Lagos state Governor, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered sand dredgers operating in waterways in the state to stop their operations and vacate the sites immediately.
Mr Ade Akinsanya, the Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure, relayed the governor’s order at a closed door meeting he held on Monday with the dredgers from Ebute-Ilaje in Alausa, Ikeja.
“He also ordered the dredgers in Ebute-Ilaje to evacuate their dredging equipment from the environment within 72 hours.
“The idea is to ensure adequate security of lives and property in the state.
“Dredgers in the state need to renew their operational permit annually, but majority of them have not renewed their permit for many years.
“The state government and the National Inland Waterways Authority are the licensing authorities to give directive on such operation on the waterways’’.
Commenting, Mr Kazeem Adesola, the Chairman of Ebute-Ilaje Dredgers Association, appealed to the governor to reconsider the decision.
Adesola said that there were lots of challenges involved in the relocation of the dredging equipment. “We are ready to obey the state government’s directive, but we will face a lot of constraints moving our equipment away from the place.
“In fact, 200 men will find it difficult to carry one of the dredging machines and we have over 100 operating machines. “Each of those machines costs N550, 000 and they are seven feet in height,’’ he said.
The order followed an uproar between two communities in Bariga area of the state, Folarin and Ebute-Ilaje over dredging sites. With the development, the government said it was out to check the activities of hoodlums in the area.
FCMB Group Plc (FCMB) has recorded an increase revenue of N109.3 billion for the nine-months ended September 2015, an increase of two per cent from N106.7 billion for the same period in 2014. The bank also recorded a profit before tax (PBT) of N2.6 billion for the period, as against N16.8 billion for the nine-months of 2014.
FCMB’s net interest income for the period ended September 2014 stood at N48.7 billion, as against N49.1 billion for the same period prior year. Operating expenses was up three per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) to N50.5 billion, for the nine-months ended September 2015, compared to N48.9 billion for the same period the previous year- a slower growth rate than inflation rate, underscoring FCMB’s successful cost saving initiatives.
Total assets was up 12 per cent YoY to N1.17 trillion as at September 2015 compared to N1.04 trillion as at September 2014, but flat Year-to-Date. First City Monument Bank Limited, the commercial and retail banking subsidiary of FCMB Group Plc, also increases loans and advances to its customers to N568.0 billion as at September 2015, as against N565.0 billion the previous year.
According to the managing director of FCMB Group Plc, Mr Peter Obaseki said, “The group’s nine months’ profit before tax, dropped YoY to N2.6 billion, with the significant earnings drop largely coming from our commercial banking activities. This was caused by a specific impairment of N5.4 billion on a contracted receivable with a reputable and creditworthy going concern, that we are hopeful of recovering and additional impairments of N6 billion on our loan book.
Irrespective of a weak macroeconomic environment, the priority in the coming months will be on cost efficiency – especially cost of risk – capital preservation, loan and receivable recoveries and sustaining the momentum in our retail banking activities.”
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo stated that Nieria has all it needs to develop and sustain a solid economy, saying that the dwindling oil prices will not affect the country. He promised to facilitate pre-investment approvals for would be investors to the country.
According to Prof. Osinbajo, the President has already given the mandate to ensure that a conducive environment is created for business investments in the country, and he added that work has already started with government looking at the different aspects involved.
He revealed that the entire power value chain would be well compensated in order to produce the needed results.
He also restated the commitment of the Buhari administration to creating jobs through businesses and direct action of the government to engage the youths. He said the 500,000 teaching positions for unemployed graduates is also included in the 2016 budget to help engae the youths in paid voluntary occupations in their communities.
However, the Federal Government will also create opportunity for about 370,000 youths who are not graduates to receive vocational training and acquire skills, while one million artisans and market women would receive soft loans through the Bank of Industry as already proposed in the proposed 2016 budget.
(L-R) Country Director, PLAN International, Dr. Hussaini Abdu, Corporate Affairs Director, Unilever Nigeria, Soromidayo George, Vice President, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, Lead Consultant, Thistle Praxis, Ini Onuk and MD/CEO, Galaxy Backbone, Yusuf Kazaure at the Sustainable Conversations thought leadership series sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.
Nigeria’s most innovative telecoms operator, Etisalat, has called on Governments across all levels in the country to prioritize meeting the critical development needs of the nation in their renewed efforts at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals agenda of the United Nations.
Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, made the call recently in Abuja while speaking at the seventh edition of the thought leadership breakfast series, Sustainable Conversations, organised by Thistle Praxis Consulting in partnership with Etisalat Nigeria.
Dikko lauded the UN-backed Sustainable Development Goals agenda, but noted that a country like Nigeria has to evaluate and prioritize which goals constitute its most pressing needs and go for such without taking its eyes off the others in the UN-backed 17-goals agenda block.
His words, “The SDGs are lofty and ambitious targets. I think the way around this is for countries to look for what is the most critical for them. Each country has its own priorities. For a country like ours that has a very young, up and coming population, our primary concern for now should be to focus on education, health, security, peace and justice, access to facilities, etc. That is not to say we should ignore the other goals and just focus on these. We should prioritize and start with what is achievable now given the resources at our disposal.”
(L-R) Corporate Affairs Director, Unilever Nigeria, Soromidayo George, Vice President, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, Lead Consultant, Thistle Praxis, Ini Onuk, MD/CEO, Galaxy Backbone, Yusuf Kazaure and Acting Regional Coordinator, Africa, UN Millennium Campaign/SDGs Action Cmpaign, Hilary Ogbonna at the Sustainable Conversations thought leadership series sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.(R-L) Vice President, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko presenting a plaque to the representative of the Honourable Minister for Science and Deputy Director, Research and Statistics, Ministry of Science and Tech, Mr. Anyanwu Anselem at the Sustainable Conversations thought leadership series sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.(R-L) Vice President, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko presenting a plaque to Prof. Labode Popoola, Director, Centre for Sustainable Development (CESDEV), University of Ibadan at the Sustainable Conversations thought leadership series sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.(L-R) Country Director, PLAN International, Dr. Hussaini Abdu, Vice President, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko and MD/CEO, Galaxy Backbone, Yusuf Kazaure sharing a moment of laughter at the Sustainable Conversations thought leadership series sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.
While assuring of Etisalat’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with governments and their agencies towards achieving the development goals, Dikko disclosed that the company is leading a quiet revolution in providing telecommunications-focused education with training of students and lecturers in that field.
“When we started operations in 2008, we realized that in our Universities, there were only such programmes like petroleum, electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering, but there was no telecommunications engineering. In this 21st century, there is no way we can go forward and build capacity if we did not try and address that. So we started a partnership with ABU, Zaria to sponsor students to Masters’ Degree programmes in telecommunications engineering in partnership with Plymouth University, UK and the Etisalat Academy, UAE. We are also training some lecturers at PhD level so there can be capacity for knowledge sharing,” he said.
Also speaking, Country Director, PLAN International, Dr. Hussaini Abdu, who expressed delight at the prospects inherent in the goals, asserted that the attainment of the development goals can be fast-tracked with the active involvement of the organised private sector and other relevant segments of the Nigerian society.
Other discussants included the Acting Regional Coordinator, Africa, UN Millennium Campaign/SDGs Action Campaign, Hilary Ogbonna; the Corporate Affairs Director, Unilever Nigeria, Soromidayo George; MD/CEO, Galaxy Backbone, Yusuf Kazaure; Deputy Director, Research and Statistics, Ministry of Science and Tech, Mr. Anyanwu Anselem representing the Honourable Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and Director, Centre for Sustainable Development (CESDEV), University of Ibadan, Prof. Labode Popoola.
Allianz brand tops the Insurance Top 50 ranking for third year in a row
Allianz is the only insurer to rank amongst the world’s 50 strongest brands in 2016
Brand value of Allianz at €18.6bn, up 8.1% from 2015
Allianz has consolidated its position as the most valuable insurance brand in this year’s Brand Finance Global 500 ranking. Holding the pole position for three consecutive years, it has become the only insurer to be included in the Top 50 of the world’s strongest brands in 2016.
As a result of Allianz’ strong premium growth, the Group’s brand value increased by 8.1% from €17.2bn to €18.6bn (US$ 20.3bn), putting Allianz at number 43 among the top 500 global brands (up from 44th place in 2015).
In the 2016 ranking, Brand Finance recognized Allianz’ resilience in a challenging environment and the Group’s strong financial performance driven by its flagship brand, ‘customer centricity’ and ‘digital by default’ approach. This made it also one of the most brand driven financial services companies in this year’s ranking.
Christian Deuringer, Head of Global Brand Management at Allianz, said: “This excellent ranking shows that our flagship brand strategy as well as our clear focus on the customer and on digitalization are building trust and resonating with our clients around the globe. We would like to thank them for their growing loyalty.”
