At the beginning of year, a majority of Nigerians pick up their diaries to write down their vacation plans for Easter, summer or other periods when they intend to take their work-leave for the year and one of the most important factors they consider is the destination.
In recent times, the go-to for most people in Nigeria has included Ghana, Dubai, London, and other obvious cities. However, while they may have the time of their lives, visiting these places more than once takes out the fun and makes the journey boring. And these trips almost always bring about major pocketbook damage.
This 2016, Jovago.com, Africa’s No. 1 online hotel booking site has made a list of top 5 best value destinations for Nigerians. These destinations are not only be novel for most travellers, they are wallet-friendly and offer adventure and stunning scenery. From high style and budget shopping to breathe-taking art, unique cultures and cuisines, read on to discover these places.
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia is a major destination on a lot of lists (including Lonely planet, Forbes and CNN) as best value for 2016. Found in Northern Europe, it is often described as one of the most wired countries in the continent. Tallinn, the largest city in the state is cheap by most standards and a popular getaway. Food, drinks and nightlife are quite affordable compared to other European cities and visitors also have a lot to see: thepreserved Old Town in the capital of Tallinn which boasts of rich history, the enchanting forests of Lahemaa National Park, and other sites.
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, one of the favorite cities in Uganda, actually beats any other East African capital. While it is not as clean as Kigali, or as globalized as Nairobi, it is a dynamic and engaging city that features worthy attractions enough to keep you occupied for the duration of your vacation. With swanky restaurants and bars around the city, budget lodges and a bustling nightlife, you are bound to get the best value in this city.
Galicia, Spain
The usual destinations for Nigerians visiting in Spain include Ibiza, Barcelona and Madrid, however, Galicia, located in the northwest region of the country offers a rocky coastline and communities barely explored by tourists. Nigerians who love to discover new places will definitely get the best experience in this area. The food- including meat, cheese and seafood- is affordable and can be found in the many restaurants and bars throughout the region. Hostels and apartments are also available accommodations for budget travellers.
Goa, India
Most Nigerians tend to think of India as the place to go to when you have a medical emergency or health problem, however, the country is much more than that. While large cities like Mumbai and Delhi might not be of such great value (budget-wise), Goa a small state in the country offers a great travel bargain. Its collection of beach and inland towns offer enough motivation to hang around. The state also offers the cheapest hotels and a variety of gastronomies for Indian food lovers.
From mountains, hills and caves to seasides and natural springs, the Western region of Nigeria which covers states such as Lagos, Ogun and Ekiti offers a variety of marvelous destinations for adventure seekers.
Although not as naturally endowed as the northern regions of the country in terms of landscape, and inhabited mostly by the Yoruba tribe, indigenes from other tribes as well as tourists from other countries visit the region regularly to seek adventure or test their survival skills.
Visiting western Nigeria and getting bored already? Swap the ‘sightseeing’ for something more extreme. In many survival situations it is up to you to save yourself, so, Jovago.com, Africa’s No.1 online hotel booking site has picked out 4 places that will offer you opportunities to learn how to do just that.
Idanre Hills
While Idanre Hill looks like an easy climb, it really is not. Listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) it attracts a lot of adventure seekers from around the world. Featuring a cluster of intimidating and imposing hills with abundant the flora and fauna you already have a lot on your plate. Fortunately, you are free to camp on this site for a while , and this gives you opportunity to gain a lot of survival skills from Navigation, signaling, knot tying, first aid and basic fire-starting.
Ikogosi Warm Spring
Located at Ikogosi in Ekiti State, the spring flows warm water from a rock. Flowing abreast the warm spring is another cold spring which meets the warm spring at a confluence, each maintaining its thermal properties. A wooden foot bridge leads to the source of the cold and warm spring water, and research suggests that the warm spring has a temperature of about 70C at the source and 37C at the confluence. Visiting the spring requires a lot of trekking and exploration on the part of the visitor, as the vegetation at the spring can be considered a highly thick forest. The location tests you in many ways
Olumo Rock
A pillar that dates back to ancient Yoruba folklore, Olumo rock is one of the best places to test your survival skills while visiting the Western region of Nigeria. Aside from the intriguing mystery of the serpent, Olumo Rock which stands at 137metres from its base, makes for an exhilarating climb. The heavy duty escalator and a glass elevator running the different levels of the rock alongside the old stairway are a pleasure to those who love climbing. Generally, it gives your opportunity to test your stamina and build endurance. Also, the caves feed your curiosity and even bring a rush of adrenalin.
