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GRADUATE TRAINEES (Ref: GT/01/12)
Graduates in any discipline with a minimum of Second Class Honours Upper Division or its equivalent. Must be smart, innovative, numerate, trainable and a good team player, not above 26 years as at December 2012, and must have completed the National Youth Service Corp programme.

SENIOR ASSOCIATES (Ref: SA/02/12)
The ideal candidates must be graduates or equivalent in any discipline with a minimum of Second Class Honours Upper Division. Must have relevant professional qualifications such as - ACCA, ACA, CFA, ACTI, CISA, BL, MBA, Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Project Management, Knowledge of IFRS Conversion, etc. Should not be more than 28 years old as at December 2012. Should have a minimum of 5 years working experience out of which at least 2 (two) years must have been spent with a reputable audit/consulting firm.

MANAGER/SENIOR MANAGERS (Ref M/03/12 or SM/04/12)
In addition to the minimum qualifications for positions above, the candidate must have at least 7 years working experience, 2 years of which should be at a managerial level relevant to the service line of interest. Must be able to demonstrate that he/she has strong leadership and enterprenuerial skills, combined with technical expertise in project management, business process and controls.

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CLOSING DATE: 2 week from publication date.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the apex regulator of the capital market in Nigeria. Our mission is to regulate a capital market that is dynamic, fair, transparent and efficient, contribute to the nation's economic development.

HEAD OF INTERNAL CONTROLS (headic@sec.gov.ng)

The Head of Internal Control oversees the Budgetary Controls, Financial and Systems Audits Division of the Commission to ensure leading edge accounting and administrative controls and safeguard the Commission’s assets. The role ensures the identification of potential areas of risk management, implement control, governance frameworks, processes and liaise with functional heads to ensure enforcement of the policies across the Commission.



RESPONSIBILITIES:
Formulates, direct and co-ordinate the delivery of excellent internal audit services in alignment with the Commission’s corporate strategy and key objectives
evaluates and provides reasonable assurance that risk management, control, and governance systems are functioning as intended and will enable the organisation's objectives and goals to be met
Reviews the accuracy of financial records, promote operational efficiency and ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
Develops an internal control testing methodology and tests the existing internal controls that impacts the Commission’s internal control standards policy
Reviews and determines the adequacy of the operational system within the Commission and develops a remediation policy for addressing any identified control deficiencies
Examine procedures in existence to ensure that resources and assets of the Commission are safeguarded
Coordinates the verification of the Commission’s assets.  -
Monitors the changes and current trends in internal controls and requirements for regulatory authourities and disseminates current requirements and roles for internal controls to staff
evaluates information security and associated risk exposures
Coordinates the review of accounting records to ensure proper records are maintained
Ensures all expenditure accrued are as provided for in budget, approved by authourised staff and within approval limits
Ensure contract price and prices of purchased items are reasonable
Review of financial statements as appropriate and liaise on regular basis with external auditors.

REQUIREMENTS:
First degree in Finance, Accounting and relevant professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA). Possession of advanced degrees is an advantage.
Minimum of 20 years experience in internal audit/finance
10 years senior management experience
Leadership and people management skills
Deep knowledge of financial processes and strong analytical and systems/forensic audit skills
Operational audit background and track record of managing the finance/audit function of medium to large organizations in the private or public sectors
Strong IT skills

INTERNAL CONTROL / INTERNAL AUDIT PROFESSIONALS (ics@sec.gov.ng)

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide excellent internal audit services in alignment with the Commission’s corporate strategy and key objectives
Ensures the maintenance of a centralized inventory system
Ensures the accuracy of financial records
Assist in carrying out tests of existing internal controls that impacts the Commission’s internal control standards policy
Assist in reviewing and determining the adequacy of the operational system within the Commission
Lead team to verify Commission’s assets as scheduled.  -
Lead team to review accounting records and ensure proper records are maintained
Ensure contract price and prices of purchased items are reasonable
Assist in reviewing financial statements before commencement of external audit.

REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of 10 years internal audit experience
First degree in Finance, Accounting and relevant professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA) . Possession of advanced degree will be an advantage.
Very good knowledge of financial processes and strong analytical and systems/forensic audit skills
Operational audit background and track record of leading audit teams on assignment in medium to large organizations in the private or public sectors
Strong IT skills

HEAD OF MEDIA (headm@sec.gov.ng)

The Media Division reports directly to the office of the Director General and is in charge of advising the Executive Management on all media related issues, moderate communication between the Commission and various media outlets such as news, print and social media.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Formulate, direct and co-ordinate the delivery of excellent media support services in alignment with the Commission’s corporate strategy and key objectives
Develop and implement media strategies in support of the Commission’s strategies
Oversee the management and update of the Commission’s social media strategy.
Deliver engaging and successful social campaigns
Ensures media coverage of the Commission’s activities
Coordinates the preparation and roll-out of press releases
Organise media events and coordinate press conferences
Periodic processing and placement of special reports in the media
Coordinates daily review of news about the Commission, the capital market and the Nigerian economy
Create and maintain media contact lists, liaise with individuals and media outlets and develop and manage relationships with key media partners including news, print and social media.
Manage the day-to-day activities of the media team
Coordinate Management’s media exposure