Assessing the future potential of Allianz, Brand Finance recognized that the Group’s customer-centric approach is capable of driving value and building on existing scale. It also considered the Allianz brand to be particularly well-positioned to benefit from growth opportunities presented by digitalization-driven changes in the insurance sector.
Allianz operates in over 70 countries. It has been operating on the African continent for over 100 years and is already among the leaders of the market in South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Republic of Congo, Senegal and Togo.
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned corps members against participating in the National Service and attending the Law School at the same time.
“It is illegal and unacceptable”, the Corps warned on Monday, at the 2016 Annual Management Conference of the Scheme, in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
The conference noted that “the NYSC Act provides for uninterrupted service year, and advised prospective Corps members to choose which one to defer between National Service and Law School attendance instead of attempting to combine both.
Parents of prospective Corps members have also been advised by the conference to allow their children take decisions as adults and avoid discouraging them from accepting postings to any locations in the country.”
According to the resolutions reached: “Management also noted the return of normalcy in some states whose orientation camps were closed due to insecurity, and expressed readiness to make phased reopening of the camps after due consultations with security agencies and governments of the affected states.”
The conference resolved to deepen engagements with key stakeholders, including the security and intelligence community and traditional rulers on matters of security and general well-being of Corps members.
Also, from the 2016 Batch ‘A’ Orientation, Corps members would be sensitized on national attitudinal change, while posting to places of primary assignment would be reviewed to meet contemporary need
Foremost financial institution, GTBank has restated its commitment to continue investing in both the academic and social well being on Nigerian university undergraduates, as it unveils the latest Mini Cooper winner. Hassan Jamiu Olawale who emerged winner of the 3rd Season of the GTCrea8 Mini Cooper giveaway special.
At the events draw which held recently at the GTBank head office. Hassan Jamiu Olawale, a model and student of Kwara State University became the proud owner of a brand new Mini Cooper car.
Since the launch of the campaign, two lucky GTCrea8 customers have been rewarded with a brand new mini cooper car. In 2013, Shalom Wigwe Elisha – a 2nd year student of medicine at the University of Lagos became the very first recipient of the prestigious car. Maryam Adebiyi – a student of Lagos state Polytechnic was the next to win the car in 2014.
The aim of this Giveaway Mini Cooper giveaway is to appreciate and encourage GTcrea8 eSavers account holders in Nigeria and diaspora. The initiative also seeks to inspire young people to cultivate the habit of saving. Last year, millions of undergraduates from across Nigeria took part in this annual campus activation.
In a chat session with this season’s winner, elated Olawale revealed “I come from a family of four and currently a student at Kwara State University, department of Banking and Finance. I am a model (MR. KWARA INT’L CHARISMATIC 2015). I do not have much hobbies but I pride myself at solving problems around me especially business related puzzles. One of my recent business solutions is ICHOPPY a feeding app for students. The other is called SALUBATA a model invention of the past
“I heard about gtcrea8 from sources that include newspapers, online browsing and most especially there was a time I had issues with buying goods online. These made me go to my bank (GTBank) to enlightening me more about Internet transactions”.
“The GTCrea8 account has come in very handy in many and different forms. Fashion and style has been my tool to get people to listen to what I have to say when it comes to my ideas and business motives. Since most of my shopping is done online the GTcrea8 acct has made it very easy and fast indeed, therefore creating a seamless experience for me every time I shop, it usefulness can therefore not be overemphasized.”
The GTCrea8 account is a trendy, card-based interest bearing account designed especially for undergraduates. It is part of the Bank’s value proposition to deliver banking in a different way to young people by engaging them with fun, exciting and interactive activities such as musical Campus Storms and master classes which resonates with their unique demographics. This year account holders of GTcrea8 account can look forward to yet another exciting season of the mini cooper giveaway as the Bank is set to commence the 4th edition
About 110,048 children were immunised during the last round of polio immunisation against polio virus in Dutse local government area of Jigawa.
Alhaji Suraj Muhammad, the Manager, National Programme on Immunisation (NPI) said that the council received enough doses of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPVs) for the smooth conduct of the exercise.
He also applauded the efforts of religious and traditional leaders in the council in ensuring the success of the immunisation programme.
The council’s Information Officer, Malam Abdullahi Yakubu, also commended the local government for its support to the successful conduct of the exercise.