IITA Forest Ibadan
One of few natural forest reserves in Western Nigeria, the IITA Forest is a huge part of the renowned International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s Natural Resource Management, and it is located at Ibadan, Oyo State. Covering an area of more than 300 hectares, the forest reserve provides habitat to quite a number of rare and endangered migrating birds and small animals. The IITA Forest Project organizes the event ‘walks on the wild side’, which is open to the general public. The activities in this event are particularly suited to visitors looking test their survival skills.
The Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, Mordecai Ladan, said on Friday that Nigeria would need about $2 billion (N3.9 trillion) annually to drive its power production.
Ladan stated this in a statement issued by the Communication Officer, Nigeria-South African Chamber of Commerce, Gbenga Akinyode, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
The director, who was represented by his Senior Technical Assistant, Abel Nsa, sent the message to a breakfast meeting organised by the chamber
He said the investment revolved around provision of gas pipelines and processing plants for the nation’s gas reserves to boost economic growth.
Ladan said Nigeria was enriched with the largest gas reserves in Africa with an estimate of 188 trillion Cubic Ft. of natural gas.
He said that despite the huge resources and government policies, the nation was still struggling to ensure domestic availability of gas, especially for the power sector.
The director cited some of the challenges bedeviling gas production such as poor infrastructure, vandalism, poor pricing and weak policy implementation.
The Health Minister , Isaac Adewole on Friday, January 8, revealed that forty people have died in Nigeria in a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states across the country.
“The total number (of suspected cases) reported is 86 and 40 deaths, with a mortality rate of 43.2 percent,” Adewole told a news conference in the capital, Abuja.
The minister said that so far, laboratory tests have confirmed that 22 of the 86 suspected cases were Lassa fever and results were expected on the remainder.
Seven of the affected states are in the north — Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Plateau and Gombe, while the remaining three are in the south — Rivers, Edo and Oyo — he added.
The first case of the disease was recorded in November in Bauchi state. Cases were then reported in Kano and elsewhere.
According to the WHO, Lassa fever is an acute haemorrhagic illness which belongs to the arenarvirus family of viruses, which also includes the Ebola-like Marburg virus.
People with Lassa fever do not display symptoms in 80 percent of cases but it can cause serious symptoms and death in the remainder.
Chairman of the Nigeria Shipowners Association, NISA, Niyi Labinjo, has revealed that the country is losing N80 billion daily to petroleum products smuggled into the country.
Labinjo, in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, explained that half the 1.8 million litres daily national need of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, is smuggled into the country.
The NISA boss stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said the daily PMS need of the country is 1.8 million litres and that it (NNPC) only supplies half the quantity while the other half is smuggled into the country.
He pointed out that this is done through the off-shore Lome and off-shore-Benin. Giving a breakdown of the loss, Labinjo pointed out that a 5,000 ton vessel laden with Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, costs N600 million.
He said half of the 1.8 million litres comes to down to 900,000 and if divided by 5,000 equal 108 (5,000). Should this be multiplied by N600 million, it comes down to N108 billion and a large chunk of this amount is lost daily through smuggling of the product, he said.
He advised that the smuggling of petroleum products through the off-shore Lome and off-shore-Benin must be stopped because of the effect on the nation’s economy.
Vitafoam Nigeria Plc on Thursday, January 7, announced that its board of directors has recommended a dividend N247.7 million for the year ended September 30, 2015. T
he dividend, which translates into dividend of 25 kobo per share, is the first to be announced by any company in 2016.
According to the audited results of the company, Vitafoam recorded a growth of 8.8 per cent in revenue, rising from N16.713 billion to N17.185 billion, while gross profit rose marginally by 0.7 per cent to N5.433 billion, from N5.395 billion in 2014. Other gains soared by 204 per cent from N256 million to N778 million.
