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Quote from: uniknet on Today at 04:50:52 PM
Hi guys, i must say d replies from u guys have made me fall in love with canada . I am in d middle of my application to university of ontario institute of technology. How do i go about paying for the application fee of 100 canadian dollars . i live in Nigeria. Useful responses needed urgently .

If you have families in either Canada, USA or even UK. they can use their credit card to pay for you and y'all can 't sort it out later or you can send the money to them in naija. Just a suggestion.


@busta
thanks for ur response. The families I have there are not really close-ties n more-over I would have prefered taking care of it myself without involving them.

Hi guys, i must say d replies from u guys have made me fall in love with canada . I am in d middle of my application to university of ontario institute of technology. How do i go about paying for the application fee of 100 canadian dollars . i live in Nigeria. Useful responses needed urgently .

@ calabar man, please i need settings for my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Ihave instaleed opera mobile10. Kindly send d settings to unikdior@yahoo.com.
Thnx

WOW, CALAMITY YOBO @ IT AGAIN.

@ Seanpoe

I am in IT 2. I calld them and d guy who answered told me that it is for It but refused 2 tell me which organisation. Like i will miss it

I got an sms for a a test @ MacTay consulting for saturday 24 april 2010 @ 5 prince adewole adedeji, off admiralty way, lekki lagos.
But d problem is dat I dont know which organisation de are recruiting 4 at the moment, as I cant even remember what i applied 4, and when I applied. I live in ph and i dont want to take d risk of going to lag, and later find out is wasnt worth it.

I dont know if any1 has any info regarding this.

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) on Tuesday said President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua could perform his official duties from his sick bed at the King Faisal Intensive Care and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Addressing a press conference to highlight the achievements recorded by his ministry in the past one year, the minister advised those calling on the President to resign to take a second look at the 1999 Constitution.

Aondoakaa also said that the probe into the $180m Halliburton scandal was stalled because witnesses gave evidence in French and it had been difficult translating the information to English in Nigeria.

source: http://punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200912162242576

Until now, I thought I was the only person who was of this opinion until this:


Arsenal legend Ian Wright has branded the Chelsea boo-boys as an "absolute disgrace" to their club and everything that it stands for.

The west London side had not conceded in the Premier League in ten games at Stamford Bridge, until Everton recently hammered in three to secure a draw.

However, despite salvaging a point from the encounter, the team were booed off the pitch by a section of the crown when the referee brought the proceedings to a close.

"Those fans who jeered are an absolute disgrace," Wright said in his column for The Sun.

"They might have plenty of money but, in football terms, they have no class whatsoever.

"They have either forgotten where their club has come from or they have no idea about Chelsea's problems down the years.

"I have got mates who support Chelsea and they are disgusted and embarrassed by the New Age fans who have crawled out of the woodwork to support this now successful club.

"A large number of people hate Chelsea because of the way they have bought their success and, I must admit, some of the fans are not helping the club's reputation.

"They have either forgotten where their club has come from or they have no idea about Chelsea's problems down the years."

Source: http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/12/15/1688279/ian-wright-new-age-chelsea-supporters-are-an-absolute

This is the most unintelligible comment I have heard from someone who is supposed to be representing a constituency. Before we start castigating Obama and Clinton,
Nobody is diputing the fact that Nigeria is the No.1 peacekeeping Nation in Africa.

lets look at the facts again;

1. Is 80% of our wealth in the hand of our past corrupt leaders? VERY CORRECT
2. Since Yar'adua assumed office, how many past corrupt leaders have EFCC tried and convicted? NONE
3. Did Ghana beg or solicit Obama to visit them? NO

The US just want Nigeria to be more aggressive in its fight against corruption, but how do our leaders respond? Shunning the US Assembly as if its an Obama Assembly.
Its true that in terms of peacekeeping, Nigeria is the best in Africa and it ought to be respected for that. But that should not mean that because we maintain peace in Africa, people should not advise us when we are going down the drain (_{which is what we have been doing since Yar'Adua assumed office}).
Ghana put their house thats why they are now attracting world leaders. Thats exactly Nigeria should strive at instead of all this crying and whinning from our politicians

Same old recycled balderdash, to placate the minds of those who are bereft of using their brain to think and rationalize issues beyond the surface.


Someone should please shout: Stealing/Looting/Corruption is a Do or Die Affair in Nigeria!

seconded


The only day I will believe these guys is when they remove themselves from our faces as
possible candidates. Otherwise, its the same old story. They will fight themselves to a standstill ,
polarize the polity and leave us in the doldrums .

could'nt have said it better

Its a pity an assembly man talks this way; and it will even be more disatrous if he talks for Mr Yar' adua. Pulling our troops out of Sudan is telling the world that we have been doing peacekeeping all these years, sacrificing men and resources just trying to please the US and UN. Instead of this childish gibberrish, Nigeria should intensify efforts on anti-corruption, then the world will know that we are serious.
Avoiding Obama or UN is not going to solve anything

