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Experienced Professionals
The Portal has been re-activated and will be available till Friday 21 December 2012 at 11:59:59pm WAT (GMT+1).
The Corporation has attractive career opportunities for the following experienced professionals;
Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Geophysicists, Stratigraphers, Petroleum Engineers and Petroleum Technologists, Drilling Engineers, Well Engineers.
Electrical, Electronics, Instrument, Inspection and Testing, Project Management, Chemical Engineers, Mechanical, and Rotating Equipment Engineers, Safety Officers, Land and Quantity Surveyors, Welding Technicians, Laboratory Technologists etc.
HR Advisers, Economists, Petroleum Economists, IT Specialists/Web Developers, Graphic Designers, Legal Officers, Taxation Specialists,
Aviation Specialists
Security Advisers.
The role
Provide teams with supervisory and technical leadership required to achieve business objectives
Develop and Implement Excellence-in-Operations strategies.
Drive performance in individual and team positions
Ensure compliance and statutory regulations etc.
The ideal candidate profile
Candidates should have at least 10 years post NYSC cognate experience from reputed organizations and possess a University Degree with a minimum of Second Class Lower in any of the following disciplines.

Science: Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Stratigraphy, Physics, Surveying and Mathematics etc.
Engineering: Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, Instrumentation, Drilling, Process, Environmental, Pipeline, Marine, Materials/Metallurgical Engineering.
Information Technology: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Information Technology etc.
Business/Finance: Business Administration, Accounting, Banking and Finance, Insurance, etc.
Social Sciences: Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Human Resources etc.
Art/Humanities: Mass Communication, English, History, Graphics Design
Law: Law
Medical and Health Sciences: Medicine and Occupational Health.
Occupational Health, and Nursing candidates must have graduated in the last 6 years with relevant working experience in relevant fields.
Candidates must not be more than 45 years by December, 2012.
Candidates must have completed the mandatory NYSC program where applicable.
Candidates for these roles must have strong leadership, verbal and written communication and computer skills.
Must be a team player with good interpersonal skills and have ability to do well in a multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse workplace.
Available Positions
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Graduate Trainees (References No: GT01)
The Portal has been re-activated and will be available till Friday 21 December 2012 at 11:59:59pm WAT (GMT+1).

The role:

Work as part of a team, learning and contributing to the achievement of business goals and departmental bottom line.

Focus on personal and professional development, succeed at the Foundation Skills Training and the Initial Professional Development Programmes.

Develop into a well rounded technical professional within 3-5 years.

The ideal candidates profile:

Candidates should possess a Bachelors Degree with a minimum of Second Class Upper Degree or Second Class Lower with a good Masters Degree in the following areas:



Science: Geology, Geophysics, Computer Science, Physics, Surveying and Mathematics.
Engineering: Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil Environmental, Pipeline, Marine Engineering.
Business/Finance: Business Administration, Accounting, Banking and Finance, Insurance, etc.
Social Sciences: Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Human Resources etc.
Art/Humanities: Mass Communication, English, History, etc.
Law
Medical and Health Science: Radiography, Laboratory Science, Occupational Health, and Nursing (RN, SRN)


Candidates must have graduated in the last 5 years and must not be more than 29 years by December, 2012 with 0 – 3 years work experience.
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Job Title IN/Prepaid Planning Engineer
Department: Information Systems
Location: Lagos
Job Description:
Liaise with Switch, TX Support, LanWan, Prepaid, VAS
Messaging and IS to resolve service problems.
Interface with Customer Service to resolve customer problems.
Support Prepaid Services Applications, Solaris System, Oracle & Sybase Database Linux System and Oracle Database Administration.

Develop tools and monitoring scripts using Perl and Unix Scripts.
Develop/Support multi thread applications using OOP Languages such as Java, C++, .NET and Perl as well as IN Applications
Perform integration and acceptance tests, produce test documents as well as upgrade/load approved patches and fixes.
Implement change request/planned work on platforms using established Change Management procedures.