However, administrative costs rose by 19 per cent from N3.202 billion to N3.826 billion, while distribution costs fell by 2.6 per cent to N915 million, from N939 million. The company ended the year with an operating profit of N1.469 billion, showing a decline of 2.7 per cent compared to N1.510billion posted in 2014.
But finance costs leaped by 26 per cent to hit N1.015 billion in 2015, up from N805 million in 2014. Consequently, profit before tax fell by 24 per cent to N534 million, from N709 million, while profit after tax recorded a higher decline of 42 per cent to be at N249 million, down from N435 million in 2014.
Premier League giants, Chelsea have surpassed Manchester United and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League’s wage bill chart, according to annual figures released on Friday, January 8.
The data, published by Companies House, the United Kingdom’s registrar of companies, showed that Chelsea splashed more money on player salaries last season than any other team in the English top flight.
They had topped the table prior to the 2011-12 season, when City, who won that year’s title, overtook them.
Chelsea, owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, reported a total wage bill of £215.6 million ($314.3 million, 289.7 million euros), a rise of £25 million.
United’s salary bill was £203 million, City’s £193.5 million and Arsenal’s £192.2 million. Both Manchester clubs reported a fall in overall wages.
Chelsea finished the season as champions, with City second, Arsenal third and United fourth, but they have fallen badly off the pace this term, resulting in the dismissal in December of manager Jose Mourinho.
In November Chelsea announced a net loss of £23.1 million on turnover of £314.4 million, but said that they were still complying with European governing body UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
Their full annual figures reveal that the west London club made a £42 million profit in player trading after selling Romelu Lukaku, Andre Schurrle and Ryan Bertrand. The equivalent figure in 2013-14 was £65 million.
The accounts also reveal that Abramovich injected £46.7 million of funding last season and £57.1 million the previous year.
Analysts at Renaissance Capital (RenCap) have stated that it would be nice if Nigeria adjusts its currency this January to about $250/$1.
Adjusting the naira to the aforementioned rate, according to the financial advisory and research firm, would make the investor case about Nigeria more optimistic, even as they also recommended wide band around the naira in order to allow for “maximum flexibility.”
They argued that it would be a shame if Nigeria’s central bank move its currency rate slightly at its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting this month and then do so again when pressure resurfaces again in three to six months’ time.
RenCap stated this in a note titled: “About Nigeria’s forthcoming devaluation,” obtained by THISDAY on Thursday. Analysts at RenCap revealed that after their meetings with Nigeria’s policy makers in Abuja in May 2015, they believed that a currency shift to around N230-240/$ with perhaps 5-10 per cent bands on either side was both appropriate and in the back of the minds of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), when the present government was sworn-in place, and the fiscal outlook was clarified.
“But since May 2015 the oil price has plunged further. The unofficial market rate is now 266/$. Our Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) model – which we have our doubts about (we never accept one model as providing a universal “truth”) – suggests NGN305/$ is fair-value for the currency. And yet oil prices are below the long-term average so maybe the naira should be weaker than fair value too. The South African Rand is 30 per cent cheaper than its long-term value and that makes some sense when commodity prices have been flushed down the toilet.
“I would definitely take a fresh look at Nigeria if the currency is moved to 240-250/$ with perhaps 5-10% bands on either side, but I would favour wider bands, giving Nigeria more flexibility to cope with an oil price that has been highly volatile. It would be a shame if Nigeria moved the currency rate now – and then came under more pressure in 3-6 months to do it again. It would be a shame if new currency bands had as their weakest point, alevel which is only just touching the current unofficial rate of NGN266/$. Far better if there is some flexibility in the system,” they stated.
Roland A. Arabome, MD/CEO Polls & Ratings Limited E-mail: prlresearch@consultant.com
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up somewhere else”, so said a famous American football coach, Casey Stengel. This is what happens with a faulty planning – in fact it could be worse than no planning at all, because executives think they are making sound decisions, unaware that they are operating on a basis of ignorance and myth. This is reflected in traditional concepts that they adopt in marketing and management, usually in a dizzying frenzy and with unmatched exuberance, as if trying to catch up with a trend that is threatening extinction.