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Honourable Wole Oke, yesterday said President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s absence at the recent United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, was a deliberate diplomatic protest.
Oke said it was "a deliberate diplomatic protest against the United States of America, whose body language towardsNigeria in recent times had been seen by the Federal Government as unfair."
This is coming on the heels of indications that Nigeria may pull out her troops serving in the United Nations peace keeping contingent in Darfur, Sudan, in protest over the seeming refusal by Washington and other world powers to appreciate its contribution to global peace.Oke said the Nigerian government had been uncomfortable with the rather frosty bilateral relations between Washington and Abuja, since the election of President Barrack Obama.
In an interaction with newsmen in Abuja, Oke said despite Nigeria’s favourable disposition and widespread support for the election of the first African American President of the United States, the first shocker was when Obama shunned Nigeria in his first visit to Africa and rather, chose to make uncomplimentary remarks about the country while in Ghana.As if that was not enough, Oke said the US Secretary of State,Senator Hilary Clinton, who finally visited Nigeria in the course of her tour of Africa, also chided the Nigerian government on the allegations that it has become less enthusiastic on the war against corruption.
He said in view of the developments, Nigeria has no businessretaining her peace keeping troops in Sudan, as her role in promoting world peace had not been appreciated by the United States of America. He lamented that despite Nigeria’s leading role in peace keeping operations in Africa and beyond, the United Nations did not accord her the honour of holding the commanding position in the peace keeping efforts in Sudan.“America is only after its own interest.
Our President is aware of this, and is uncomfortable with it. That is the reason he stayed away from the meeting. Although Federal Government was represented at the meeting by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ojo Maduekwe, the absence of the President meant something was wrong,” he said.
According to Oke, the US can neither claim that Nigeria is not serious about anti-graft war, nor can it dictate to Nigeria on how to curb corruption, as corruption remains a global menace that cuts across various sectors and various climes. Nigeria, he said, has lately demonstrated some level of seriousness in the fight against corruption, given the fact that some persons hitherto believed to be sacred cows have been arraigned on charges of corruption.

source: http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=156823

Childish diplomacy and immature response. Clearly indicates that we as a nation is not ready to move forward.

@ panteleonk, i sent my cv online. Guys, d vacancy was on their website, www.arikair.com. u can always check from time to time for vacancies on the career section of the site. Goodluck

I got a text message inviting me for interview with Arik Air as Junior Support Analyst on 17-08-09 @ their office, 417, Tigris Street, Wuse.
Please does anyone in the house know what i might be xpecting?

As a result of what the Main Local Organising Committee of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup considers as service inefficiency, Nigeria’s main utility company, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) may have been kicked out of the global tournament football tournament that the country is hosting from October 25. The last time Nigeria staged a global football competition of this nature, which then was the FIFA Under-20 World Championship of 1999, PHCN; then called NEPA (National Electric Power Authority) played a prominent role. Although then, there were a few reported cases of power inadequacy, but it was to a lot of extent, compared to what the country is having right now, a superior situation.
But given what is happening in the sector today, the LOC felt it could not trust the present power generation and distribution system of the country, enough to rely on them for the energy needs of the tournament. The body h[b]as therefore decided to fully rely on its own devices and ability to generate electricity[/b] during the period of the competition, at least so on match days and in and around all the hospitality tents and areas of the tournament.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=150583

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interested candidates with pleasant personalities can send a copy of their resume, one recent passport photograph and copies of credentials to:

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VACANCY EXPIRES 30TH JUNE 09

@ tayoTFC thanks 4 alerting me.

d post has been removed.

DID A TEST SOMETIMES AGO WITH WORKFORCE FOR BANK PHB VACANCIES. SO MANY QUESTION, MUCH ON NUMERICAL - GRAPHS, CHARTS AND THOSE SORTS. COMPREHENSION ALSO. MUCH OF US PASSED D TEST AND INTERVIEW BUT WE WERE ASKED TO PAY 50,000 FOR A TRAINING BEFORE WE CAN DO A FINAL INTERVIEW FOR THE JOB. THAT WAS WHERE I BACKED out.

goodluck

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2. possession of ACA. An MBA will be an added advantage,
3. 5-8 yrs braod experience in financial management and investment analysis
4. Strong finanacial management skills
5. Excellent organisational and managerial skills
6. Ability to develop project plans to achieve established objectives and time schedules
7. Excellent computer skills which must include Excel and skills in database management and record keeping.
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The police have so far arrested a dozen staff members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the $200,000 stolen at the association's offices in Abuja last week.

Goal.com has been reliably informed that the police has thus far arrested and detained 12 members of staff of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in its investigations over a missing $200,000, which was meant for the country's World Cup preparations.

"So far 12 members of staff have been arrested. They are mainly those in the accounts department," a top official told Goal.com

"They have been detained with a special proviso that they should not be allowed any visitors."

NFF chiefs have insisted that the theft will not disrupt Nigeria's build-up for Sunday's World Cup qualfier against Mozambique in Maputo.

The country's training camp will open on Monday as originally planned with the Europe-based stars arriving Johannesburg in South Africa.

Samm Audu, Goal.com


source: http://goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/03/22/1169134/exclusive-twelve-nigeria-fa-staff-members-detained-over-missing-w

na wao, when will this guys stop making a fool of us all and disgracing Nigeria before the world?

Following the sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari as Chelsea manager today, a spokeman for the coach has insisted that the ultimate decision to dismiss the World Cup winner was taken by Chelsea's multi-billionaire owner Roman Abramovich.

