Job Title: Business Development Executive Location: Lagos, Nigeria Employer: Royalpeak Global Ventures The Business Development Executive will be responsible for prospecting new leads, outbound calls, developing proposals, and managing portfolios Qualifications and Requirements: We are looking for: • Someone who proactively innovates new strategies for generating leads • Consultative selling skills and ability to work patiently though extended sales cycles • Strong communication, sales presentation and closing skills • Graphic design skills will be an added advantage • Good writing, oral and communication skills • Cold calling and lead management experience • Is proficient with the MS Office suite of…
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The AU- UN Joint Special Representative/ Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, attended the signing ceremony of the final security arrangements between the Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), stipulated under the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), in the afternoon of 20 November 2013 in Khartoum. The JSR/JCM welcomed the signing of these arrangements and expressed his hope that they would constitute a significant step towards the implementation of the DDPD. He also congratulated the Government of Sudan and the LJM for…
Job Title: Sales / Marketing Representative Location: Lagos, Nigeria Employer: Wakleb Ventures Duties: • Identify and determine new market and customers for the Company. • key customer needs through formal research, survey, sales calls & meetings. • Field work and client meetings • Training of newly employed staff Education/Qualifications: • Degree preferred. • Experience Required: • Self-confidence and ability to handle pressure No experience in an administrative role. • Good communication and interpersonal skills computer literacy i.e., MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint. Interested Applicants should apply online or send CV to hreeblarhge@yahoo.com Application Deadline: 30th Nov. 2013Apply to this job
LILONGWE, Malawi, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Tsidi Tsikata, visited Lilongwe from November 5 to 20, 2013, to conduct discussions for the third and fourth reviews under Malawi’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.1 The mission met Her Excellency President Joyce Banda, Minister of Finance Maxwell Mkwezalamba, Governor Charles Chuka (Reserve Bank of Malawi), Chief Secretary Hawa Ndilowe (Office of the President and Cabinet), Secretary to the Treasury Newby Kumwembe, Attorney General Anthony Kamanga, other senior government and RBM officials, as well as development partners, and representatives of…
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Nigeria has reached a milestone in providing assistance to and protecting their citizens during pandemic and natural emergencies. Working with peers and experts from the U.S. Africa Command and other international partners, Nigerian officials came together in a special ceremony to unveil a grand national disaster response plan in Abuja.Disaster preparedness requires leadership, experts, patience and planning. The goal is to produce written, complementary, codified plans that provide the roadmap for first responders and leaders at all levels from multiple organizations, so they know they are ready and able to help…
TUNIS, Tunisia, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) approved US $68 million in financing for the multinational Inga Site Development and Electricity Access Support Project (PASEL). The project will further the development of the Inga hydropower plant located on the banks of the Congo River with a vast hydro-electric potential estimated at 44,000 MW – half of the continent’s installed electricity capacity. The AfDB’s support, which comes in the form of a Fragile States Facility grant of US $7.7 million and an African Development Fund grant of…
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Prof. Amos Claudius Sawyer, former President of Liberia’s Interim Government of National Unity is leading a 100-strong ECOWAS Observation Mission (EOM) to Mali’s 24th November 2013 Parliamentary polls.The mission, comprising election experts from National Election Commissions of Member States, ECOWAS Ambassadors and Council of the Wise, as well as representatives of civil society organizations, among others, will be deployed to most of the country’s regions.Bamako will serve as the operations centre for the mission, whose members would be adequately briefed before deployment across the country.The deployment by the President of the…
DAKAR, Sénégal, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Nearly 240 million Africans are malnourished and although only one-third of those who face hunger are based in Africa, the percentage of people who suffer from hunger here is higher than in any other region of the world,” stated Mr. Charles Abugre Akelyira, Africa Regional Director of the UN Millennium campaign, based in Nairobi. “We must invest in agriculture not just to feed the current generation but to prepare for the two billion more mouths we will need to feed by 2050. In particular, we have to invest in small-scale agriculture,…
JUBA, South Sudan, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Between 17 and 20 November, I visited South Sudan, the world’s newest country. I held talks with members of the government and humanitarian partners about how aid operations can save lives while building the resilience of communities and government systems and reducing reliance on emergency responses.I met with the Minister of Gender, Child, Social welfare, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management who assured me of the government’s commitment to a conducive environment for humanitarian work in the country. I must stress that this is important for humanitarians to be able to…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Rapporteur Gulnara Shahinian will visit Ghana from 22 to 29 November 2013, to assess the situation on the ground with regard to slavery-like practices in the country. Ms. Shahinian is the first UN independent expert monitoring contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences to visit Ghana. “I will explore strategies to address the current challenges in ending such practices, including the use of the worst forms of child-labor in a number of economic sectors, and other forms of contemporary slavery that are often less visible such…