Take the issue of understanding the operating environment – the socio-cultural question. Not many business operatives ever take the pain to conduct pre-launch programmes before releasing their products into the market. Examples abound in the financial services industry. The reasons for this are not far-fetched: most marketing managers are not well trained for their profession and so what one finds in that sector are dozens of unmarketable products, which end up doting shelves and covered with heaps of dust because they can’t be sold. At other times, the products die, and then the company will spend a fat chunk of its marketing budget to revive them through some promotional tonic.
In most cases, consumer response is like engaging deaf people in a conversation. Yet still, some die taking sums expended on them into early graves. The other reason is that in their drive to outdo the competition most businesses do not go the extra mile to conduct baseline studies that will reveal consumer preferences. Also, their marketing or advertising agencies do not help matters.
Since most companies are wary of a padded marketing budgets (expensive briefs), they settle for plan ‘B’, which the agencies would be most willing to implement as long as they land the job. Target groups are left out of the scheme. The end result is a warped marketing programme that does not take into consideration the basic elements that should be considered in a good marketing effort. This results in an arch that reflects a flawed marketing programme that is used in promoting a poorly researched product.
This phenomenon is best illustrated with the bell curve that shows the relationship between anticipated impact and actual impact in a poorly researched product and an equally poorly implemented marketing plan. The outcome smacks of ineptitude, short-sightedness and an outright refusal to get help to do things right!
In the words of Patricia Seybold author of The Customer Revolution: How to Thrive When Customers are in Control, “the so-called New Economy is really the Customer Economy. This means that customers are in control – they are shaping businesses and transforming industries. Customers’ experience matters to your business direction. In other words, the feelings customers have when they interact with a particular brand determine their loyalty to that brand…” The moment companies see these values as sine qua non then they are ready to do business. It does not come on a platter of gold. Many factors go into creating a winning strategy when building customer loyalty. The first is consumer research, comprising of the various segments such as psychographics, demographics and microanalysis of each of the four consumer types as well as their stimulants. The other factors are advertising, promotions and all the other marketing tie-ins.
Another fallacy that is easily swallowed by most businesses is that a high share of market in a product category generally leads to economies of scale that result in a high level of profitability. To some extent this position still holds sway in the experience of some of our publicly quoted companies – Coca Cola Nigeria/Nigerian Bottling Company Plc, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nestle Foods Plc, Cadbury Nigeria Plc as well as giants in the financial service industry, such as First Bank of Nigeria, Standard Chartered and United Bank for Africa Plc, etc. The bigger they are the more bullish their stocks. In fact, this postulation was first advanced in a study by Harvard Business School – that there is a strong correlation between market share and profitability – across a broad range of industries, companies and business units. Big meant better in everything.
One particular odious implication – a spin-off of the experience curve – is that a company could “buy” market share. Big discounts, for example or a heavy trade promotion could artificially create market share dominance, which in turn (it was argued) would yield the economies of scale essential to a high return on investment (ROI). Today, not much is being touted of the relativity between market share and profitability. But most proponents of the share-equals-profits connection – both consultants and corporate strategists – appear to have nibbled it only at the edge but not the whole way.
More recent evidence suggests that the relationship between share and ROI is much weaker than was previously discovered. “Perceived Product Quality” – PPQ – for example, is a dimension correlated with both share and ROI. Ignoring the underlying product quality factor in any share/profitability analysis greatly inflates the apparent correlation, i.e. the market share indicator tends to be overstated, leaving out product quality in the cold, which ties strongly to the earlier part of this discourse.
Taking it home, consider the vigour with which many industry components have chased market share more aggressively than corporate profitability. Note also, the heavy emphasis on promotional programmes among food products, bank products and other domestic products rather than determining what the consumer or customer wants. You can’t keep forcing bile down peoples’ throats and have a happy feeling about it! The result is that on realizing that the content is bile, people will regurgitate the contents, and then never go back to the vomit. It’s only logical. The consequence is a cannibalisation of that product or brand.
So, promotions can drive a market share but with a concomitant loss of profit; hear Roger Enrico, a one-time CEO of PepsiCo Worldwide Foods (trademark owners of Pepsi carbonated drinks): “Managing share without profit is like breathing air without oxygen. It makes you feel good for a while, but in the end it kills you…”
The bottom line is that market share is neither here nor there. At best, it is a proxy for ROI; it’s an alluring attraction on the road to decline. Market share is not the same thing as the real thing – return on investment. Market share is not static, it is dynamic and being able to capture a great share of the market today does not mean that you can retain that share for long. Managers and their advertising/marketing agencies should bear in mind that except they go the extra mile in enhancing product quality, have a strong understanding of the consumer that they serve, equating equity in a market segment with ROI becomes a suicidal marketing approach.