And Acaz Fellegger also insists that 'Big Phil' had the backing of Chelsea's chief excutive Peter Kenyon right up until the end.

"It seems that Abramovich made the decision," Fellegger told newspaper Lance earlier.

"He [Scolari] was not in a comfortable situation despite having the support of the squad and Peter Kenyon."

The spokesman also idenitified what he, and perhaps Scolari himself, felt was the real problem at the club: a lack of youth and vibrancy in the first-team. He also brought up the old issue of Robinho's failure to sign for the west Londonders.

"The Chelsea squad are old," Fellegger continued. "Felipe tried to rejuvenate it, but unsuccessfully.

"He asked [the board] to sign Deco and Robinho, but they only bought Deco."

The problem Scolari had with speaking English was never an issue though, according to Fellegger. Scolari did well to reach the level of competence he attained in the language in such a relatively short time.

"The English language has never been an issue for him as he has given many interviews in English," the spokeman added.

Scolari himself also issued a statement via Fellegger's website confirming that he would speak directly to the media very soon, and wishing his former club all the best.

"I wish luck to Chelsea in the three competitions they are involved in," the statement read.

"I also take this opportunity to confirm that I will keep living in London and I will respond to the media soon."

Sky Sports are speculating that Guus Hiddink - of the Russian national team - and Avram Grant, who guided the club to the League Cup final, the Champions League final, and second place in the Premier League, are the forerunning candidates, possibly together, with the former as Director of Football and the latter as head coach.

The Interview was for their Skills Acquisition Program (SAP)

Has anyone in the house been called up by Ericsson after d last batch of interview conducted december last year. My friend who was part of those interviewed lost his phone and he feels he must have been called up probably. Anyone with info shuld pls reply.

Here's the complete list of nominations:

Record of the Year
• "Chasing Pavements," Adele • "Viva la Vida," Coldplay • "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis

• "Paper Planes," M.I.A. • "Please Read the Letter," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Album of the Year

• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay • Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne • Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo • Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss • In Rainbows,

Radiohead Song of the Year
• "American Boy," Estelle featuring Kanye West • "Chasing Pavements," Adele • "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz • "Love Song," Sarah Bareilles • "Viva la Vida," Coldplay

Best New Artist
• Adele • Duffy • Jonas Brothers • Lady Antebellum • Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Adele, "Chasing Pavements" • Sara Bareilles, "Love Song" • Duffy, "Mercy" • Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love" • Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl" • Pink, "So What"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
• Kid Rock, "All Summer Long," • John Mayer, "Say" • Paul McCartney, "That Was Me" • Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours" • Ne-Yo, "Closer" • James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Coldplay, "Viva la Vida" • Eagles, "Waiting in the Weeds" • Gnarls Barkley, "Going On" • Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You" • One Republic, "Apologize"

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
• Alicia Keys and John Mayer, "Lesson Learned" • Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, "Four Minutes" • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman" • Rihanna & Maroon 5, "If I Never See Your Face Again" • Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
• Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere, "Love Appetite" • Eagles, "I Dreamed There Was No War" • Fourplay, "Fortune Teller" • Stanley Jordan, "Steppin' Out" • Marcus Miller, "Blast!"

Best Pop Instrumental Album
• Sax for Stax, Gerald Albright • Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One, Larry Carlton • Jingle All the Way, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones • The Spice of Life, Earl Klugh • A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album
• Detours, Sheryl Crow • Rockferry, Duffy • Long Road Out of Eden, Eagles • Spirit, Leona Lewis • Covers, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
• "Harder Better Faster Stronger," Daft Punk • "Ready for the Flow," Hot Chip • "Just Dance," Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis • "Give It 2 Me," Madonna • "Disturbia," Rihanna • "Black and Gold," Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album
• New York City, Brazilian Girls • Alive 2007, Daft Punk • Bring Ya to the Brink, Cyndi Lauper • X, Kylie Minogue • Last Night, Moby • Robyn, Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
• Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole • The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein • Noël, Josh Groban • In the Swing of Christmas, Barry Manilow • Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall, Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
• John Mayer, "Gravity" • Paul McCartney, "I Saw Her Standing There" • Bruce Springsteen, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" • Eddie Vedder, "Rise" • Neil Young, "No Hidden Path"

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• AC/DC, "Rock N Roll Train" • Coldplay, "Violet Hill" • Eagles, "Long Road Out of Eden" • Kings of Leon, "Sex on Fire" • Radiohead, "House of Cards"

Best Hard Rock Performance
• Disturbed, "Inside the Fire" • Judas Priest, "Visions" • The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra" • Mötley Crüe, "Saints of Los Angeles" • Rob Zombie, "Lords of Salem"

Best Metal Performance
• DragonForce, "Heroes of Our Time" • Judas Priest, "Nostradamus" • Metallica, "My Apocalypse" • Ministry, " Under My Thumb" • Slipknot, "Psychosocial"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
• David Gilmour, "Castellorizon" • Metallica, "Suicide & Redemption" • Nine Inch Nails, "34 Ghosts I-IV" • Rush, "Hope (Live for the Art of Peace)" • Zappa Plays Zappa, "Peaches en Regalia"

Best Rock Song
• "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," Bruce Springsteen • "House of Cards," Radiohead • "I Will Possess Your Heart," Death Cab for Cutie • "Sex on Fire," Kings of Leon • "Violet Hill," Coldplay