REQUIREMENTS:
A good first degree in Mass Communication or other Social Sciences. (M.Sc/MBA preferred)
Minimum of 15 years relevant experience in media relations and management in the private or public sector, 5 years of which must have been at senior management level
Excellent writing skill
Very good communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
Strong leadership and people management skills
Impeccable news, print and social media background
Membership of relevant professional bodies

OFFICE MANAGER (DGO) (omgr@sec.gov.ng)

The Office Manager is responsible for organizing and coordinating office operations and procedures in the office of the Director General (DG) and ensures service provision is efficient and effective.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Organise operations and procedures in the DG’s office
Responsible for preparing correspondences, reports, and materials for publications and presentations
Liaise with other agencies, organisations and clients
Set up accommodation and entertainment arrangements for Commission’s visitors
Maintain the DG’s calendar
Set up and coordinate meetings and conferences
Create, transcribe and distribute meeting agendas and minutes
Answer telephones and take messages as appropriate
Meet and greet clients and visitors
Maintain office records and ensure filling systems are up to date
Maintain and replenish inventory
Perform general clerical duties (photocopying, mailing, filling, etc)
Maintain hard copy and electronic filing system

REQUIREMENTS:
A University Degree in the Humanities. PGD/M.Sc. in communication is advantageous
5 years relevant experience
Strong knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Offices (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and databases
Strong knowledge of customer service principles and practices
Ability to meet deadlines and delivering work to agreed timelines
Excellent verbal, reading and writing skills (English)
Typing skills averaging 50 wpm
Excellent attention to details
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Diplomacy and discretion skills

PROTOCOL OFFICER (pofficer@sec.gov.ng)

The protocol Officer will handle the formalities and courtesies required to lubricate relationships between the executive office and other institutions. The officer will facilitate official visits of the Commission’s leaders to other organizations and ensure the smooth reception of the Commission’s dignitaries and visitors within and outside the country.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the preparation and servicing of the DG’s Meetings, Conferences. itineraries and ensure necessary logistics are in place.
Set up DG’s travel arrangements and make appropriate flight and land transport reservations for DG and other official guests
Manage the DG’s calendar and itinerary
Make appropriate hotel reservations for the DG, official guests and participants to meetings and Conferences.
Prepare on a regular basis, Commission stakeholders list and update with correct names, title, full addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses
Prepare information guidelines for executive visitors
Prepare and update profiles of all official visitors to the Commission and keep protocol related documents of historical value.
Liaise with the relevant offices of sister regulators / parastatals in organizing and servicing of meetings of common responsibilities.
In addition to the above, performs any other additional duties as may be directed

REQUIREMENTS:
A University Degree in the Humanities/Social Sciences. (M.Sc. advantageous)
10 years relevant work experience in office management, protocol, public administration and/or any other relevant discipline.
Experience working with senior executives at international level
Excellent interpersonal, report writing and communication skills.
Knowledge of the African Union system will be an added advantage.
Computer Literacy (Word, Excel and PowerPoint, etc.)

Sabbatical Program for: (sabbatical@sec.gov.ng)
LAWYERS (Corporate Law/capital market specialization)
ECONOMISTS (Micro & Macro specialization)
ACCOUNTANTS/FINANCE EXPERTS, and
EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS (stock broking, mergers & acquisition, etc)

The Commission is searching for experienced academic and practicing professionals who have demonstrated capacity in research and practical areas of Capital Market/Financial Economics and who would like to take advantage of the SEC sabbatical program. The sabbatical program is for a one to two years program and is being re-introduced in the Commission to strengthen capacity in the core areas of Law, Economics and Finance.

REQUIREMENTS:
Formulate, direct and co-ordinate the delivery of excellent research work in chosen areas and in alignment with the Commission’s corporate strategy and key objectives
Ensures the accuracy of research publications to strengthen the capital market and economy
Develops internal research capacity in chosen discipline.  -
Review and determine the adequacy of current research capacity within the Commission and develops a remediation policy for addressing identified gaps
Coordinates the publication of research journals and magazines in chosen disciplines

REQUIREMENTS:
First degree in Law, Economics, Finance, Accounting and relevant professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, BL, CIS, etc). M.Sc./M.Phil./PhD is an advantage.
Minimum of 20 years relevant experience in any of the above discipline (including stock broking, wealth management, banking, etc)
Passion for Research
Strong technical skills in the above disciplines
Proven track record of conceptualising and executing own researches
Track record of conceptualizing, implementing and managing policy oriented researches
Track record of managing, supervising and mentoring researchers
Extensive publication records
Relevant IT skills
Entrepreneurial thinking
Leadership and people management skills

Application: To apply for any of the positions, please submit the following to the email address specified for the relevant position:      
A cover letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the SEC
A detailed and updated CV indicating your State of Origin, Local Government Area, Gender, Names and Contact Details (including e-mail addresses) of Three Referees.
In addition candidates applying for sabbatical positions must submit a four page write-up stating their areas of interest and relevance to the work of the SEC, the capital market and the economy as a whole, objectives and goals to achieve within the sabbatical period.

