The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe has on Thursday 14th November, 2013 in Kaduna launched a project on the Contraction of Zaria Water Supply Expansion for supply of raw water as well as irrigation and power generation to the communities in Zaria, Kaduna State.Sarah Ochekpe during the launching said that the Zaria Water Supply Expansion Project is a collaborative initiative between the Nigerian Government, the Kaduna State Government, the African Development Bank and the Islamic Development Bank. Adding, the project started in 2006 with the construction of the Galma multipurpose dam by the Federal Government.“Our gathering here today is…
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Job Title: Micro-Finance Officer Location: Lagos, Nigeria Recruiter: MegaBlocks A firm requires the services of a qualified and experienced candidate for this position. Responsibilities: • Support the Director/Team-leader in developing effective operation mechanisms within the microfinance program • Involve in monitoring, supervising all related activities of the microfinance program • Conduct regular internal audits at branch level • Provide direct supervision of branch managers • Review the branches’ regular reports, and prepare regular reports at head office level • Review and consolidate accounting books of branches • Be responsible for supervision, recruitment and training of branches’ staff • Assist in…
MONROVIA, Liberia, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An innovative project aimed at reducing rural poverty and household food insecurity will be launched on November 19 in Monrovia. The Smallholder Agricultural Productivity Enhancement and Commercialization (SAPEC) project is jointly financed by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) (http://www.gafspfund.org) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org). SAPEC project is managed and administered by the AfDB. The four-day event, to be launched by the Vice-President of the Republic of Liberia, Joseph N. Boakai, will bring together around 200 participants, including Government officials, Members of Parliament and the Senate,…
Job Title: Inbound Manager Location: All Business Units – All States Employer: PZ Cussons The Role: The successful candidate will be required to: 1. Drive the development and cultivation of positive business relationships with the company’s logistics suppliers and vendors; direct pricing and performance reviews in order to identify service and to manage costs Control and continuously improve operations. 2. Make useful recommendations for cost savings for more efficient and effective delivery methods, and managing the delivery process to minimize additional costs (i.e. demurrage). 3. Ensure all containerised cargoes for the group are delivered cost effectively, on time and in…
Job Title: Inbound Logistics Analyst Location: All Business Units – All States Employer: PZ Cussons The Role: The successful candidate will be required to: 1. Update and improve process documentation, streamline opportunities, and eliminate non-value added activities. 2. Drive the development and cultivation of positive business relationships with the company’s logistics suppliers and vendors; direct pricing and performance reviews in order to identify service and to manage costs Control and continuously improve operations. 3. Provide support to other company business functions in the development of client solutions and transportation pricing requests. 4. Drive and facilitate activities that improve coordination and…
Job Title: Service Engineer Location: Nigeria Employer: Gilbarco Veeder-Root I. Purpose of Position: To provide Service and Installation, training and mentoring to and for end customers and distributors in Middle East and African region with specific focus on Nigeria. II. Key Responsibilities: 1. Oversee and lead customer site installation of SSE, ATG and Automation products. 2. Provide onsite training in installation and usage of GVR products to end users and or Distributors. 3. Assist project teams in achieving OTD of >90% 4. Maintain overall SLA levels at >90% on a continuous basis for the total service business. 5. Deal with…
Job Title: Clinical Services Officer (Midwife) Location(s): Abuja, Nigeria Reporting To: Centre Manager Employer: Marie Stopes International Sector: NGO Key Responsibilities: • To give high quality MSIN focused community based activities and core clinical Services in the assigned communities and centre of excellence. • Efficiently provide core MSIN clinical services (family planning methods). • To support and Implement core MSI values within the centre such as de-medicalization, task Shifting, client focus, no blame culture, non-hierarchical management and marketing • Ensure proper management and maintenance of all clinical supplies and equipments • Ensure proper sterilization of Clinical instrument on a daily…
Job Title: Centre Marketing Officer Location(s): Karu, Abuja Nigeria Employer: Marie Stopes International Sector: NGO Reporting To: Centre Manager Key Responsibilities: • Participate in Clinic marketing strategy development • Develop, review and implement clinic marketing work plans in consultation and co-ordination with BCC • Manager and other relevant departments. • Lead local & implementing partner collaborative efforts for Clinic marketing • Identify, train and supervise Clinic Mobilization Agents • Develop reporting template for process reporting as well as data • Work with RM&E Manager to conduct quarterly analysis client exit forms • Contribute and support the evaluation of outcomes of…
Job Title: Driver/Admin Assistant Location(s): Abuja, Edo, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Nasarawa and Ogun Nigeria Employer: Marie Stopes International Sector: NGO Reporting To: Regional Manager Key Responsibilities: • Maintaining a high level of professionalism in driving assigned persons at all times. • Ensure that MSN attains high standard quality care of vehicles at all times. • Ensure that vehicles are in good working conditions at all times. • Report ail damages to Procurement/Logistics Officer for necessary action, • Maintain a logbook and analyse fuel consumption • Record service delivery data on outreach visits • Collect record and reconcile of cash on…