Best Rock Album
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay • Rock n Roll Jesus, Kid Rock • Only by the Night, Kings of Leon • Death Magnetic, Metallica • Consolers of the Lonely, the Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
• Modern Guilt, Beck • Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie • The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley • Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket • In Rainbows, Radiohead Best Female R&

Best Vocal Performance
• Beyoncé, "Me, Myself And I" • Keyshia Cole, "Heaven Sent" • Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight" • Alicia Keys, "Superwoman" • Jazmine Sullivan, "Need U Bad"

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
• Eric Benét, "You're the Only One" • Chris Brown, "Take You Down" • Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent" • Trey Songz, "Can't Help But Wait" • Usher, "Here I Stand"

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
• Boyz II Men, "Ribbon in the Sky" • Anthony David Featuring India.Arie, "Wordsl" • Al Green Featuring John Legend, "Stay With Me (by the Sea)" • Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia, "I'm His Only Woman" • Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder and C.J. Hilton, "Never Give You Up"

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
• Wayne Brady, "A Change Is Gonna Come" • Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton, "You've Got the Love I Need" • (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner and Terry Jones, "Baby I Know" • Raphael Saadiq, "Love That Girl" • Jazmine Sullivan, "In Love With Another Man"

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
• Kenna, "Say Goodbye to Love" • Maiysha, "Wanna Be" • Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am, "Be OK" • Janelle Monae, "Many Moons" • Wayna Featuring Kokayi, "Lovin You (Music)"

Best R&B Song
• "Bust Your Windows," Jazmine Sullivan • "Customer," Raheem DeVaughn • "Heaven Sent," Keyshia Cole • "Miss Independent," Ne-Yo • "Spotlight," Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album
• Love & Life, Eric Benet • Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men • Lay It Down, Al Green • Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson • The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album
• Growing Pains, Mary J. Blige • Back of My Lac', J. Holiday • First Love, Karina • Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo • Fearless, Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance
• Jay-Z, "Roc Boys (and the Winner Is), " • Lil Wayne, "A Milli" • Lupe Fiasco, "Paris, Tokyo" • Nas, "N.i.-.-.e.r. (the Slave and the Master)" • Snoop Dogg, "Sexual Eruption"

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
• Big Boi Featuring Raekwon and Andre 3000, "Royal Flush" • Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us" • Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z, "Mr. Carter" • Ludacris Featuring T.I., "Wish You Would" • Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West, "Put On"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
• Estelle Featuring Kanye West, "American Boy" • Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low" • John Legend & Andre 3000, "Green Light" • Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain, "Got Money" • Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

Best Rap Song
• "Lollipop," Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major • "Low," Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain • "Sexual Eruption," Snoop Dogg • "Superstar," Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos • "Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne

Best Rap Album
• American Gangster, Jay-Z • Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne • The Cool, Lupe Fiasco • Nas, Nas • Paper Trail, T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
• Martina McBride, "For These Times" • LeAnn Rimes, "What I Cannot Change" • Carrie Underwood, "Last Name" • Lee Ann Womack, "Last Call" • Trisha Yearwood, "This Is Me You're Talking To"

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
• Trace Adkins, "You're Gonna Miss This" • Jamey Johnson, "In Color" • James Otto, "Just Got Started Lovin' You" • Brad Paisley, "Letter to Me " • George Strait, "Troubadour"

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
• Brooks & Dunn, "God Must Be Busy" • Lady Antebellum, "Love Don't Live Here" • Rascal Flatts, "Every Day" • The SteelDrivers, "Blue Side of the Mountain" • Sugarland, "Stay"

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
• Kenny Chesney and George Strait, "Shiftwork" • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Killing the Blues" • George Strait and Patty Loveless, "House of Cash" • Sugarland, Jake Owen and Little Big Town, "Life in a Northern Town" • Trisha Yearwood and Keith Urban, "Let the Wind Chase You"

Best Country Instrumental Performance
• Cherryholmes, "Sumatra " • Jerry Douglas and Lloyd Green, "Two Small Cars In Rome" • Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, "Sleigh Ride " • Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas and Bruce Hornsby, "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" • Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner, "Cluster Pluck"

Best Country Song
• "Dig Two Graves," Randy Travis • "I Saw God Today," George Strait • "In Color," Jamey Johnson • "Stay," Sugarland • "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins

Best Country Album
• That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson • Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless • Troubadour, George Strait • Around The Bend, Randy Travis • Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood

Best Bluegrass Album
• Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe, Cherryholmes • Del McCoury Band—Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Del McCoury Band • The Ultimate Collection/Live at the Ryman, Earl Scruggs With Family and Friends • Honoring the Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder • Wheels, Dan Tyminski

Best New Age Album
• Meditations, William Ackerman • Pathfinder, Will Clipman • Peace Time, Jack DeJohnette • Ambrosia, Peter Kater • The Scent of Light, Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
• Randy In Brasil, Randy Brecker • Floating Point, John McLaughlin • Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley, Various Artists • Miles From India, Various Artists • Lifecycle, Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Imagina: Songs of Brasil, Karrin Allyson • Breakfast on the Morning Tram, Stacey Kent • If Less Is More, Nothing Is Everything, Kate McGarry • Loverly, Cassandra Wilson • Distances, Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
• "Be-Bop," Terence Blanchard • "Seven Steps to Heaven," Till Brönner • "Waltz for Debby," Gary Burton and Chick Corea • "Son of Thirteen," Pat Metheny • "Be-Bop," James Moody