Application closes six weeks from the date of this publication

DUE DATE: December 18, 2012.

There is anxiety over the health of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime.


Chime, who has been away from the country since September 19, reportedly returned last weekend only to be flown back hours after to an undisclosed country on Monday.

But Government House sources said the governor was in town but yet to return to work from his accumulated leave.

Chime’s last official function was on September 19, when he attended the Council of State meeting in Abuja.

He reportedly transmitted a letter to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Eugene Odo, before leaving the country, thereby clearing Deputy Governor Sunday Onyebuchi to become acting governor.

But the letter was not read on the floor of the House of Assembly.

Although no reason was given for his absence, there were speculations that he was hospitalised in an Asian country for an undisclosed ailment.

No official of the government was willing to discuss the governor’s state of health. Officials only told our reporter that the governor still has up till early December to return from his accumulated leave.
But sources claim that the governor was rushed back following complications from the surgery he underwent abroad.

Chime’s absence is the most discussed issue in Enugu State as government activities are at a low ebb because the acting governor is believed to have an approval limit that is not more than N500,000.

Chief Press sSecretary to the Governor Mr. Chukwudi Achife, said a statement would be issued. The statement had not come last night.

Chime was born in 1953 in Udi. He was the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice under his predecessor Chimaroke Nnamani’s administration before being elected the governor in 2007. He was reelected last year.

He attended College of Immaculate Conception, Enugu (1971-78), graduated in Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1980 and attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos (1980-81).
He ran a private legal practice in Enugu between 1981 and 1998. Chime was Secretary of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), 1992-94.

http://www.nigerianeye.com/2012/11/anxiety-over-enugu-governor-chimes.html

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja, how a former Minister of Works, Hassan Lawal, diverted over N75 billion meant for the construction of a bridge across River Benue.

The anti-graft agency which made the disclosure shortly after it re-docked the ex-minister on an amended 44-count criminal charge bothering on conspiracy, money laundering and breach of public trust, noted that the diverted funds were earmarked for building a bridge that would link Nasarawa State to Kogi State through River Benue.

It told the high court that the Gutto-Bagana bridge project contract was thwarted following a conspiracy between the 1st accused person, Lawal, and four others, who it said used five separate companies to sequentially siphon the funds raised for the project under the Private-Public-Partnership, PPP, initiative of the then Federal Government under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.

The other accused persons who equally took turns to plead not guilty to the charge, yesterday, were the Managing Director of one of the indicted companies, Dr Adeogba Godwin Ademola, Dave Enejoh, Okala Philip Yakubu and Thahal Paul.

Likewise, the five companies accused of complicity in the fraud, Digital Toll Company Ltd, Swede Control Intertek Ltd, Proman Vital Ventures Ltd, Wise Health Services Ltd and Abbey Building Society, were also charged by the EFCC.

Testifying in court, yesterday, a lead investigator of the EFCC who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr Chike Nwibe, told the court according to the terms of the contract under PPP, whereas the Federal Government contributed 40 per cent of the looted funds, both the Nasarawa andKogiStategovernments, each raised 10 per cent of the fund.

He said that though one of the indicted companies, Swede Control Intertek Ltd which was awarded the contract, was meant to provide the remaining 60 per cent of the fund, it failed to do so, but rather connived with the former ex-works Minister to divert monies that were contributed by the various governments.

He said the company had agreed to build the bridge within 24 months from the date the contract was awarded, manage it for 25 years after which it must have recouped its investment, and then hand it over to the government.

Nwibe told the court that though the company failed to fulfill its obligation, in conjunction with the 1st accused person, the company “simply disappeared from the radar, only for another company, Digital Toll Ltd, to emerge from nowhere and started collecting huge sums of money direct from the Federal Ministry of Works.”

Firm registered a day before contract was awarded
According to the witness, Digital Toll was discovered to have been registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, a day before the said contract was awarded on May 16, 2007, adding that investigations further revealed that it was the 2nd accused person, Ademola, that ran the two companies.

EFCC further told the court that it discovered that the companies used fake bank details to secure the contract, adding that part of the project earlier executed by a company, Nairda Ltd, for N2.6 million, was however reawarded to another company, Sirage/GIS Transport Nigeria Limited, owned by a Lebanese, for N438 million, despite that the project had already been executed and certificate of completion tendered.

Meanwhile, trial Justice Adamu Bello, yesterday, adjourned further hearing on the matter till February 4 and 6, 2013.

http://www.nigerianeye.com/2012/11/contract-scam-how-ex-works-minister.html?m=1

The Federal Road Safety Commission has warned that old number plates will become invalid by September 30, 2013.