Muhammad expressed satisfaction over the impressive turnout of children during the exercise and commended parents for their full cooperation.
The Presidency on Monday explained the reason behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips, saying that the trips were aimed at recovering funds looted from Nigeria.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said this while addressing State House correspondents.
Buhari will on Tuesday travel to France and Britain. He had visited Kenya and Ethiopia last week.
He said so far, Buhari had during his trips secured agreements with various countries on recovery and repatriation of stolen funds.
He also disclosed that some top security officials in the country would, in the next one week, travel to the United Arab Emirates to further actualise an agreement on recovery and repatriation of stolen funds.
“So, the President wants to make it difficult for people, even when they steal from Nigeria, there would probably be no hiding place for stolen assets,” he added.
The Coordinating Director (Domestic Taxes Group) at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Ajayi has revealed that some companies involved in the crude oil exchange agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), have no tax returns with the agency.
The companies, include Duke Oil and Trafigura, with Trafigura lifting about 12 million metric tons, in the swap programme and Duke Oil Global Investment refused to furnish it with requested tax inquiries.
According to the representative of Trafigura, Mr. James Juslin, the company has no tax obligations to Nigeria being an international company.
Ajayi reacted to his claim saying any company operating in the country and engaging in transactions must pay relevant taxes, irrespective of where it was registered. Following these revelations, the Hon. Zakari Mohammed led ad hoc committee asked for verification of names and location of all companies in the name of Duke oil.
The committee also mandated the FIRS to set to work by interacting with all the affected companies with a view of ensuring that all the taxes were recovered from them.
Pre-Qualification of Building Contractors for the Civil component of the Rehabilitation of Health Facilities and Centres Located in the Wards ,Local Governments and Townships of Kaduna State
The Kaduna State Government(KDSG)is desirous of carrying out rehabilitation/expansion works on Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Health Facilities and Centres in the state. This is part of the modernization and re-equipping of health facilities.
The work shall include: The rehabilitation of dilapidated components of existing health facilities or centres as well expansion of some of them to accommodate more equipment
The location of the works are: the 255 wards,23 local governments and the various townships of the state. The works shall be awarded in lots-each lot being a single facility or health centre. The list of health centres and schedule of the lots is available on www.kdsg.gov.ng.
The KDSG hereby invites building contractors to submit the listed prequalification requirements for evaluation and contractors for the stated works
SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS
The following are the prequalification
Documents/Requirements to be met or submitted by prospective contractors:
Full name and nationality (country of registration of the company and evidence of registration)(originals may be required for sighting before any award decision is taken)
Profile of the company including copies of all registration documents.
Evidence of track record of handling and successfully completing similar projects.
Evidence of Tax Clearance Certificate for 2013 ,2014 and 2015(originals will be required for sighting and verification before any awards decisions are made)
Submission of Audited Accounts for the last three years(2013,2014 and 2015)(necessary verifications shall be carried out on any submissions made)
Certified Bank Draft of N50,000.00 made payable to KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT for each lot applied for.Any LOT not accompanied with a N50,000 draft shall not be considered.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Prequalification Submissions must be made in three (3) copies (one original &two copies)in a sealed envelope clearly marked
“PREQUALIFICATION FOR REHABILITATION OF PRIMARY,SECONDARY AND TERTIARY HEALTH FACILITIES AND CENTRES IN KADUNA STATE.
The Submissions should be delivered not later than 15:00hrs
Nigeria time on the 17th February,2016 to the address below
The Secretary,
Kaduna State Tenders Board
10 Yakubu Gowon Way
Kaduna
Kaduna State-Nigeria
All Submissions will be opened immediately after the deadline in the above stated Office, on the closing date, in the presence of all interested firms that choose to attend.
Please note that:
-Only shortlisted firms will be invited for further consideration.
-Late submissions shall be rejected.
-This advertisement shall not be constructed as a commitment on the part of Kaduna State to contract any company nor shall it entitle any firm submitting documents to claim any indemnity.
-Kaduna State reserves the right to take final decision on any of the submissions received.
-Interested applicants may obtain further information at the address above from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm, Monday through Friday (except public holidays).
-Submission through email or fax will not be accepted.
-All submissions must be made in English Language.
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), says it will hold an impportant National Executive Council (NEC), meeting in Abuja on Feb. 2, to suspend its over one month old strike.
The Chairman of SSANU, University of Benin branch, Mr John Alilei said the planned suspension was prompted by the Federal Government’s decision to put the directive to sack some university staff workers on hold.