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
• The New Crystal Silence, Chick Corea and Gary Burton • History, Mystery, Bill Frisell • Brad Mehldau Trio: Live, Brad Mehldau Trio • Day Trip, Pat Metheny With Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez • Standards, Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter and Peter Erskine Trio

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
• Appearing Nightly, Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band • Act Your Age, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band • Symphonica, Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band and Rundfunk Orchestra • Blauklang, Vince Mendoza • Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album
• Afro Bop Alliance, Caribbean Jazz Project • The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter, Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side Band • Song for Chico, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra • Nouveau Latino, Nestor Torres • Marooned/Aislado, Papo Vázquez and the Mighty Pirates

Best Gospel Performance
• Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans, Mariah Carey and Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir, "I Understand" • Casting Crowns, "East to West" • Mary Mary, "Get Up" • Take 6, "Shall We Gather at the River" • CeCe Winans, "Waging War"

Best Gospel Song
• "Cover Me," 21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful and J. Moss • "Get Up," Mary Mary • "Give Me Your Eyes," Brandon Heath • "Help Me Believe," Kirk Franklin • "You Reign," MercyMe

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
• Hello, After Edmund • Our World Redeemed, Flame • We Need Each Other, Sanctus Real • Rock What You Got, Superchick • Alive and Transported, TobyMac

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
• This Moment, Steven Curtis Chapman • What If We, What If We • Opposite Way, Leeland • Hello Love, Hello Love • Thy Kingdom Come, CeCe Winans

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
• Room for More, Booth Brothers • Lovin' Life, Gaither Vocal Band • Steps to Heaven, Charlie Louvin • Hymned Again, Bart Millard • Ephesians One, Karen Peck J MossNew River

Best Traditional Gospel Album
• Down In New Orleans, the Blind Boys of Alabama • I'll Say Yes, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir • Take It Back, Dorinda Clark-Cole • Deitrick Haddon Presents, Together In Worship, Voices of Unity • Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents, No Limit, the West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
• Reflections, Jason Champion • The Fight of My Life, Kirk Franklin • The Sound, Mary Mary • Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer, the Murrills • Stand Out, Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Best Latin Pop Album
• Cara B, Jorge Drexler • Palabras Del Silencio, Luis Fonsi • La Vida, Es un Ratico, Juanes • Cómplices, Luis Miguel • Tarde o Temprano, Tommy Torres

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
• Sonidos Gold, Grupo Fantasma • 45, Jaguares • La Verdad, Locos por Juana • Tijuana Sound Machine, Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible • Mediocre, Ximena Sariñana

Best Latin Urban Album
• La Novela, Akwid • La Sinfonia, La Sinfonia • The Royalty: La Realeza, R.K.M. and Ken-Y • En lo Claro, Voltio • Los Extraterrestres, Wisin y Yandel

Best Tropical Latin Album
• Cuba: Un Viaje Musical—A Musical Journey, Albita, Rey Ruíz and Donato Poveda • Renacer, DLG • Señor Bachata, José Feliciano • Frutero Moderno, Gonzalo Grau and la Clave Secreta • Back on the Streets, Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2, New Swing Sextet

Best Regional Mexican Album
• Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera, Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano • Desde México: "Cumbia Cusinela," Huichol Musical • Vámonos Pa'l Río, Los Pikadientes de Caborca • Canciones de Amor, Mariachi Divas • A Puro Dolor, Nadia

Best Tejano Album
• Music Lessons, Chente Barrera and Taconazo • Friends and Legends, Joe Posada • Viva la Revolucion, Rubén Ramos and the Mexican Revolution • All That Jazz, , Tortilla Factory • Heir to the Throne, Albert Zamora

Best Norteño Album
• Me Enamore de un Angel, Los Palominos • Raíces, Los Tigres del Norte • Corridos: Defendiendo el Honor, Pesado • Six Pack, Siggno • Cuidado, Solido Best Banda Album

• Tu Inspiracion, Alacranes Musical • Que Bonito, ¡Es Lo Bonito!, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga • Vive y Dejame Vivir, Cuisillos • Tiro de Gracia, Lupillo Rivera • No Es de Madera, Joan Sebástian

Best Traditional Blues Album
• The Blues Rolls On, Elvin Bishop • Skin Deep, Buddy Guy • All Odds Against Me, John Lee Hooker Jr. • One Kind Favor, B.B. King • Pinetop Perkins and Friends, Pinetop Perkins and Friends Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Peace, Love & BBQ, Marcia Ball • Like A Fire, Solomon Burke • City That Care Forgot, Dr. John And The Lower 911 • Maestro, Taj Mahal • Simply Grand, Irma Thomas

Best Traditional Folk Album
• Coal, Kathy Mattea • Comedians & Angels, Tom Paxton • Bring Me Home, Peggy Seeger • At 89, Pete Seeger • Strangers In Another Country, Rosalie Sorrels Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