Some months ago, the commission introduced new number plates which will replace the old ones.
The commission said in a post on Facebook on Thursday that from October 1, 2013, it would amount to an offence for anyone to use the old number plates.
 
It said a standard replacement fee of N10,000 had been set for each number plate while a new number plate costs N12,500, excluding registration fees which would be determined by state governments.
It said, “By October 1, 2013, it will be an offence for any owner or operator of a vehicle to still have affixed, old number plates on his/her vehicle as the deadline for the use of old plates is September 30, 2013.
 
“Owners of vehicles are enjoined not to wait till the last minute, when there could be a rush, before procuring the new plates. Those whose vehicle papers have expired or are about expiring are urged to procure the new plates rather than just renewing the vehicle papers, which of course will have to be renewed again when the new plates are being obtained. This will definitely save costs.
“The corps is also working out some incentives to encourage early replacement of the old plates and these shall be made public in due course.”
 
When the new plates were introduced last year, the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive Officer, FRSC, Mr. Osita Chidoka, had explained that it was to ensure the safety and security of Nigerians.
At a hearing on the matter organised by the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-governmental Affairs in March 2012, Chidoka said the new plates were intended to tie a number plate to an individual or organisation.


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Sorry about that, there was no way I could break it down into segments. U don't necessary have to read everything at once

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British people - and many others across the world - have been brought up on the idea of three square meals a day as a normal eating pattern, but it wasn't always that way.

People are repeatedly told the hallowed family dinner around a table is in decline and the UK is not the only country experiencing such change.

The case for breakfast, missed by many with deleterious effects, is that it makes us more alert, helps keep us trim and improves children's work and behaviour at school.

But when people worry that breaking with the traditional three meals a day is harmful, are they right about the traditional part? Have people always eaten in that pattern?

Breakfast


Breakfast as we know it didn't exist for large parts of history. The Romans didn't really eat it, usually consuming only one meal a day around noon, says food historian Caroline Yeldham. In fact, breakfast was actively frowned upon.

"The Romans believed it was healthier to eat only one meal a day," she says. "They were obsessed with digestion and eating more than one meal was considered a form of gluttony. This thinking impacted on the way people ate for a very long time."

In the Middle Ages monastic life largely shaped when people ate, says food historian Ivan Day. Nothing could be eaten before morning Mass and meat could only be eaten for half the days of the year. It's thought the word breakfast entered the English language during this time and literally meant "break the night's fast".

Religious ritual also gave us the full English breakfast. On Collop Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday, people had to use up meat before the start of Lent. Much of that meat was pork and bacon as pigs were kept by many people. The meat was often eaten with eggs, which also had to be used up, and the precursor of the full English breakfast was born.

But at the time it probably wasn't eaten in the morning.

In about the 17th Century it is believed that all social classes started eating breakfast, according to chef Clarissa Dickson Wright. After the restoration of Charles II, coffee, tea and dishes like scrambled eggs started to appear on the tables of the wealthy. By the late 1740s, breakfast rooms also started appearing in the homes of the rich.

This morning meal reached new levels of decadence in aristocratic circles in the 19th Century, with the fashion for hunting parties that lasted days, even weeks. Up to 24 dishes would be served for breakfast.

The Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th Century regularised working hours, with labourers needing an early meal to sustain them at work. All classes started to eat a meal before going to work, even the bosses.

At the turn of the 20th Century, breakfast was revolutionised once again by American John Harvey Kellogg. He accidentally left some boiled maize out and it went stale. He passed it through some rollers and baked it, creating the world's first cornflake. He sparked a multi-billion pound industry.

By the 1920s and 1930s the government was promoting breakfast as the most important meal of the day, but then World War II made the usual breakfast fare hard to get. But as Britain emerged from the post-war years into the economically liberated 1950s, things like American toasters, sliced bread, instant coffee and pre-sugared cereals invaded the home. Breakfast as we now know it.

Lunch


The terminology around eating in the UK is still confusing. For some "lunch" is "dinner" and vice versa. From the Roman times to the Middle Ages everyone ate in the middle of the day, but it was called dinner and was the main meal of the day. Lunch as we know it didn't exist - not even the word.

During the Middle Ages daylight shaped mealtimes, says Day. With no electricity, people got up earlier to make use of daylight. Workers had often toiled in the fields from daybreak, so by midday they were hungry.

"The whole day was structured differently than it is today," says Day. "People got up much earlier and went to bed much earlier."

By midday workers had often worked for up to six hours. They would take a quick break and eat what was known as a "beever" or "noonshine", usually bread and cheese. As artificial light developed, dinner started to shift later in the day for the wealthier, as a result a light meal during the day was needed.

The origins of the word "lunch" are mysterious and complicated, says Day. "Lunch was a very rare word up until the 19th Century," he says.

One theory is that it's derived from the word "nuncheon", an old Anglo-Saxon word which meant a quick snack between meals that you can hold in your hands. It was used around the late 17th Century, says Yeldham. Others theorise that it comes from the word "nuch" which was used around in the 16th and 17th Century and means a big piece of bread.