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‘Anything Japanese can do, Nigerians can do better’

…says 20-old student who designed amateur solid rocket propellant

From ALOYSIUS ATTAH, Onitsha

Are you one of those worried that our universities do not produce researchers and innovators anymore? Maybe you have lost hope that nothing good will ever come out of our ivory towers again, and because of that, are making plans to send your children abroad for higher education.

There is hope. The indomitable spirit and ingenuity of Nigerians that were on display during Nigerian Civil War when Biafrans produced “shore batteries” rockets, “ogbunigwe” (the dread mass killer) and other war arsenals are still present with us. This was in evidence, recently, during projects defense organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. A 20-year-old of the department called Idoko Modestus Chijioke stunned the panel of assessors when he presented an amateur solid rocket propellant as his own project. His lecturers not only marveled at his ingenuity, his supervisor, Dr. J. A. Alhassan, was so proud of him that he called on the federal government to assist the young genius to achieve the best so as to conquer his world.

The amateur rocket has PVC-pipe as the motor casing, aluminum as the nose cone, ½-inch pvc-cover, aluminum and a ½-inch diameter pipe as the nozzle. The propellant is made up of 325 grams of potassium nitrate (oxidizer) and 175 grams of sorbitol (sugar), making a total of 500 grams. The PVC-pipe is of ¾-inch diameter, and 65cm in length. The rocket motor igniter is a mixture of potassium nitrate and charcoal at 80/20 ratio, to form it into a black powder (gun powder).

Amateur rocketry is also known as experimental rocketry. The project design objective according to Chijioke and to test the workability of a potassium nitrate (oxidizer) and sorbitol (fuel) blended into a KN-SB propellant for the amateur rocket made with local materials. The rocket which was launched successfully on one of the hill-tops behind the university attained an estimated height of 35m in flight.

In a chance encounter with this reporter, Chijioke shed more light on how he came up with the idea for the project.

“I came up with this project because of a childhood dream of being a rocket scientist,” he said, “and this particularly led me into the Department of Physics and Astronomy, of UNN, to get a good grasp of the physics/science of rockets and an understanding of astronomy for which rocket is basically built”.

Asked what challenges he encountered in the course of carrying out the project, the soft spoken young man said he cannot point to any because according to him, “life is all about challenges but with focus and determination, success will surely come”.

“Some people around me thought this was not possible,” he added. “But this only made me determined to prove them wrong. The other challenges were normal in amateur rocketry as several trials were made and several failures recorded. But at last the design objective was obtained. I have dreams and tall ambitions. One of them is to be in space one day. I only pray that my dreams will get support both from government and well meaning individuals so that they will be actualized”.

In a chat with Education Review, Alhassan, his project supervisor, said that, through his project, young Chijioke has demystified science.

“The solid rocket propellant constructed by Idoko Chijioke, though an adaptation of an amateur astronomer experiments, is original. He fabricated the rocket from locally available materials from our environment. Whenever we hear of rockets, our minds by reflex action go to the technologically advanced world. Chijoke has demystified science by his effort. If he is properly motivated and equipped, he can break the ice in scientific world. There is hope for \Nigeria’s national transformation if we can support and fund scientific innovations like my student has done” he said.


Culled from the Daily Sun (CAMPUS SQUARE), Tuesday, October 16, 2012, pages 31 and 32
http://www.unn.edu.ng/news/unn-student-develops-amateur-rocket-propellant

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The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has lifted ban on students’ unionism at the Nsukka Campus of the University after nearly three years it was suspended as a result of students violent agitation. Elections have therefore been scheduled to hold into various offices of the Students’ Union Government.

A breakdown of the election time table and guideline signed by the secretary of the University of Nigeria, Electoral Commission, (UNECO) Barrister Innocent Amuzie, indicated that the first phase of the election will be held in different halls of residence, where students are expected to elect their Hall Governors, Deputy Governors, Secretaries, welfare officers, financial secretaries and hall games captains.