“Information reaching us is that the Federal Government has written letters to all vice-chancellors to stay action on the circular issued to sack primary school teachers in university staff schools.
“To this end, we are going to Abuja tomorrow to hold an emergency NEC meeting with a view to suspending the strike.
“The strike will be suspended on Tuesday and academic work will resume on Wednesday’’, he said.
SSANU went on strike since Dec. 24, 2015 to protest against federal government’s decision to remove the names of the university staff school workers from its pay roll.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has urged lawmakers to include non-custodian sentences such as community service and correctional penalties as part of the sanctions in the proposed amendment of the FRSC Act 2004.
Mr Fashola, who spoke at a public hearing with the House of Representatives Committee on Road Safety on Monday, said that the amendment to prescribe stiffer penalties for traffic offences reaching up to 60,000 Naira is timely, but might not achieve deterrence as envisaged by the proposed amendment.
A former lawmaker and member of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Uchenna Ekwe, however, said that the fines should be increased to over N100,000 and should also be broken into two categories to ensure that VIP offenders were duly sanctioned.
According to the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Road Safety, Solomon Marem, the public hearing focused on two issues – the amendment of the Road Safety Act 2004 to include penalties for certain traffic offences or increase penalties for existing ones and to ensure enforcement of conditions for establishing, registering and operating driving schools.
According to the Chief Medical Director, Dr Lawrence Ayodele, the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti (FETHI), discharged a female lassa fever patient from the hospital after recovery. He said that this was achieved through the determination of staff of the tertiary health institution.
A 19-year-old student of School of Nursing, owned by the institution, was diagnosed with the diseases about three weeks ago and has been receiving treatment at isolation centre of the hospital.
Dr Ayodele reprimanded the care givers who allegedly abdicated their responsibility by refusing to join the team in treating the patient, saying they will be sanctioned for alleged professional misconduct.
He also thanked the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ekiti State government for their supports. Meanwhile, the CMD awarded Mrs Adejoke Awotona and her team certificates of excellence in service to mark the breakthrough.
Ayodele who stated that the patient was discharged after a post-treatment diagnosis at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State called on the minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to reward the experts and grant national recognition to its isolation centre.
The Lagos State Government has given illegal abattoirs two weeks within which to close down operations or face severe consequences.
This was contained in a statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Toyin Suarau, in Lagos on Monday.
The commissioner in the statement declared that such unauthorised abattoir would not be allowed to frustrate the resolve to monitor the quality of meat sold to members of the public.
He said that it had become very necessary to monitor the whole process of meat handling, right from the animal markets to the abattoir, and even its transportation.
The commissioner said that the riot act was part of the measures to curb the spread of unwholesome processed meat and meat products.
He added that that government had handled the distribution aspect by introducing the Eko Refrigerated Meat Van, which was being used to transport meat, rather than the former obnoxious meat transportation.
“Government will continue to close down illegal abattoirs and slaughter slabs, which are not hygienic and not in compliant with the relevant laws governing meat slaughtering in the state’,” the official said
Suarau disclosed that the two weeks ultimatum also affected operators of illegal abattoirs located within Military Cantonments and Barracks in the State, where veterinary officers are denied access.
The Nigeria Manufacturing Trade Fair featuring mPAD (Manufacturing Partnerships for African Development), hosted in Lagos, March 15 – 17, 2016 is brought to you by Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd, Clarion Events Ltd and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN).
This is the official annual meeting place and procurement event for the 2,000 invited MAN members who are investing in new technology that will modernise their manufacturing capabilities in accordance with the Nigerian Industrial Plan Revolution (NIRP).
Nigerian Manufacturing Expo is where Nigerian manufacturers come to evaluate and purchase new manufacturing machinery.
Over 2,000 attendees are expected to attend with 100 exhibitors.
iROKO Partners Limited is a super fast growing start-up business. We are the fastest growing digital media company offering West African content globally. Our mission is to provide easier access and discovery of quality entertainment content to hundreds of millions of people on devices of their choice. We work across three continents and have offices in London, New York and Lagos.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Employee Relations and Human Resources Specialist
Location: Lagos
Reports to: Global Head of HR
Profile
iROKO is on the lookout for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist based in our Lagos office.
You will be responsible for the employee wellbeing over around 100 employees and be an administrative expert with outstanding organisational skills and attention to detail.