But it's the French custom of "souper" in the 17th Century that helped shaped what most of us eat for lunch today. It became fashionable among the British aristocracy to copy the French and eat a light meal in the evening. It was a more private meal while they gamed and womanised, says Day.

It's the Earl of Sandwich's famous late-night snack from the 1750s that has come to dominate the modern lunchtime menu. One evening he ordered his valet to bring him cold meats between some bread. He could eat the snack with just one hand and wouldn't get grease on anything.

Whether he was wrapped up in an all-night card game or working at his desk is not clear, both have been suggested. But whatever he was doing, the sandwich was born.

At the time lunch, however, was still known "as an accidental happening between meals", says food historian Monica Askay.

Again, it was the Industrial Revolution that helped shape lunch as we know it today. Middle and lower class eating patterns were defined by working hours. Many were working long hours in factories and to sustain them a noon-time meal was essential.

Pies were sold on stalls outside factories. People also started to rely on mass-produced food as there was no room in towns and cities for gardens to keep a pig pen or grow their own food. Many didn't even have a kitchen.

"Britain was the first country in the world to feed people with industrialised food," says Day.

The ritual of taking lunch became ingrained in the daily routine. In the 19th Century chop houses opened in cities and office workers were given one hour for lunch. But as war broke out in 1939 and rationing took hold, the lunch was forced to evolve. Work-based canteens became the most economical way to feed the masses. It was this model that was adopted by schools after the war.

The 1950s brought a post-War world of cafes and luncheon vouchers. The Chorleywood Process, a new way of producing bread, also meant the basic loaf could be produced more cheaply and quickly than ever. The takeaway sandwich quickly began to fill the niche as a fast, cheap lunch choice.

Today the average time taken to eat lunch - usually in front of the computer - is roughly 15 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Westminster. The original meaning of lunch or "nuncheon" as a small, quick snack between proper meals is just as apt now as it ever was.

Dinner


Dinner was the one meal the Romans did eat, even if it was at a different time of day.

In the UK the heyday of dinner was in the Middle Ages. It was known as "cena", Latin for dinner. The aristocracy ate formal, outrageously lavish dinners around noon. Despite their reputation for being unruly affairs, they were actually very sophisticated, with strict table manners.

They were an ostentatious display of wealth and power, with cooks working in the kitchen from dawn to get things ready, says Yeldham. With no electricity cooking dinner in the evening was not an option. Peasants ate dinner around midday too, although it was a much more modest affair.

As artificial lighting spread, dinner started to be eaten later and later in the day. It was in the 17th Century that the working lunch started, where men with aspirations would network.

The middle and lower classes eating patterns were also defined by their working hours. By the late 18th Century most people were eating three meals a day in towns and cities, says Day.

By the early 19th Century dinner for most people had been pushed into the evenings, after work when they returned home for a full meal. Many people, however, retained the traditional "dinner hour" on a Sunday.

The hallowed family dinner we are so familiar with became accessible to all in the glorious consumer spending spree of the 1950s. New white goods arrived from America and the dream of the wife at home baking became a reality. Then the TV arrived.

TV cook Fanny Cradock brought the 1970s Cordon Bleu dinner to life. Many middle-class women were bored at home and found self-expression by competing with each other over who could hold the best dinner party.

The death knell for the family dinner supposedly sounded in 1986, when the first microwave meal came on to the market. But while a formal family dinner may be eaten by fewer people nowadays, the dinner party certainly isn't over - fuelled by the phenomenal sales of recipe books by celebrity chefs.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20243692

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Vacancies: Quality Control Manager, Analyst, Production Supervisor, Sales Reps

 

Lekdire Foods a Major Water & Drinks Production Company with head Office in Offa Kwara State requires for immediate employment young and dynamic Nigerians to fill the following positions:

 

Position: Quality Control Manager

 

Requirement:

Candidates should posses B.Sc, HND in Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Tech. etc.
 

 

Position: Analyst

 

Requirement:

Must possess B.Sc, HND, OND in Microbiology, Chemistry etc
 

 

Position: Production Supervisor

 

Requirement:

Candidates must have B.Sc, HND in Science & Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering etc
 

Position: Sales Reps

 

Location: Lagos

 

Requirement:

Candidates must have B.Sc, HND, OND in Marketing, Business Admin, etc
 

Experience in related positions in the industry is an added advantage.

 

How to Apply:

All applications must reach the:

 

General Manager

P. O. Box 751 Offa Kwara State

 

Applications close on 27th November 2012.

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Vacancies: Assistant Director (Surveys) GL14, Chief Land Surveyor (GL 13), Principal Land Surveyor GL 12

 

Government of Rivers State of Nigeria

Civil Service Commission, P.M.B 5090, Port-Harcourt

 

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for the following positions in the Rivers State Civil Service;

 

 

Position: Assistant Director (Surveys) GL14

 

a)      Age:   Not more than 50 years of age for non-serving officers.