According to the time table, collection of nomination papers for the available positions will start on the 27th of November, 2012; names of cleared candidates will be published on the 4th of December, followed by the electioneering campaign and the election on the 5th and 6th of December respectively. Elected officers are billed to be sworn-in on the 12th of December after all appeals and complaints had been treated.

Further, the guideline for the election stated that only candidates with at least cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 in the session immediately preceding the election would be considered while all candidates for the election are expected to submit original copy of an affidavit of non-membership of cult groups.

The second phase of the election, according to the release, would involve elections into the senate, House of Representatives and the Executive Council of the Students’ Union Government. However, the circular indicated that the detailed time table for these elections would be announced in due course.


Inya, Agha E.
http://www.unn.edu.ng/news/unn-lifts-ban-students%E2%80%99-unionism-0

Job Title Senior Manager, Charging System and VAS Support
Department: Information Systems
Location: Lagos
Job Description:
Translate MTNN’s Business plan and subscriber growth assumptions into requirements for Intelligent Network, VAS network, service creation and applications development
Plan, monitor and deliver best in class OSS, BSS, IN / VAS systems in line with business plan
Develop strategies to ensure optimum capacity planning for Call attempts and signalling traffic utilisation across IN/VAS nodes

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Job Summary
Position: Corporate Internal Auditor
Ref: CIA/11/12
Function Name: Audit
Experience: 3
Location: Head Office
Education: B.Sc/HND (Accounting/Management Science/Computer Science
Career Type:
•Understand tactical requirements, full knowledge of functional strategy •Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. •Industry/business knowledge •Understand finan
Role: Internal Auditor
Functional Area: Audit
Post Date: 2012-11-28
Closing Date: 2012-12-06
Desired Candidate Profile
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Job Category: Human Resources
Company: Microsoft
Location: Lagos, NG
Job ID: 807569-91571
Division: Human Resources

The Senior HR Manager - Org is accountable for driving execution of HR plan for the organization. Contributes business perspective and client requirements to the development of the annual HR plan, which is formed by the HR Director - Org, HRGM and HR Director - Client. Commits to delivery of the HR plan within client(s) or business group(s). May deliver lateral work across assigned client or business (e.g. Employee Relations, Performance Management, Employee / Manager Development or Talent Planning and Management)
n Accountable for successful delivery of all HR programs and processes for the assigned client / business group. Key among these programs:
o Staffing Programs: Partners with Staffing Manager / Staffing Director to analyze the Workforce Plan and provide regular updates to client organization. Understands Global Diversity and Inclusion metrics and leverages opportunities to build diversity within the business.
o Employee Relations: Accountable for managing employee relations concerns, adhering to Microsoft and HR policy while following guidance from LCA. Drives resolution of issues, in collaboration with partners in staffing and legal and escalates when necessary.
o Compensation and Benefits: Delivers Compensation and Benefits support for the client / business, in collaboration with COE resources.
o Performance Management: Accountable for delivery of Performance Management processes, including Mid-Year Check-In and Performance Review, and is accountable for delivering calibration sessions during Performance Review.
o Employee / Manager Development: Partners with COE resources to deliver Employee & Management Excellence programs and build capability and effectiveness in the line organization.

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UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of experienced Immunization Specialists, who will work in close coordination with partners in immunization activities and be responsible for supporting all immunization activities to strengthen systems and processes for die management and monitoring of tne program at state, LGA and service delivery levels.
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VACANCY NUMBER: VN-NGR-29-2012
CONTRACT TYPE: TWO YEARS FIXED TERM
Deadline for application: 13 December 2012
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Company: Halliburton
Job Title:
Associate Field Professional-Reservoir Evaluation
Requisition:
00185074
Miscellaneous Information
Contract Type:
Regular
Working Time:
Full-time
Internal Job Title:
TF01-ESG-Field Prof-Resvr Eval-Assoc
Reference Code:
NB00185074_EXT_002
Start Date:
11/27/2012
Compensation Information (Naira)
800.000 - 1.761.000
Technical Reference: NC 00149033
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