Job Title: Technical Manager – Africa Region – Coiled Tubing and Stimulation Job Number: 1330339 Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Employment Status: Full Time Regular (local) – Full time permanent position for hiring on a local contract Employer: Baker Hughes Incorporated ABOUT THIS JOB: The Region Technical Manager is the technical leader for the Coiled Tubing product line in Africa and is responsible for ensuring delivery of industry leading technical solutions to our customers while mentoring and developing our regional technical team. This is a prestigious senior position which offers significant potential opportunity to progress to a senior operational or product…
Job Title: Senior Directional Driller Job Number: 1330345 Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Employment Status: Full Time Regular – local Nigerian contract Employer: Baker Hughes Incorporated ABOUT THIS JOB: – Baker Hughes creates value for Oil & Gas companies by offering leading drilling. formation evaluation, completion and production products and services. Our leading technologies – and our ability to apply them safely and effectively – create value for our customers and our shareholders. – As a leader in the oilfield services industry, we offer opportunities for qualified people who want to grow in our high performance organization. Engineers, scientists, technicians and…
Job Title: Field Specialist General – Drilling Fluids Job Number: 1330338 Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Employment Status: Full Time Regular – local Nigerian contract Employer: Baker Hughes Incorporated ABOUT THIS JOB: – As a leader in the oilfield services industry, Baker Hughes offers opportunities to people who want to grow and build their careers in our high-performance organization. – Operating in more than 90 countries and employing more than 50 000 individuals in fields such as drilling and evaluation, completion and production, as well as fluids and chemicals, we continuously strive to develop our people through ongoing commitment to learning…
Job Title: Accounts Coordinator – Pressure Pumping Job Number: 1330337 Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Employment Status: Full Time Regular – local Nigerian contract Employer: Baker Hughes Incorporated ABOUT THIS JOB: This is a Sales position within the Pressure Pumping sales team to work with external clients on our fracturing, acidizing, cementing, sand control and coiled tubing services. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES: • Assist with the development and implementation of sales strategies in the Nigeria Geo-market for Pressure Pumping product line. • Assist Product Line Business Development Manager to develop and achieve short and long range sales goals. • Prepare Coiled Tubing, Acidizing…
Job Title: Marketer Job ID: #50552724 Location: Lagos, Nigeria Department: Supply Chain Employer: FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) Responsibilities: Assists in the planning and execution of Nigeria Import and Export in support of supply chain, projects and base operations. Main Tasks: • Assists in generating commercial, shipping and export documentation related to flow of equipment and material. • Oversee the dispatching, tracking and tracing of goods in transit, ensuring documentation retention per required standards • Opens shipping files for all Imports and Exports of FMC and Customer owned equipment in compliance with government and FMC documentation retention policy requirements • Maintains…
Job Title: Marketer Location: Lagos, Nigeria Recruiter: MGM Consults Ltd. Our client, a first generation Nigerian Bank in Lagos metropolis seeks to recruit self motivated, intelligent, young, articulate, dynamic individuals with integrity. Job Description: • Continuously source for new business opportunities and deposit liability generation • Identify customer needs and proactively seek to provide products/services to meet the identified needs • Review applications for credit facility and make appropriate recommendations • Manage assigned credit portfolio and monitor the quality of existing credit relationships on a continuous basis • Analyze and screen applications for credit, based on the Bank’s credit risk…
Job Title: Relationship Management Officer (RMO) Location: Lagos, Nigeria Recruiter: MGM Consults Ltd. Our client, a first generation Nigerian Bank in Lagos metropolis seeks to recruit self motivated, intelligent, young, articulate, dynamic individuals with integrity. Job Description: • Continuously source for new business opportunities and deposit liability generation • Identify customer needs and proactively seek to provide products/services to meet the identified needs • Review applications for credit facility and make appropriate recommendations • Manage assigned credit portfolio and monitor the quality of existing credit relationships on a continuous basis • Analyze and screen applications for credit, based on the…
Job Title: Principal Investment Officer Reference: 132594 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Employer: International Finance Corporation (IFC) Job Stream: Infrastructure Background / General description: • The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, is one of the leading investors and lenders in emerging markets. The mission of IFC is to promote sustainable private sector investment in developing countries, helping to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives. IFC finances private sector investments in the developing world, mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, helps clients improve social and environmental sustainability, and provides technical assistance and advice…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 arraigned Salisu Liman (alias Zico), Isaiah Friday, Azaaior Samuel and Dan Asabe Ibrahim before Justice L.B Lawal-Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on a three count charge bordering on conspiracy to defraud, contrary to section 323 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, No.11, 2011; unauthorized access to computer contrary, to section 385 of the Criminal Law, Lagos State of Nigeria, No. 11, 2011 and stealing, contrary to section 285 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No. 11, 2011. One of…
NEW YORK, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General strongly condemns the deadly attacks today against a police station in Beledweyne, Somalia, which follow a number of similar attacks on the Somali people in recent weeks. These acts of terrorism against the Government and people of Somalia have caused tremendous suffering. The Secretary-General expresses his sincere condolences to the families of those killed and his sympathies to those injured. He pays tribute to the forces, especially the police, who courageously repelled the attack. The Secretary-General is determined to support the Somali government in preventing such attacks, and in…