• Day After Tomorrow, Joan Baez • I, Igbo, Ry Cooder • Sex & Gasoline, Rodney Crowell • All I Intended To Be, Emmylou Harris • Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Native American Music Album
• Songs From the Black Hills, Bryan Akipa • Spo'Mo'Kin'Nan, Black Lodge • Red Rock, Northern Cree • Come to Me Great Mystery—Native American Healing Songs, Various Artists • Faith, Kevin Yazzie

Best Hawaiian Music Album
• 'Ikena, Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho • 'Aumakua, Amy Hanaiali'i • Force of Nature, Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa • Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II, Various Artists • The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Various Artists

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
• Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet • From Now On, Michael Doucet • Homage au Passé, Pine Leaf Boys • Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys • Cedric Watson, Cedric Watson

Best Reggae Album
• Jah Is Real, Burning Spear • Let's Get Physical, Elephant Man • Vibes, Heavy D • Repentance, Lee "Scratch" Perry • Intoxication, Shaggy • Amazing, Sly & Robbie

Best Traditional World Music Album
• Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey, Debashish Bhattacharya • The Mandé Variations, Toumani Diabaté • Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu, Ladysmith Black Mambazo • Dancing In The Light, Lakshmi Shankar Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Shake Away, Lila Downs • Banda Larga Cordel, Gilberto Gil • Global Drum Project, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo • Rokku mi Rokka (Give and Take), Youssou N'Dour • Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater, Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Polka Album
• El Maestro del Acordeón y Sus Polkas, Paulino Bernal • Speechless, LynnMarie and Charlie Kelley as the Boxhounds • Back to Back Hall of Fame Polkas, Walter Ostanek and His Band, Jerry Darlak and the Touch and Bob Kravos and His Band • Hungry for More, Polka Family Band • Let the Whole World Sing, Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra

Best Musical Album for Children
• Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies, Beethoven's Wig • Big Round World, Trout Fishing In America • Here Come the 123s, They Might Be Giants • Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could • The Shoe Bird, Gerard Schwarz Conducting the Seattle Symphony

Best Spoken Word Album for Children
• Around the Campfire, Buck Howdy With BB • The Big One-Oh, Dean Pitchford • Brown Bear and Friends, Gwyneth Paltrow • The Cricket in Times Square, Tony Shalhoub • Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live, Bill Harley

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling)
• An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore), Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood • Born Standing Up, Steve Martin • I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert (and Various Artists) • Life Beyond Measure, Sidney Poitier • When You Are Engulfed In Flames, David Sedaris

Best Comedy Album
• Anticipation, Lewis Black • Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords • For Your Consideration, Kathy Griffin • It's Bad for Ya, George Carlin • Songs of the Bushmen, Harry Shearer

Best Musical Show Album
• Gypsy • In the Heights • The Little Mermaid • South Pacific • Young Frankenstein: The Musical

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• American Gangster • August Rush • Juno • Mamma Mia! • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Score Soundtrack Album tor Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• The Dark Knight, James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, John Williams • Iron Man, Ramin Djawadi • There Will Be Blood, Jonny Greenwood • WALL-E, Thomas Newman

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• "Down to Earth" (from WALL-E), Peter Gabriel • "Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted), Carrie Underwood • "Say" (from The Bucket List), John Mayer • "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted), Amy Adams • "Walk Hard (from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), John C. Reilly

Best Instrumental Composition
• "The Adventures of Mutt" (from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), John Williams • "Alegria," Chick Corea and Gary Burton • "Claire's Closet," Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern • "Danzón de Etiqueta," Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin • "Hit the Ground Running," Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Best Instrumental Arrangement
• Harry Connick Jr., "Ash Wednesday" • Maynard Ferguson, "Besame Mucho" • Frank Macchia and the Prague Orchestra, "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" • Joe Zawinul, "In a Silent Way" • Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, "Yo Tannenbaum"

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
• "Alfie," Traincha and the Metropole Orchestra • "Grace," Take 6 • "Here's That Rainy Day," Natalie Cole • "Johnny One Note," John Pizzarelli • "Lazy Afternoon," Danilo Perez

Best Recording Package
• Death Magnetic, Metallica • Hawk Nelson, Is My Friend!, Hawk Nelson • Nouns, No Age • Radio Retaliation, Thievery Corporation • Summer Rains, the Ditty Bops

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
• Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails • In Rainbows, Radiohead • Poems and Songs, Wu Sheng • Pretty. Odd., Panic at the Disco • @#%&*! Smilers, Aimee Mann

Best Album Notes
• Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, Various Artists • Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft • Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Miles Davis • Rare and Unreleased Recordings From the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin • The Unsung Father of Country Music: 1925-1934, Ernest V. Stoneman

Best Historical Album
• Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, Various Artists • Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion: Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940), Lester Young With Count Basie • Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft • Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette, Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette • To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story, Nina Simone

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
• Consolers of the Lonely, the Raconteurs • Just a Little Lovin', Shelby Lynne • Lay It Down, Al Green • Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole • We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., Jason Mraz