You will ideally have experience of payroll administration and health care administration.
You will help organise and launch employee forums and Peer Group meetings and be experienced in mediation and conflict resolution.
Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about working in a creative, fast growing business and be able to handle a varied and challenging workload with a calm and cohesive approach and the requisite gravitas to influence and inspire confidence in your approach.
In return we will offer support for you to grow and learn in your role, benefits and the chance to be part of something truly dynamic, progressive and exciting!
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for supporting the employee needs and day to day operations of a busy office
HR Administrative support to the Head of Global HR
Ownership of payroll and benefits administration
Helping prepare proposals, reports and providing support for a new company appraisal system
Recruitment and onboarding support (and experience in interviewing candidates)
Helping put together presentations when required so must be proficient in PowerPoint
Highly numerate with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Database Management Skills
Able to effectively manage and plan own work priorities, responding professionally to all requests in a timely manner
Experience in processing visas for international employees
Demonstrated Behaviours:
Self-motivated and ambitious
Second to none attention to detail!
Solution oriented with a creative approach to problem solving
Focused on building strong and effective working relationships
Focused on continuous improvement and development, both personally and on behalf of the company
Able to work calmly and effectively in a fast paced environment
Takes on board feedback and is proactive in acting on flagged areas for development
Educations
A University is degree desirable but not obligatory.
Preferably a qualified member or CIPM Nigeria.
What We Look for In an iROKO Candidate:
At Iroko we passionately believe that all our employees should;
Be bold
Be customer
Be honest
Be fast
Be amazing!
We love passionate, focused, confident and ambitious people with a flexible and dynamic approach to their job.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should APPLY
MediaVision Limited is Nigeria’s Leading Events Management and Sports Marketing Company with a Vision to be at the Forefront of a Self-sustaining Sports Industry in Nigeria and Africa at large. We are committed to constantly using the vehicle of sports to help our clients reach out in novel, innovative and exciting ways. Over the years, we have been able to build a strong and enduring relationship with corporate Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Graphics/Content Development/Social Media Officer
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions
To develop visual representation for our social media campaigns
To establish and use a range of captivating visual content on our social media platforms
Develop creative designs and contents for our Newsletters
Prompt upload of event previews on the website
Instant upload of event reviews on the website
Proactively generate contents from recent company activities for uploads on the website
Regular review and overhaul of the outlook of the website
Instant on-site post on our social media channels
Strategically establish campaigns that will significantly grow fan-base
Promote our brands and products via online platforms
Qualifications and Requirements
Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in brand management
This position is bespoke to the male gender
HND or BSc in any discipline
Applicants should be between the ages of 22-24 years
Familiarity with Standard Microsoft Office packages is a prerequisite.
Good Writing skills and graphics expertise is an added advantage.
Ability to use WordPress and Mail Chimp is an added advantage.
Mind Smith Limited – We are the world’s learning hub, where thousands of parents locate best-fit private teachers for their children across all subjects in primary and secondary school. Our teachers are trained experts in their core subjects and they have been infused with the vision to impart the world- a child at a time.
Job Title: Web Developer
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions
We are looking to hire the service of a web developer firm/individual to help rebuild our website with the latest applications and build and launch our web application in partnership with one of Nigeria’s telecommunications networks. Treat as very urgent, if you’re interested.
Application Closing Date
10th February, 2016.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV’s to:contactus@mindsmithltd.com
The World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group, is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.
The World Bank Country Office in Nigeria is looking for a highly organized, energized and experienced professional, capable of operating effectively in a very demanding and fast-paced environment to serve as a Research Economist in the Macro and Fiscal Management (MFM) Global Practice on a Short-Term Consultancy contract spanning one year (150 working days) and subject to extension. Nigeria has the biggest portfolio for the World Bank Group in the Africa region. In this context, the MFM Global Practice has an expanding and critical work program in helping the WBG meet development needs of the country, particularly in a dynamic and fragile environment.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Senior Communications Officer
Job #: 160235 Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Family: Communications
Job Type: Professional & Technical
Grade: GG
Recruitment Type: Local Hire
Language Requirement: English [Essential]
Background / General Description
The World Bank’s strategy to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity in Africa takes shape across an array of programs tailored to the circumstances and needs of each country. Working with governments and other partners, the Bank is supporting delivery of basic services, extending safety nets, ensuring food security, strengthening small farmers, and supporting enterprise development. Investments in human capacity and in strengthened institutions underlie development strategies.
