in whatever form.

This is why personally I think that many of these government agencies that ask candidates to pay to purchase scratch cards to apply for jobs etc are doing something illegal. But then Nigeria is going downhill so anything goes, doesn't it?

Get on Ngcareers today and start looking out for that better job

The economic and employment situation in the country makes it tougher on graduates seeking for means of employment. This also exposes our graduates to desperate situations where they get scammed of the little money they have by fraudsters posing as employers or legitimate companies.

At Ngcareers we encounter complaints from jobseekers seeking to find out if company A is a scam employer or not. On our own we have implemented measures to ensure that scam or fake recruiters do not get their jobs listed on our site. We have a constantly updated Blacklist section where we enter the names of companies we have investigated and found to be scam. Some of them who went ahead to pay to advertise jobs on Ngcareers had their vacancies not published and their monies seized. That way a whole lot of them do not come back to use the site. What this means is that we have zero tolerance for fake jobs and most of them steer clear of Ngcareers.com

Now however since there are so many platforms and avenues online these scammers still find it easy to trick and swindle jobseekers. So if you are looking for a job these are ways to find out if a company is scam.

1. No Online Presence

While I understand there are companies who do not still have websites the trend is changing. Any serious organisation in today's world should at least have a website unless it is a Mom and Pop shop. So when you get to apply to a company check them out online and see if they exist

2. No official email addresses:

This borrows from No. 1 above. At Ngcareers when an employer creates an account and posts a job we check through their employer profile and if we can't see official email addresses we get in touch to ask for one. The truth is many of these scammers do not stress themselves to the extent of building websites and getting for official email addresses. It is one way to identify whether a company is serious or not

3. Did You Apply for the Job or Just Got Unsolicited Invitation for Interview?

You see the problem for most people is that since they apply to so many jobs they no longer remember which they did not apply to. So when these scammers send you text or emails inviting you to an interview you do not remember that you never applied or sent them your CV at any time.

To help with this first keep records of companies you applied to. If you have a computer do it on an excel sheet so you can always search through it.

When a company you do not know about sends you a job interview invite you can check to see if you at anytime had given them your CV. If not then you have to investigate them even more thoroughly than usual.

4. Run at any Hint of Paying Money

No matter in what guise they come once they ask you to pay money - whether it is called registration, pay for materials etc just RUN. The Employer should never charge the candidate money in whatever form.

This is why personally I think that many of these government agencies that ask candidates to pay to purchase scratch cards to apply for jobs etc are doing something illegal. But then Nigeria is going downhill so anything goes, doesn't it?

Get on Ngcareers today and start looking out for that better job

1. Admin Officer at Prixair Group
Apply Here

2. Humanitarian Account Officer at United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Apply Here

3. Audit Analyst at FHI 360
Apply Here

4. Front Desk Officer at Noble Hall Leadership Academy for Girls
Apply Here

5. Virtual Student Counsellor at PFL Education
Apply Here

The best way to stay clear of being scammed is to look out for any form of extortion or request to pay money. If they ask you to register or pay any money for any reason then it's likely scam. Run!!

molar36:
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1. Regional Account Manager at American Airsea Cargo.
Apply Here

2. Sales Representative at a Pharmaceutical Company
Apply Here

3. Accountant at Proserv
Apply Here

4. Dispatch Rider at Citygate Global
Apply Here

5. Virtual Student Counsellor at PFL Education
Apply Here

Arbico Plc is a construction company publicly traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Its vacancies are in various locations.

We bring you this Monday (and hopefully subsequent Mondays) a list of top and respectable companies recruiting for several positions across the country;

1. Arbico Plc - 5 Vacancies
Several Locations

2. EDC Schools - Over 10 Vacancies
Akwa Ibom

3. Subsea 7 - 5 Vacancies
Lagos

4. Imo International Health Systems - 5 Vacancies
Imo

5. A Newly Established Beverage Company - Over 10 Vacancies
Abuja

6. [url=https://ngcareers.com/jobs-at/pricewaterhousecooper+%28pwc%29]PricewaterHouseCooper - 3 Vacancies[/url]
Lagos

7. Integrated Warehousing Services Limited - 4 Vacancies
Lagos

8. Dodo Design Agency - 2 Vacancies
Lagos

9. GE Nigeria - 6 Vacancies
Lagos

We hope to update this more frequently. Let us know if this is useful for you

To aid the search for jobs by fresh graduates and other jobseekers will little work experience (less than 2 years) we have compiled a list of current entry and graduate level jobs we can find across the country.

1. Graduate Trainee at Ortus Global Africa Limited

2. Graduate Trainee at Zenith Engineering Nigeria Limited

3. Sales Representative at J & H (Shenzhen) Trading Co. Limited

4. Social Media Content Intern at Rene Digital Hub

5. Teacher (Economics/Commerce/Business Studies) at Yekmen Educational Foundation

6. Secretary at Contec Global Group

7. Account Officers at Lifepage Group

8. Credit Control Officer (Female) at Amel International Services Ltd

9. Sales Agent at Skye9 Show Concept Limited

10. Front Desk Officer/Receptionist at Broadstone Properties Ltd