Oyagbola said, “We are committed to exploring avenues for meeting our customers’ increasing data needs in line with our vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our customers.
“As we work to maximise our data capabilities towards achieving broadband of international quality, our objective is to ensure that Nigerians experience a boost in the quality of broadband Internet services translating to the much needed enhanced data speeds and value to enhance personal and business productivity.”
She added, “The acquisition of Visafone highlights MTN’s commitment to Nigeria. More capacity will facilitate enhanced product/service offerings and experience in the data space to the delight of our valued customers.”
“Voice is still king. However, data is becoming increasingly important in our everyday lives and our energies are focused on enhancing data and Internet services to the benefit of our customers and the country at large.”
Visafone is the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access company in Nigeria offering a number of services, including voice, high-speed data (3G), Internet and other Value Added Services.
The Federal Government has sought the assistance of the United States to determine the quality and quantity of solid minerals deposits available in the country.
Pursuant to this, the United States Geological Survey and its Nigerian counterpart will next week commence strategic engagements aimed at working out suitable technical partnership between the two countries.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, disclosed these at a meeting they had in Abuja on Thursday, according to a statement issued by Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode.
Fayemi said some of the issues confronting the Nigerian mining sector included the quality of the available data to determine the size of what the country had, and how the country could use bankable data to attract potential investors.
The Federal Government, he said, had approached the US to assist Nigeria in this area in order to determine the quality and quantity of the various minerals available considering the wealth of experience of the US Geological Survey.
He said the experience of the American institution would help Nigeria to improve on what it had in terms of its huge minerals deposits.
The Director General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Johnson Bamidele Olawumi has cautioned prospective corps members and corps producing institutions still involved in irregularities such as registration by proxy, falsification of medical and marriage documents as well as provision of false information to influence their posting to desist forthwith or be prepared to face dire consequences.
The DG stressed that henceforth such sharp practices would no longer be tolerated as any prospective corps member and corps producing institutions caught in the act would be prosecuted.
The NYSC DG read the riot act at the opening ceremony of the NYSC 2016 Batch “A” pre-mobilisation workshop with the theme “the role of stakeholders in sustaining the gains of the NYSC computerised mobilisation process” held in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
According to him, the mobilisation workshop is a forum that provides opportunity for NYSC management and the stakeholders in the mobilisation process to interface and to review past mobilisation activities with a view to finding solutions to the challenges encountered during the process.
Guinness Nigeria Plc – We are Guinness Nigeria, member of Diageo Plc the world’s leading premium drinks business with an unrivalled collection of beverage alcohol & non-alcohol brands across the Spirits, Wine & Beer categories.
Guinness Nigeria operates a Total Beverage Business (TBB). A key contributor to the success of the GNPLC strategic plan is an effective & flexible field sales force demonstrating industry leadership in both volume driving & brand building activity. We put the customer at the heart of everything we do, and through this, will deliver sustained, mutual growth for our brands, categories, customers and partners. Will you partner with us on this journey?
We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:
Job Title: Procurement Director
AutoReqId :49762BR Location: Lagos Function: Procurement
Type of Job: Employee
Level: L3
Reports to: Supply Chain Director
Context
Guinness Nigeria currently operates on 3 sites within Nigeria with a portfolio of products including Stout, Malta, Lager and Ready to drink products and is the 2nd largest Guinness market globally producing and selling approximately 4.5ml hl per annum.
Job Description
We are hiring for the role of Procurement Director.
The role is responsible for all procurement spend within Guinness Nigeria.
The post holder is expected to deliver significant profit growth and added value to the business through professional procurement practices, strategic sourcing and development of the current supply base whilst maintaining existing services and quality parameters.
This will require firsthand knowledge and experience in comprehensive category management and implementation of supplier performance management systems.
In addition to owning and managing the procurement strategy within Guinness Nigeria, post holder will also be expected to significantly input and contribute to the overall Africa procurement agenda.