Africa’s recently robust growth rates are slowing due to lower international prices for oil and other commodities on which a number of countries depend. Meanwhile, stability and security concerns shape the Bank’s work in eighteen countries categorized as Fragile and Conflict-affected States (FCS), where programs aim to accelerate state rebuilding and lower economic disparities among regions and groups.
Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria has enjoyed solid economic growth in recent years, but oil, which accounts for 90% of exports and 75% of consolidated budget revenues, is reeling from global price declines. And despite successful elections, security concerns from Boko Haram in the north and related problems of displacement persist. World Bank commitments in Nigeria of $1.7 billion in 2015 and $2 billion the previous year underscore the country’s strategic importance, and its role as a major economic engine in West Africa.
As Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria carries huge importance for the economic and social well-being of the entire region. Notwithstanding its status as an economic powerhouse, Nigeria is addressing virtually every challenge countries of Sub Saharan Africa are facing: conflict and recovery issues in areas subject to Boko Haram violence; institution-building and resource management; making social safety nets more inclusive and reliable; improving energy supplies for the population.
The Senior Communications Officer for the World Bank in Nigeria must have a firm grasp of this range of political, social and economic challenges and must be well positioned to lead communications interventions that support the country program.
The successful candidate must have a deep knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s political economy and be positioned to engage leaders with media, the private sector, academia and the full panoply of stakeholders in the country.
The Senior Communications Officer will have a good understanding of reputation risk management and be responsible for supporting complex Bank-funded projects in Nigeria, and for carrying out dissemination strategies for Bank analytical work using creative tools including social media.
Candidates for the position should have a demonstrated capacity for shaping public opinion and influencing the national conversation on critical issues.
The individual should also be ready to provide strategic communications leadership and support to other countries and partners in the region when called upon.
Throughout Africa, policymakers and their international partners are recognizing the critical importance of advancing greater integration among African economies, with the Bank and other donors financing a growing portfolio of regional projects. In this context, the Senior Communications Officer in Abuja Bank Office would lead communications efforts in West Africa for regional projects and for the larger agenda of promoting regional integration.
Africa External Communications and Partnerships (AFREC) employs an extended team of professionals in World Bank Headquarters and across country offices to support the overarching goal of advancing inclusive growth in Africa. AFREC uses the full array of communications tools and methodologies to build awareness and understanding, and mobilize support for development goals. Work programs cover dissemination through traditional and online media, relationship building, analysis of political and project risks, and design of programs to manage those risks. A strategic renewal within AFREC emphasizes closer alignment with operations in the region, and coordination with the Bank’s External and Corporate Relations network, to ensure that AFREC services are critical to regional and corporate priorities, and that they employ state-of-the art communications tools to disseminate information, build understanding, and connect the Bank to a variety of actors involved in poverty reduction and development.
Recognizing that Africa’s economic and social context is rapidly changing, and that communications technologies have revolutionized the ways that information travels, AFREC is building a team of dynamic and innovative professionals prepared to use traditional and digital tools, including social media and multi-media production, to shape the debate on development priorities and trade-offs.
The Senior Communications Officer will be based in the Bank Office in Abuja, leading the communications program there, with particular attention to providing strategic communications advice to complex development projects the Bank supports in Nigeria. Given the size of the investment portfolio in Nigeria, and the country’s critical importance to the region, the Senior Communications Officer will on occasion lead teams on communications projects, and may recruit and manage consultants to work on communications work. Collaborating with AFREC professionals in the region and in Washington, DC, the Senior Communications Officer will also support corporate communications priorities, including dissemination of World Bank flagship publications, executive visits to the region, and the Bank’s Annual and Spring meetings.
As part of the larger AFREC team, the Senior Communications Officer will interact regularly with colleagues in Headquarters and in other field offices, as well as with operational teams in the Nigeria office. A willingness to share knowledge, draw on expertise and help create a supportive work environment is critical. The Senior Communications Officer will report to AFREC’s Communications Manager based in Washington, D.C.
Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year term appointment.
Duties and Accountabilities
The Senior Communications Officer must have state-of-the-art knowledge in field of communications and public affairs, and ability to address a range of issues related to the Bank’s business and development, including taking the lead on highly visible and sensitive assignments critical to the Bank Group.
S/he leads and implements effective communications and outreach strategies to support the WBG’s corporate, internal, and operational priorities, using the full range of modern communications tools including social media, digital publishing, and multi-media production. It is critical that the communications officer be equipped to gauge risks associated with complex projects and to design and implement strategies to minimize those risks.