 

b)       Educational/Professional Qualifications:

Candidates must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (B. Tech., B.Sc.) in Land Surveying from a recognized University or Institution.
Candidates must also have registered with the Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria (SURCON) as specified in the Schemes of Service for use in the Public Service of the Federation.
 

c)       Work Experience:

A minimum of 15(fifteen) years of relevant work experience in Land Surveying for Assistant Director;
12(Twelve) years for Chief Land Surveyor
And 9(Nine) years for Principal Land Surveyor, respectively.
 

 

 

Position: Chief Land Surveyor (GL 13)

 

a)      Age:   Not more than 50 years of age for non-serving officers.

 

b)       Educational/Professional Qualifications:

Candidates must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (B. Tech., B.Sc.) in Land Surveying from a recognized University or Institution.
Candidates must also have registered with the Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria (SURCON) as specified in the Schemes of Service for use in the Public Service of the Federation.
 

c)       Work Experience:

A minimum of 15(fifteen) years of relevant work experience in Land Surveying for Assistant Director;
12(Twelve) years for Chief Land Surveyor
And 9(Nine) years for Principal Land Surveyor, respectively.
 

 

Position: Principal Land Surveyor GL 12

 

a)      Age:   Not more than 50 years of age for non-serving officers.

 

b)       Educational/Professional Qualifications:

Candidates must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (B. Tech., B.Sc.) in Land Surveying from a recognized University or Institution.
Candidates must also have registered with the Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria (SURCON) as specified in the Schemes of Service for use in the Public Service of the Federation.
 

c)       Work Experience:

A minimum of 15(fifteen) years of relevant work experience in Land Surveying for Assistant Director;
12(Twelve) years for Chief Land Surveyor
And 9(Nine) years for Principal Land Surveyor, respectively.
 

 

Method of Application:

Hand-written application should be addressed and forwarded to:

 

The Chairman,

Rivers State Civil Service Commission

Rivers State Secretariat Complex

Port Harcourt.

 

Candidates should ATTACH to the applications photocopies of 3d fields. their:

 

i)                   First School Leaving Certificate

ii)                West African School Certificate or its equivalent

iii)              University Degree(s)

iv)              National Youth Service Corps Certificate (Discharge or Exemption)

v)                Local Government Identification Certificate

vi)              Birth Certificate or Affidavit of Age Declaration (recent one NOT accepted) and detailed Curriculum Vitae.

Applicants who do not meet the personnel specifications (requirements) need not apply and applications should reach the above address on or before 23rd November, 2012.

 Position: Plant Manager (Assistant   Director) GL.14

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

The Candidate must possess a recognized University First or Higher Degree in Water Engineering, Environmental Sciences or any other related discipline.
 

Work Experience:

a)     A minimum of 15(fifteen) years of experience in project management and procedures is required. This is with respect to the management cadre in the environmental health and/or sewage plant operations or related fields.

b)    The   candidate   must   have   benefited   from   equivalent combination of training, education and experience which provide the required knowledge and abilities.

c)     Proven oral and written communication skills are mandatory.

 

Position: Programme (Operations) Manager GL 08

 

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

The candidate must be a holder of a Bachelor’s or Higher Degree in any of these disciplines – Human Physiology, Business Administration, Information Technology and related fields.
 

Work Experience:

Experience in programme management is required and a combination of related training; education and experience in procedures is desirable.
 

 

Method of Application:

Hand-written application should be addressed and forwarded to:

 

The Chairman,

Rivers State Civil Service Commission

Rivers State Secretariat Complex

Port Harcourt.

 

Candidates should ATTACH to the applications photocopies of 3d fields. their:

 

i)                   First School Leaving Certificate

ii)                West African School Certificate or its equivalent

iii)              University Degree(s)

iv)              National Youth Service Corps Certificate (Discharge or Exemption)

v)                Local Government Identification Certificate

vi)              Birth Certificate or Affidavit of Age Declaration (recent one NOT accepted) and detailed Curriculum Vitae.
 
Applicants who do not meet the personnel specifications (requirements) need not apply and applications should reach the above address on or before 23rd November, 2012.

Position: Science Laboratory Technician (GL.07)
Educational/Professional Qualifications:

Candidates who should possess West African School Certificate/Snr. Secondary School Certificate
Must have completed three-year training in a recognised Institution and obtained the registration of the Institutes of Science Laboratory Technology of Nigeria for the Technician Cadre.
 

Position: Accountant II GL 08

 

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accountancy or related discipline and evidence of training education and experience in financial and public accounting procedures and practices are required.
Associate – Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) is required.
Vacancies: Chemical, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers (GL 08), Science Laboratory Technologist (GL 08

 

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for the following positions in the Rivers State Civil Service;

 

 Position: Chemical, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers (GL 08)

 

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

A minimum of a recognized University Bachelor’s Degree in these Engineering disciplines i.e. Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, respectively, or related fields is required.
 