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
• Danger Mouse: Attack and Release (the Black Keys), Modern Guilt (Beck), The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) • Nigel Godrich, In Rainbows • Johnny Karkazis: Big Bad World (Plain White T's), The Illusion of Progress (Staind), Light From Above (Black Tide), 3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) • Rick Rubin: Death Magnetic (Metallica), Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond), Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (Ours), Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan), Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) • Will.i.am: "American Boy" (Estelle Featuring Kanye West), Encanto (Sergio Mendes), "Funky Bahia" (Sergio Mendes Featuring Will.i.am & Siedah Garrett), "In the Ayer" (Flo Rida Featuring Will.i.am), "Pick It Up" (Fergie), "Picture Perfect" (Chris Brown Featuring Will.i.am), "What's Your Name" (Usher Featuring Will.i.am)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
• "Closer" (StoneBridge Radio Edit), Ne-Yo • "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix), MGMT • "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Remix), Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake • "Just Fine" (Moto Blanco Remix), Mary J. Blige • "The Longest Road" (Deadmau5 Remix), Morgan Page Featuring Lissie B

Best Surround Sound Album
• Divertimenti, Øyvind Gimse and TrondheimSolistene • Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina, Paavo Järvi and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra • Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works, Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir and Kansas City Chorale • Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection, Ringo Starr • Sensurround + B-Sides, Cornelius

Best Engineered Album, Classical
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic • Divertimenti, Øyvind Gimse and TrondheimSolistene • Puccini: La Bohème: Robert Spano and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus • Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana, JoAnn Falletta and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra • Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma and Chicago Symphony

Orchestra Producer of the Year, Classical
• David Frost • David Groves • Judith Sherman • Robert Woods • Robina G. Young

Best Classical Album
• Maria, Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla • O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night, Company Of Strings; Company of Voices and Conspirare • Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra • Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary, Phoenix Chorale • Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich and Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Best Orchestral Performance
• Iceland Symphony Orchestra, D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 • Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction and Dance From Salome • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 • Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra, Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements

Best Opera Recording
• Dun, Tan: The First Emperor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra • Lully: Psyché, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus • Monteverdi: L'Orfeo, Concerto Italiano • Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus • Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny; Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich and Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus

Best Choral Performance
• Company of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare, O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold of Night • Kansas City Chorale and Phoenix Bach Choir, Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works • Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin, Symphony of Psalms • Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa and Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater • Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose and Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus, Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
• National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Bloch/Lees: Violin Concertos • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Harrison: Pipa Concerto • Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 and 20 • L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 and 5 • Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
• Marc-André Hamelin, In a State of Jazz • Gloria Cheng, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky and Lutoslawski • Wei Li, Red Cliff Capriccio • Cameron Carpenter, Revolutionary • Joan Jeanrenaud, Strange Toys

Best Chamber Music Performance
• Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet, Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34 • Pacifica Quartet, Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 • Trio Mediaeval, Folk Songs • ARC Ensemble, Right Through the Bone—Julius Röntgen Chamber Music • Jennifer Koh and Reiko Uchida, String Poetic

Best Small Ensemble Performance
• TrondheimSolistene, Divertimenti • Moscow Soloists, Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia • Schoenberg Ensemble, Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai • Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble, Monk: Impermanence • Phoenix Chorale, Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary

Best Classical Vocal Performance
• JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan • Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Fussell, Charles: Wilde • Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Gomidas Songs • Adam Fischer; Orchestra la Scintilla, Maria • Christian Gerhaher and Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg and Gerold Huber, Terezín: Theresienstadt

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
• Peter Eötvös, "Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte" • Robert Spano, "Gandolfi: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation" • JoAnn Falletta, "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan" • Douglas Boyd, "Violin Concerto No. 2" • Chris Walden, "Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, the Four Elements"

Best Classical Crossover Album
• Baroque, Gabriela Montero • Indigo Road, Ronn McFarlane • Old School, East Village Opera Company • The Othello Syndrome, Uri Caine Ensemble • Simple Gifts, the King's Singers

Best Short Form Music Video
• Erykah Badu, "Honey" • Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" • Alicia Keys and Jack White, "Another Way to Die" • Radiohead, "House of Cards" • Weezer, "Pork and Beans"

Best Long Form Music Video
• John Mayer, "Where the Light Is—Live in Los Angeles" • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , "Runnin' Down a Dream" • Rihanna, "Good Girl Gone Bad Live" • Various Artists, "Respect Yourself—the Stax Records Story" • The Who, "Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who"

WHATS UR TAKE ON TE LIST?

Oando Energy Services (a subsidiary of Oando Plc) is inviting competent candidates to fill in the following vacancies in the drilling oil unit of their business.

1. ROUSTABOUT 001
Age not more than 35 years
Candidate must possess a minimum of WASC/GCE/OND
Must possess a minimum of 2 years relevant experience in similar functions.
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

2. FLOORMAN 002
Age not more than 40 years
Candidate must possess minimum of WASC/GCE/OND
Must possess a minimum of 5 years relevant experience In the Oil/Gas Drilling Industry.
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

3. DERRICKMAN 003
Age not more than 45 years
Candidate must possess minimum of WASC/GCE/OND
Must possess a minimum of 6 years relevant experience in the Oil/Gas Drilling Industry of which at least 2 years must have been spent as a derrick man
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

4. MOTORMAN 004
Age not more than 45 years
Candidate must possess minimum of WASC/GCE/OND
Must possess a minimum of 5 years experience in the Oil/Gas Drilling Industry of which at least 2years must have been spent as a motorman
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

