Author: Adewale A.

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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