Work Experience:

Candidate must have completed the mandatory one-year NYSC programme.
Registration with the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) will be an advantage.
A combination of training, education and experience in Engineering procedures and practices are required.
 

 Position: Science Laboratory Technologist (GL 08)

 

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Science Laboratory Technology or closely related discipline is required.
Associate Membership of the Instituted of Science Laboratory Technologists of Nigeria is mandatory.
 

Method of Application:

Hand-written application should be addressed and forwarded to:

 

The Chairman,

Rivers State Civil Service Commission

Rivers State Secretariat Complex

Port Harcourt.

 

Candidates should ATTACH to the applications photocopies of 3d fields. their:

 

i)                   First School Leaving Certificate

ii)                West African School Certificate or its equivalent

iii)              University Degree(s)

iv)              National Youth Service Corps Certificate (Discharge or Exemption)

v)                Local Government Identification Certificate

vi)              Birth Certificate or Affidavit of Age Declaration (recent one NOT accepted) and detailed Curriculum Vitae.

 

Applicants who do not meet the personnel specifications (requirements) need not apply and applications should reach the above address on or before 23rd November, 2012.
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Vacancies: Administrative Officer II (GL.08), Higher Technical Officer (Mechanical Engineer) GL.08ln


 

Government of Rivers State of Nigeria

Civil Service Commission, P.M.B 5090, Port-Harcourt

 

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for the following positions in the Rivers State Civil Service;

 

Position: Administrative Officer II (GL.08)

 

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

A minimum of B.Sc or BA Degree in any of the disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences.
 

Position: Higher Technical Officer (Mechanical Engineer) GL.08

 

Educational/Professional Qualifications:

Possession of HND in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized Institution.
Work Experience:

A minimum of 3 years of experience in plant maintenance is required.
 

Method of Application:

Hand-written application should be addressed and forwarded to:

 

The Chairman,

Rivers State Civil Service Commission

Rivers State Secretariat Complex

Port Harcourt.

 

Candidates should ATTACH to the applications photocopies of 3d fields. their:

 

i)                   First School Leaving Certificate

ii)                West African School Certificate or its equivalent

iii)              University Degree(s)

iv)              National Youth Service Corps Certificate (Discharge or Exemption)

v)                Local Government Identification Certificate

vi)              Birth Certificate or Affidavit of Age Declaration (recent one NOT accepted) and detailed Curriculum Vitae.

 

Applicants who do not meet the personnel specifications (requirements) need not apply and applications should reach the above address on or before 23rd November, 2012.

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No fewer than 14 suspected members of a notorious criminal gang were shot dead and others wounded, including two ladies, in the early hours of yesterday when they engaged security operatives in gun duel. The latter had stormed their camp in Kanni in Ogoni local government area of Rivers State.

The incident occurred at 2:50a.m, following investigation into the recent abduction of  one Biram Karakus, a Turkish and staff of Rivigo Construction Company, in Port Harcourt. It was gathered that a combined team of security operatives from the State Police Command and Anti-kidnap Unit of the military, stormed the hideout of the hoodlums, following an intelligence reports.

The kidnappers, it was gathered, opened fire on the team on sighting them, a development that led to the gun duel.  Six of the suspected kidnappers were gunned down instantly, while eight others, who were among 10 that sustained bullet wounds, died as they were being rushed to hospital. Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Mr. Benjamin Ugwuegbulam (DSP), who confirmed the incident, said the gang leader, popularly known as “Bishop Nelly”, was among those killed.

He said the bandits were responsible for kidnapping, armed robbery, killing of policemen and civilians in Rivers State in recent times. The Command’s spokesman stated that six AK 47 rifles, 444 rounds of live ammunition, 17 magazines and charms were recovered from them. Other items recovered were two bags used in delivering ransom and N98,900, being part of the ransom of N20 million recently paid to them.



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Onimole Babatunde, former councilor of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State is in detention for allegedly stabbing a teenage girl in the neck after she refused his advances at a night club.

 Babatunde who is in custody at the Area E Police Command, Festac, Lagos attacked Mariam Abubakar, 18, on October 26 at the Pearl Habour Night Club in Rochester Garden Hotel, Festac, reports claim.

Her friend, who pleaded anonymity, said they only went there “to hang out” when a drunk man started to make advances to Abubakar.

She said, “She was not interested in him so she did not answer when he called her. He was dancing and Mariam (Abubakar) was sitting at a table. He was obviously drunk and he came to pull her.

“He was manhandling her and she insisted he should leave her alone. This did not go down well with Babatunde and he was really angry. He went to a corner, took a bottle, broke it and stabbed Mariam in the neck.”

According to the source, the man, Babatunde fled the scene immediately.

A police source at Area E told our correspondent that the preliminary report obtained indicated that the incident occurred at about 1:30am.

He said Abubakar bled profusely at the scene before she was taken to Naval Hospital, Ojo by sympathisers at the night club.

The source said she was not admitted because those who took her there could not produce a police report.