5. CRANE OPERATOR 005
Age not more than 45 years
Candidate must possess minimum of WASC/GCE/OND

6. WELDER OO6
Age not more than 40 years
Candidate must possess minimum of WASC/GCE/OND
Must possess a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the Oil/Gas Drilling Industry.
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

7. RADIO OPERATOR/ADMINISTRATOR 007
Age not more than 40 years
Candidate must possess minimum of WASC/GCE/OND
Must possess a minimum of 5 years experience in the Oil/Gas Drilling Industry of which at least 3years must have been spent as a Radioman
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

8. WAREHOUSEMEN 008
Age not more than 40 years
Candidate must possess minimum of University Degree or its equivalent in any of the social sciences.
Must possess a minimum of 5 years experience in the Oil/Gas Drilling Industry especially in supply chain management.
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

9. SENIOR MECHANICS 009
Age not more than 40 years
Candidate must possess minimum of an OND or its equivalent in Mechanical Engineering. However, possession of a first degree in Mechanical Engineering would be an added advantage.
Must possess a minimum of 6 years rig related experience in CAT and EMD Engines.
Possession of relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

10. CHIEF MECHANIC 010
Age not more than 50 years
Candidate must possess minimum of an OND or its equivalent in Mechanical Engineering. However, possession of a first degree in Mechanical Engineering would be an added advantage.
Must possess a minimum of 10 years rig related experience in CAT and EMD Engines.
Must possess good leadership and supervisory skills
Possession of relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage

11.SENIOR ELECTRICIANS 011
Age not more than 40 years
Candidate must possess minimum of an OND or its equivalent in Electrical Engineering. However, possession of a first degree in Electrical Engineering would be an added advantage.
Must possess a minimum of 6 years rig related experience.
Possession of relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage

12. CHIEF ELECTRICIAN 012
Age not more than 50 years
Candidate must possess minimum of an OND or its equivalent In Electrical Engineering. However, possession of a first degree in Electrical Engineering would be an added advantage.
Must possess a minimum of 1 0 years rig related Electrical Engineering experience
Must possess good leadership and supervisory skills
Possession of relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage

13. ASSISTANT DRILLERS 013
Age not more than 45 years
Candidate must possess minimum of National Diploma certificate in any discipline
Must have a minimum of 8 years hands on experience in the Industry, of which a minimum of 2 years must have been spent as an Assistant Driller
Possession of a valid IWCF certificate is a pre-requisite for this role.
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

14. DRILLERS 014
Age not more than 45 years
Candidate must minimum of National Diploma certificate in any discipline
Must have a minimum of 10 years hands on experience in the Industry, of which a minimum of 3years must have been spent as a Driller.
Possession of a valid IWCF certificate is a pre-requisite for this role.
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

15. TOOL PUSHERS/SNR. TOOL PUSHERS 015
Age not more than 50 years
Candidate must have minimum of National Diploma Certificate in any discipline
Must have a minimum of 12 years hands on experience in the industry, of which a minimum of 4 years must have been spent as a tool pusher in the operation of drilling rigs.
Possession of a valid IWCF CERTIFICATE is a prerequisite for this role.
Must possess good leadership and supervisory skills

16. OFFSHORE INSTALLATION MANAGER 016
Age not more than 50 years
Candidate must minimum of National Diploma certificate in any discipline
Must have a minimum of 15 years hands on experience in the Industry, of which a minimum of 3 years must have been spent as a senior Tool Pusher in the operation of drilling rigs and at least 2 years as an Off Shore Installation Manager.
Possession of a valid IWCF certificate is a pre-requisite for this role.
Must possess good leadership and supervisory skills

17. OPERATIONS ENGINEER 017
Age not more than 40 years
Candidate must possess a good first degree or its equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
Must have a minimum of 13 years hands on experience in the management of rig operations.
Possession of a valid IWCF certificate is a pre-requisite for this role.
Must possess good leadership and supervisory skills

18. RIG MANAGER 018
Age not more than 45 years
Candidate must possess a good first degree in Sciences or Engineering
Must have a minimum of 10 years hands on experience in the management of rig operations. Possession of a valid IWCF certificate is a pre-requisite for this role.
Must possess good leadership and supervisory skills
Knowledge of Oil and Gas Budgeting and Financial management would be an added advantage.

19. MEDlC/DOCTORS 019
Candidate must be a Medical Doctor and have at least 5 years post qualification, dully licensed & registered with Nigerian Medical & Dental Council
A minimum of 3years experience as a rig medic is required forthis rote.
The right candidate for this role must be a good team player

All interested candidates are advised to forward their applications along with their CVs online to the following address oesvacancies@oandoplc.com clearly indicating the application code. Late applications will not be accepted, multiple applications attract outright disqualification and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing Date: 16th December, 2008.

Someone called me this morning to ask if i applied for a job @ ericcson, I replied yes. Then he asked I could be at their VI Office on moday 10am for a test. But later when I called that same number back to get some clarification, a female voice (as oppose to the male who called earlier) told me there was no test or interview invitation at the company at the moment and that i shuld ignore the invitation.
I dont know if anyone in d house got the call, and I'm a bit confused at d moment cos I'm in Abj, n dont want to spend ransport in coming 2 lag and be told no test.
Advice pls,