Role and Accountabilities
To develop and deliver the ongoing procurement strategy for the group.
Partner effectively with leadership teams to meet the requirements of the business and creating financial benefits (deliver ongoing savings on total spend net of inflation).
To maintain and improve current quality and service levels to all stakeholders within the group and providing expert knowledge on any procurement issues that may arise.
Manage, develop and coach all reports to build a high performing team in service of driving continuous improvement, optimizing profit margins and supplier engagement.
Leadership Responsibilities:
Management and leadership of procurement teams responsible for three (3) production sites and all areas of spend.
Embedding world class procurement best practice and processes
Influencing stakeholders, the Leadership Teams and Suppliers to enable implementation of new processes and practice.
High performance coaching, building the local team and development of the procurement function.
Qualifications and Experience Required
Degree in Marketing / Business or other related discipline.
Should have a recognized professional procurement accreditation
Minimum 10 years procurement experience in a blue chip FMCG environment.
Excellent knowledge of world class procurement systems, processes and practices
Excellent negotiation and communication skills with significant evidence of savings and value delivery.
Sound commercial awareness and the ability to contribute to the wider business process outside immediate functional responsibilities
Exceptional leadership skills to build and maintain a high performing team in a culturally sensitive environment and across multiple sites
Proven track record of delivery in challenging business environments
Ability to engage and influence a wide range of senior stakeholders
Barriers to Success in Role
Inability to influence a diverse set of stakeholders and build excellent relationships.
Lack of general commercial awareness
Inability to coach and develop effective teams across multiple sites
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should APPLY
PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) – Our client is a leading indigenous, downstream oil and gas business with its Head Office in Port Harcourt. The company is committed to delivering the most efficient energy solutions to its clients. The organisation and its people conduct its business based on integrity, with a strong focus on innovation, stewardship, value creation for its clients and respect for the individual.
Our client recently embarked on an ambitious transformation project and would like to recruit individuals with excellent professional and academic credentials, a strong focus on results and developing value to customers in the position below:
Job Title: Chief Operating Officer / General Manager
Location: Nigeria
Reference Number: 130-PEO00599
Job Description
The COO/GM position is the Head of Business and Chief Brands Officer for the agency. The position reports to the Group Managing Director (GMD) and has primary responsibility for the development and oversight of operations and business development functions.
The focus of this role is to provide leadership; develop and execute strategy plan for growth, create methods of accountability and measures to ensure exceptional service delivery with focus on profitability
Key Responsibilities
Supports the GMD in providing strategic direction, exemplary leadership and guidance for team to achieve company’s vision, mission and objectives
Identifies new business initiatives and expansion opportunities that align with the company’s business goals and strategic growth plans
Develops business models and propositions that supports corporate strategy as well as improves the quality and volume of client portfolio
Provides advice on matters concerning changes in investment risk and strategy; asset classification and allocation; investment risk and other operating parameters for the funds and portfolios under approval rights and management.
Prepares and presents periodic business performance reports to the Board and makes recommendations for improvement
Maintains knowledge of industry trends and developments as well as ensures compliance to company’s In-house policies and procedures as well as relevant statutory regulations for the global and local advertising and real estate market e.g. Ministry of Works & Housing, FAAN, APCON, LASAA, OAAN, OAAA, etc.
Manages and develops projects for the advertising and real estate arms on behalf of various stakeholders/clients such as commercial banks, mortgage banks, developers, property owners, business partners, regulatory agencies etc. across local and international boundaries
Manages feasibility study for new projects; conducts research and compiles information for GMD, potential investors and business partners
Liaises with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in planning budget, making financial projections and recommendations to GMD
Collaborates with clients to design and implement tailored marketing strategy leveraging social media and other technologies to ensure maximum exposure for company’s assets (advertising platforms and real estate properties).
Collaborates with GMD in real estate development including site recommendations, selection, control, pre development to identify and secure private/public funding sources for projects
Manages talent and leads the implementation of defined corporate culture, change management initiatives
Mentors all business leaders and create an enabling work environment that motivates teams towards performance improvement and increased client satisfaction scores and account retention.
Requirements
Deep and strong professional experience and background in business development, marketing, financial accounting, corporate planning.