Strategies: Responsible for significant portions of leading the design and implementation of strategies to promote effective communications with external and internal audiences on Bank-financed operations, research products, and campaigns. Must be prepared to employ the full array of modern communications tools, including social media, to reach key audiences.
Risk management: On high-risk operations in the country, must monitor perceptions, track shifts in opinion, and respond to inquiries, while publishing and updating key facts about project goals and milestones. Must be able to interact with operations staff and project teams, organizing meetings with media and civil society as appropriate. Must be able to take the pulse of the country and advise country teams, with analyses on the political economy, especially during election years, and regular monitoring of the media.
Relationships: Must be prepared to identify opinion leaders and influential organizations in Nigeria, and guide a strategy of engagement with these various stakeholders, which might range from parliamentarians to faith-based organizations to business associations.
Must have experience mobilizing, and at times shifting opinions, around critical issues. Must have experience in advocacy work, particularly around strengthened governance, fiscal management and transparency.
Products: Responsible for planning and delivering a range of written products on the Bank’s operational goals, results and knowledge.
Must be capable of writing clearly and concisely. Outputs range from traditional press releases and Op-Eds to web features, brochures, Q&As, briefing notes, and speeches. Responsible for updating the World Bank’s internal and external websites for the country.
Events: Coordinates communications activities and events ranging from press conferences to large seminars and town hall meetings, involving external and/or internal audiences.
Representation: Must be prepared to represent the Bank before external and internal audiences, explaining WBG policies and operational goals.
Technical and advisory support: Advises Bank managers and project teams on trends, news developments, or changing circumstances in the political economy that may impact the WBG and its work. Having identified such trends, must be able to fashion strategic responses that mitigate risks.
Provides regular communication support to WBG operational teams and government implementing agencies to assure that project goals are well-explained and that affected stakeholders are engaged. Must be able to make strategic use of public opinion research.
Resource management: Employs appropriate methodologies for handling simple and complex procurement tasks and/or issues. Manages specific line items of unit budget.
Selection Criteria
Minimum Education/Experience:
Typical candidates will possess a Master’s Degree in Communications, International Relations/Public Affairs, Journalism, Political Science or related disciplines, with 10 years of experience in designing and leading communications efforts, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Communication Strategy and Execution in International Development: Demonstrates a working proficiency to lead the planning, development, and execution of a communication strategy for moderately complex projects. Leads research efforts to identify and map project stakeholders or intended audiences; leads media and audience outreach, identifying audience needs. Independently implements communication strategies for moderately complex projects and can use feedback from evaluation tools to strengthen programs. Helps others develop this competency.
Broad Business Thinking: Capable of distilling an in-depth understanding of the long term implications of decisions, both for Nigeria and for the Bank. Involves the key players in identifying operational needs, challenges and immediate solutions. Ensures that decisions are supported by relevant stakeholders and can explain the business case for decisions.
Client Understanding and Advising: Looks at issues from the client’s perspective and advocates for clients. Works with others across the VPU to define client needs and develop the best approaches to meet them. Asks probing questions to understand unmet needs. Focuses on achieving sustainable results for clients, and proposes solutions to mitigate risks.
Content Development and Editing:
Takes full responsibility for the development of content for timely dissemination. Can ensure the development of communications products meeting WBG standards on structure, clarity, and persuasiveness.
Social Media, Information Channels, and Communication Tools:
Demonstrates mastery of current media channels and tools, including social media. Modifies communication strategies and products to leverage innovative communication tools and channels. Must have experience choosing communications tools and channels based on audience research and strategic goal-setting.
Relationship Management, Political Awareness and Diplomacy: Builds strategic relationships with critical internal and external constituencies, fostering partnerships that strengthen support for development objectives and mitigate reputational risks. Maintains and leverages high-level communication networks and contacts within key constituencies. Provides guidance to other internal WBG groups on how to best manage critical relationships.
Lead and Innovate: Contributes new insights into development challenges and fashions solutions to complex problems. Adapts as circumstances require.
Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries: Appropriately involves others in decision-making and communicates with key stakeholders. Approaches conflicts as common problems to be solved. Actively seeks and considers diverse ideas and approaches, displaying a sense of mutuality and respect. Integrates WBG perspective into work.
Application Closing Date
22nd February, 2016.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should APPLY
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