Job Title: Regional Manager Location(s): Edo, Enugu and Lagos, Nigeria Employer: Marie Stopes International Sector: NGO Reporting To: Operations Director Overall Responsibility: Working with and reporting to the MSN’s Social Franchise Manager (SFM), Regional Manager (RM) is mainly responsible for overseeing the coordination of planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of selected suites of MSN’s activities which include Social Franchising, Outreach including Training, Coaching and Mentoring (TCM) and other projects in 2-5 states of assigned region, Key Responsibilities: • Coordination of MSN’s BlueStar and TCM Programme Activities, Support state teams in the development of annual and quarterly budgets and financial performance…
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Location(s): Enugu, Lagos and Edo, Nigeria Employer: Marie Stopes International Sector: NGO Reporting To: Regional Manager Key Responsibilities: • Ensure that an effective and participatory M&E system is established • Develop project log frames matrix, M&E operational plans, and work plans particularly in the areas of the objective, indicators and monitoring mechanisms, • Assist in developing the overall framework for project M&E- annual project reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned workshops, • Guide the process for identifying and designing key performance indicators for MSN projects, • Implement Log framework approach…
The management of Business Management Limited; a financial institution and also a business development outfit based in Lagos State; with the professionalism of building businesses and raising people with a vast exceptional leadership traits and management skills. BML, with her fast growth since established three years ago is currently seeking for resource and potent GRADUATES of any discipline with/without any years of working experience to occupy these positions in her new branch office here in LAGOS towards the ongoing staff growth and business expansions. We are looking for applicants with creative ideas and very resourceful with their skills and disciplines.…
BEIJING, China, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang announces at the regular press conference:Minister Li Liguo of Civil Affairs of China will attend upon invitation the Third Arab-Africa Summit as Special Envoy of President Xi Jinping from November 18 to 20 in Kuwait.
BERLIN, Germany, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement today (16 November) on the fatal attacks on protesters committed by Libyan militiamen: I am appalled at the recent bloody fighting in the Libyan capital Tripoli which left so many people dead or wounded. These incidents constitute a serious warning that must be heeded. I urgently call upon the Libyan Government, Parliament and all political forces to work to bring about a peaceful and democratic transition in a united Libya. People in Libya have every right to expect that the hopes they…
RECIFE, Brazil, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A critical issue for African countries “Human Resources for Health: foundation for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the post-2015 development agenda” was discussed among 2,000 participants from 80 countries at the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health (HRH) which took place November 10-13 in Recife, Brazil. The conference was followed by a Board meeting of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) on November 14 to set up the future health workforce agenda, in which the African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org) is a participant. Government officials, Ministries of Health and…
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ECOWAS is to deploy twenty (20) members of its Emergency Response Team (EERT) to Mali within the framework of a regional Humanitarian Assistance for the country which exiting political and security crises. Four of the ECOWAS EERT members being deployed will be seconded to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR to support its voluntary repatriation and reintegration programme in Mail. The field deployment for three months beginning from 18th November 2013 would be preceded by a four-day Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) in the Malian capital, Bamako. The PDT is being…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Azerbaijan, Nicaragua and Nigeria are among the countries the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) plans to visit in 2014, the rights body has announced. The SPT’s role is to prevent and eliminate torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment of detainees. It works with national governments that have ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The SPT will also conduct missions next year to Ecuador, Malta, Netherlands and Togo, and plans a follow-up to a previously visited country. Following previous practice, some…
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Two significant multinationals join forces to increase consumer access in Africa DHL Express (http://www.dhl.com), the world’s leading international express services provider and Engen, Africa’s leading multinational fuel retailer and provider of convenience services, have signed a retail partnership, in a bid to provide customers with better access to global express services. A consumer looking to send documents or parcels overseas can simply walk into an Engen service station to send their shipment, ensuring greater convenience and accessibility to the powerful global network which DHL offers. This includes…
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The performance in the power sector across the 15 ECOWAS Member States has been consistently unsatisfactory over the years. Despite implementing power sector reforms aimed at stimulating private sector participation and liberalization, national power utilities in the region have not been able to attract a significant level of private investment. In fact, the national power utilities have continued to be under-capitalized in addition to charging rates below cost, hence they have not been able to access financial markets or attract investors for maintenance and expansion projects. It is believed that over…
LAGOS, Nigeria, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With interests from hotels, agriculture, and real estate to power generation and oil exploration, Transcorp, the rapidly transforming conglomerate is providing ordinary shareholders a uniquely diversified opportunity to share in Nigeria’s burgeoning economy. Photo Tony Elumelu: Following major acquisitions in power and agribusiness, new initiatives in its hotel and tourism business and the commencement soon of production from its existing oil block, Transcorp shareholders are already reaping rewards, with the stock one of the strongest recent performers on the NSE. The extraordinary turnaround in the Company’s business was highlighted in…