Candidate must possess very strong leadership gravitas, impressionable presence and character cum good communication/presentation, creative writing, numerical, negotiation and social skills to interact with High Net worth Individuals (HNIs).
First degree, Masters/ Doctorate degree and some International work experience
Application Closing Date
14th January, 2016
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should APPLY
The United Nations is the one international organization with the reach and vision capable of solving global problems.
The United Nations Foundation links the UN’s work with others around the world, mobilizing the energy and expertise of business and non-governmental organizations to help the UN tackle issues including climate change, global health, peace and security, women’s empowerment, poverty eradication, energy access, and U.S.-UN relations.
The United Nations Foundation is honored to work with you and the United Nations to foster a more peaceful, prosperous and just world.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Humanitarian Affairs Officer
Job Opening Number: 53503
Locations: Abuja and Maiduguri
Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Monitors, analyzes and reports on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management or emergency situations in assigned area.
Organizes and prepares studies on humanitarian, emergency relief and related issues.
Organizes follow-up work, including inter-agency technical review meetings to support policy development work and decision-making on important issues.
Drafts and prepares regular situation papers/reports highlighting relevant operational factors affecting the humanitarian situation and response efforts.
Prepares or contributes to the preparation of various written reports, documents and communications, e.g. drafts sections of studies, background papers, policy guidelines, parliamentary documents, briefings, case studies, presentations, correspondence, etc.
Ensures appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms; provides information and advice on a range of related issues.
Reviews and provides advice on policy issues related to safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
Partners with other humanitarian agencies to plan and evaluate humanitarian and emergency assistance programmes and help ensure that latest findings, lessons learned, policy guidelines, etc. are incorporated into these activities, including gender related considerations.
Provides substantial support to sector / cluster working groups as required and facilitate exchange on cross cutting issues.
Establishes and maintains contacts with government officials, other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, diplomatic missions, media, etc.
Supports advocacy initiatives on issues impacting humanitarian needs and response efforts through the collection of information, liaison with humanitarian partners, government officials, the media, etc.
Manages the production of appeals for international assistance; ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.
Undertakes and provides support to technical assistance and other field missions, e.g. participates in field trips to undertake in-depth reviews of specific country work mechanisms.
Organizes and participates in working groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.
Performs other duties as required.
Competencies
Professionalism:
Knowledge of a range of humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and related human rights issues, including approaches and techniques to address difficult problems.
Analytical capacity and in particular the ability to analyze and articulate the humanitarian dimension of issues which require a coordinated UN response.
Ability to identify issues and judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems.
Ability to conduct research, including ability to evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources and assess impact on the humanitarian rights situation in assigned country/area.
Ability to work under extreme pressure, on occasion in a highly stressful environment (e.g. civil strife, natural disasters and human misery); ability to provide guidance to new/junior staff.
Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Team Work:
Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
Planning & Organizing:
Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Political Science, Social Science, Public Administration, International Studies, Economics, Engineering, Earth Sciences or a related field is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation, development, or other related area is required.
Experience in the UN common system is desirable.
Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required.
Assessment Method:
Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.
United Nations Considerations:
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations – Chapter 3, article 8).
The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
Application Closing Date
19th January, 2016.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should APPLY
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world’s leading research based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. GSK employs over 97,000 employees in over 100 countries worldwide.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc is one of Africa’s largest consumer healthcare companies, producing leading brands such as Lucozade, Ribena and Panadol.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Logistics Planner/ Analyst
Requisition ID: WD53896 Location: Ilupeju, -Lagos-Nigeria
Position: Full time
Functional area: Supply Chain & Logistics
Details
The Logistics Analyst will be responsible for all Import/ Export activities for the Rx (Pharmaceuticals) Business in Nigeria with an open option to expand scope into Ghana operations.
This role will ensure all activities are compliant with all regulatory and statutory requirements. This role will work directly with the Demand & Supply Management team to ensure we have the right product supplied, at the right price in the right location.
Key Responsibilities
Manages inventory replenishment based on production schedules, current inventory, customer orders, and forecasts
Ensures accurate and current inventory records
Conducts daily inventory analysis to solve inventory problems
Develops and implements inventory control procedures
Coordinates and manages the pharmaceutical business stock count process and reconciliation
Accountable for all quality assurance compliance procedures within supply chain department.
