Author: Adewale A.

Job Title: Database Admin (MS Dynamics AX) Location: Lagos, Nigeria Employer: AOS Orwell Limited Job description: – Reporting to the IT Manager, this person will be responsible for the upgrade, configuration, monitoring, maintenance and administration of the company’s ERP system out of its base in Port Harcourt. – The company is deploying its new ERP system using Microsoft Dynamics AX. It has operations in Nigeria and Ghana. Desired Skills and Experience: Skills required: • Microsoft Certified IT professional: Developer and/ or installation and configuration • Database analysis and performance tuning experience on SQL databases for ERP systems, ideally for MS…

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Job Title: Retail Measurement Service Executive Location: Nigeria Employer: Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) Job description: Reporting to the Retail Measurement Service, Client Service Manager – You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining good customer relations by providing outstanding service to a select range of clients. This incorporates the preparation and presentation of professional client presentations and building commercially sound client relationships. Responsibilities: • Maintaining excellent quality relationships with the current client base. • Deliver professional presentations/business reviews to specific RMS clients. • Independently manage select RMS clients. • Effectively handle client requests and queries. • Work with specific…

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Job Title: Consumer Insights Manager Location: Nigeria Employer: Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) Job description: You will be responsible for managing a segment of the Consumer Insights department. You will be expected to provide excellent client servicing to select Consumer Insight clients. Job Summary: • Grow the current Consumer Insight client base. • Independently manage select CI clients. • Oversee all stages of project management and monitor performance. • Handle client queries and complaints. • Work with specific support departments to ensure effective delivery to client. • Promote new CR CI products to existing and new clients. • To be…

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Job Title: Consumer Insight Lead Location: Nigeria Employer: Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) Job description: Reporting to the Managing Director, Nigeria – You will be responsible for leading the Consumer Insight and Innovation Practice area in Nigeria. You will be expected to manage a client portfolio effectively and efficiently. Responsibilities: • Grow the current Consumer Insight client base by targeting clients to convert opportunities into profitable revenue. • Drive thought leadership. • Responsible for the CI Department Profit and Loss. • Contributes toward to developing tailored solutions for the local market. • Manage a team of client and research executives…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Thursday November, 21, 2013 arraign the duo of Emmanuel Osita Okereke and Ishmael Chinyere Nwogu at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo on a six count charge bordering on personation, forgery and criminal conspiracy to obtain the sum of one million, one hundred and forty five thousand naira (N1, 145, 000) for employment into National Task Force. The accused persons are alleged to have forged a document of the Federal government titled “Restricted, Federal Government of Nigeria, National Task Force” and falsely held public offices as Director-General and Director, FCT…

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The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to a publication by a certain Johnson Ayorinde alleging a siege on the operations of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU. The Commission wishes to implore stakeholders and members of the public to disregard the publication which is patently false and intended to create confusion in the wake of the recent redeployment of the former acting director, Ms Juliet Ibekaku, an assistant director in the Commission. There is no unusual presence of armed security at the premises of the NFIU beyond what is necessary to secure its…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 arraigned one Franklin Uche before Justice G.K Olotu of the Federal High Court, Maitama on a 6 – count charge bordering on forgery and conspiracy to defraud. The accused allegedly forged Export Clearance Permit, a document usually issued by the Ministry of Trade and Investment, and which is a major requirement for the lifting of crude oil. The offence is contrary to Section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and Section 1 (2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap. M.17 Laws of the…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will tomorrow Thursday November 21, 2013 arraign one Reverend David Kim Pam, Chairman Goodliving Multi Purpose Cooperative Society at the Plateau State High Court, Jos on a 10-count charge that borders on stealing, fraudulent misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. The suspect allegedly abused his position as Chairman and sole signatory to the accounts of Goodliving Multi Purpose Co-Operative Society’s domiciled in First Bank Nigeria Plc and Zenith Bank, to steal N40,276,660 between April and June 2012. The offences are contrary to sections 286, 308 and 311 of the Criminal Code law of…

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JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, November 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Most African Parliaments have embraced the MDGs as a means to achieve human development for their constituencies. Standing Committees and caucuses have been set up specifically to ensure the effective implementation of MDGs in some national parliaments while similar structures have been instituted in Regional Parliaments to track commitments and progress towards the MDGs.Focused on the role of legislatures, a dialogue of African Parliamentarians is being convened from the 20th to 22nd November 2013 to discuss progress with the Millennium Development Goals and the emerging post -2015 development agenda. Key objectives…

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WASHINGTON, November 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCNovember 20, 2013I am deeply concerned by the ongoing crisis in the Central African Republic and the deplorable levels of violence and lawlessness that affect millions of people every day. In the continuing aftermath of the March 2013 overthrow of the government by the Seleka rebel alliance, militia groups are now organizing themselves along increasingly sectarian lines and engaging in a cycle of retaliatory abuses against civilians. At this moment, the United States sees no evidence that the CAR transitional government has the capacity or political will to…

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