“That was when someone notified our station (Area E Command) and we went to take her to Ajeromi General Hospital,” he said.

It was learnt that as Abubakar was being taken to the general hospital, she went into a coma.

She was said to have been revived at the general hospital. A nurse at the hospital, who craved anonymity, told our correspondent that she had lost about 20 per cent of her blood.

Abubakar is currently under intensive care at the hospital.

However, the police said the night club workers destroyed evidence at the scene of the alleged crime by cleaning up Abubakar’s blood on the floor.

The hotel has currently been sealed off by the police because the management did not report the incident.

It was learnt that the police got wind of Babatunde’s whereabouts, said to be holing up somewhere in Ikoyi and called him to simply come and write a statement. But he was detained immediately he got to the station.

The police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, said she had not been briefed on the case.


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In what may be shocking but true, the Dangote Group has said that PhD and MBA Holders were among the over 13,000 applicants who applied for the recent Graduate Executive Truck Driver vacancy.
The company said it was satisfied with the quality and quantity of applications they have received, stating that its plan was to empower its Graduate Executive Truck Drivers.

Chairman of the company and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a World Bank Youth Forum.

The forum organized by the Coordinator, Rotimi Olawale and headed by the World Bank Country Director, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, was set up to engage the government, business men and women in order to share business ideas and development that can impact positively on Nigeria and Africa.

During a chat with the participants, Aliko Dangote encouraged them to be hardworking, prudent and re-invest in business rather than spend profits.

The GCON holder who shared how he nurtured the Dangote group from a small business in 1978 to one of the largest conglomerates in Africa added that the group’s vision was “to become the largest company in Africa, amongst the top 100 countries in the world and to be worth up to $75 billion by 2017.”

He explained that only 1000 drivers were needed and that the idea behind recruiting graduates was to eventually make them self dependent.

Dangote said the drivers get trip allowances on each trip along with their salaries and that they will own the trucks at no interests or repayments after accomplishing 300, 000 kilometres.

On his philanthropy and farming investment, the magnate said, “It is not always about money but how do I always give back to the community? And agriculture is the best business to help give back”

“Food isn’t cheap, so the earlier we start looking at it as a business, the better”.

The Dangote Group is presently involved in Sugar, Rice and palm oil farming, a venture its Chairman disclosed will create additional 150, 000 jobs within the next 5 years.

Dangote advised the youths and business owners that the key factors to success are focus, determination and integrity.




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Some policemen reportedly took the enforcement of the Lagos Traffic Law to the extreme on Wednesday as they allegedly beat an unidentified okada rider and stripped him in Akoka, Lagos. An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the victim was caught while riding at the junction of University Road and St. Finbarr's College Road in Akoka.

He stated that the man was plying the route oblivious that plain-clothes policemen had laid ambush in a van with registration number NPF9544B, in the area. The eyewitness said immediately the policemen saw the okada rider, they pounced on him, beat him up and later asked him to take all his clothes off.

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LAS VEGAS -- Theresa Faiss' marriage to former state Sen. Wilbur Faiss lasted more than some lifetimes, and earned congratulations from the president. Just months after being recognized as being the longest married couple in America, the matriarch of the Faiss family has died in Las Vegas at the age of 97.
The couple were honored in January by the Worldwide Marriage Encounter as being the longest-married couple for 2012. They were married for 79 years.
"She was an amazing woman who was adored by her three sons," Linda Faiss, her daughter-in-law, told the newspaper. "Fortunately the family got together a couple of days ago for Dad's 101st birthday.
Wilbur Faiss, who served in the Senate between 1976 and 1984, is the oldest living former Nevada state legislator.
Earlier this year, President Barack Obama had planned to give the couple a public acknowledgement during a campaign appearance in southern Nevada, but they were unable to attend.
Family members say they met the president during a later visit.
The award is given only once to a couple by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, the newspaper said, so three other couples at the time might have had longer marriages.
In an earlier interview, Wilbur Faiss told the Review-Journal that the key to success in politics or in marriage is "compromise."
"Every day I ask her how she feels and, `Is there anything I can do for you?' And say, `Honey, I still love you.'?"
Theresa Watts Faiss was born Sept. 10, 1915, near Centralia, in Clinton County, Ill. Her brother, Clifford, still lives in the area. A sister, Hazel, and a brother, Melvin, preceded her in death.
The Faisses moved to North Las Vegas in 1944. They opened the Truck Haven in the early 1950s and later opened the Truck Harbor near Nellis Air Force Base. The businesses are no longer there.
While Wilbur Faiss worked at the Nevada Test Site, now called the Nevada National Security Site, Theresa Faiss operated the service station and a cafe with the help of their three sons.
In 1996, Theresa Faiss was honored as Clark County's Pioneer Mother of the Year.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sons, lawyer Robert Faiss and retired hotel executives Ron and Don Faiss; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
The Faisses' proudest legacy, according to their family, was the Wilbur and Theresa Faiss Middle School. The couple would visit the school annually and talk with students.

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