Accountable for all goods receipts and outbound shipments for all Base products and Vaccine consignments.
Responsible for all Import documentation and compliance to all Import requirements and Regulations.
Responsible for first level interface with all relevant regulatory and government authorities to resolve any disputes.
Responsible for first level interface with 3rd party warehousing partner on inventory management and Quality / EHS compliance.
Receives Vaccines and ensures proper storage into cold chamber. Responsible for dispatch of Vaccines to distributors and other Institution supplies
Responsible for all EHS compliance requirements for both Base products warehouse and Vaccines cold chamber.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree.
Minimum 3-4years related supply chain & logistics experience and/or training; preferably in pharmaceutical or FMCG industry
Must be PC literate and proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Experience using JDE, Manugistics and SAP APO will be an added advantage.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment, working under pressure with attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum 3-4years related supply chain & logistics experience and/or training; preferably in pharmaceutical or FMCG industry
Must be PC literate and proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Experience using JDE, Manugistics and SAP APO will be an added advantage.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment, working under pressure with attention to detail.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should APPLY
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Plc, Nigeria’s largest power distribution network, came into existence on November 1st, 2013 following the handover of the defunct Power Holding Company Of Nigeria (PHCN) to NEDC/ KEPCO Consortium under the privatization scheme of the Federal Government.
The consortium has the Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) which generates about 84,000MW in capacity and has a global efficiency record of a maximum down time period of slightly above three minutes annually as technical partners.
This partnership has positioned IE to effectively drive its commitment to deliver efficient and sustainable power supply through investments in new technology, infrastructure upgrade and human capital development. We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:
Nigeria’s health minister is urging Nigerians not to panic over an outbreak of Lassa fever that has killed 35 people in seven states since November.
Dr. Isaac Adewole says the government has taken adequate measures to contain the outbreak, with 14 lab-confirmed cases among 76 suspected ones.
Lassa, named after a Nigerian town where the acute viral hemorrhagic fever first was identified in 1969, has the same symptoms as Ebola and also requires that health workers wear protective gear and patients be isolated. Only about 1 percent of patients die. The disease is carried by rats and mostly affects rural communities with poor sanitation or crowded living conditions. It is only found in West Africa.
A statement published Friday says Adewole “appeals to members of the public to be calm.”
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested Brig. Gen. Jafaru Isa (retd), an associate of President Muhammadu Buhari and former military governor of Kaduna State, who was the first chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), over the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for arms purchase by officials of the Jonathan administration.
The APC chieftain, who is now a guest of the EFCC, was the military administrator of Kaduna State from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of the late Gen. Sani Abacha.
He was a very senior member of Buhari’s party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), that later aligned with other opposition fronts to form the APC on whose platform he contested the gubernatorial election of Kano State, and a very close friend of Dasuki, the embattled former NSA.
It was from his residence in Asokoro, Abuja that EFCC operatives picked him up that night. Before his arrest, EFCC sources noted that Isa had been invited to appear before the commission on the same Wednesday he was arrested. But rather than comply with the invitation, he allegedly wrote the commission through his lawyer. EFCC’s investigation allegedly exposed payment of N100million to Isa.
EFCC’s dissatisfaction with Isa’s stance and response, according to its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, led to his ar- rest to enable the suspect clarify the ‘questionable receipts’ from Dasuki. As he remains in EFCC detention, the commission noted that investigations into the allegations against him would continue.
A total 241 companies, individuals and organisations are to appear before the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) over contracts awarded by the office between 2011 and 2015. Those who fail to appear risk being embarrassed, the office warned yesterday.
ONSA, said the companies and representatives of the organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) must appear before its Contracts’ Verification Committee between January 12 and 26. It issued the directive following these companies’, NGOs’ and individuals’ failure to heed the earlier call on them to report at the committee.
On the list are aircraft manufacturers, automobile companies and a host of others.
They are to appear with: certificate of incorporation, particulars of directors, company tax clearance certificates and directors’ from 2011 to date, letter of award of contracts, evidence of payment so far, outstanding balance and any other documents considered relevant to the contract, such as certified bank statements.
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