FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, November 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On October 21, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Sierra Leone,1 and approved a three–year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) in support of the authorities’ economic and financial program for 2013-2016 (see Press Release No. 13/410). Sierra Leone has made significant progress in macroeconomic stabilization over the last five years. Real Gross Domestic Product growth averaged some 7 percent, driven by output expansion in agriculture, mining, and services; as well as the scaling-up of infrastructure investment. Nonetheless, important…
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Job Title: Deputy Project Director Location: Yenagoa, Nigeria Employer: PACT Nigeria Job Summary: • The Deputy Project Director Capacity Development will provide support and oversight on all project related capacity development activities. • The jobholder will coordinate and maintain a sustainable capacity of CSO partners on the projects. • The job holder will design and develop capacity development materials, manuals and methodologies/strategies ensuring its implementation. • The jobholder will design training interventions with relevant modules on advocacy and organizational capacity development including design and customization to suite the target audience. • The job holder will coordinate and implement Pact’s organizational…
Job Title: NYSC Recruitment Drive Job Location: Nigeria Requisition Number: CEE00001169 Job ID: CEE00001169-1 Employer: Procter and Gamble (P&G) The NYSC Recruitment Drive is for Batch C 2013 Corp Members who will start serving in November 2013. Our aim is to pre-select exceptional graduates for future managerial openings in Procter and Gamble. The earliest any successful candidate will be hired is December 2014 (after completion of the mandatory service year). This opening is not limited to any specific field of study but only graduates with second class upper degree and above will be considered this time. The job openings cover…
Job Title: International IDS Challenge 2014 Requisition Number: IDS00001177 Job ID: IDS00001177-1 Employer: Procter and Gamble (P&G) International IDS Challenge is a wonderful opportunity to discover a week in the life of an IDS manager within P&G. It is an intensive course during which you will meet participants from Europe, Middle East and Africa. You will get insights into how Information Technology is used to produce commercial advantage in a global business environment. IDS Challenge is structured to include lectures and a series of real case studies. At the end of the course, you’ll leave with a clear perspective on…
Job Title: Research and Development Research Associate Requisition Number: RND00002602 Job ID: RND00002602-1 Location: LAGOS, Nigeria Employer: Procter and Gamble (P&G) Description of Role: A career in R&D at P&G will offer a broad range of opportunities to grow and lead innovation in Beauty Care products for Africa. Candidate will work on products research and development, obtaining deep insights and connecting with technical teams to provide guidance on ideal consumer-desired products. You will be given business responsibility from day one. You will have the chance to develop an extensive set of skills through a variety of challenging assignments. Working in…
Job Title: Librarian Location: Owerri, Nigeria Employer: Federal University of Technology Owerri The University Librarian is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day to day administration of the University Library and the coordination of the Library services in the University, He/she is also responsible for the short, medium and long term planning, administration and expansion of collections and services of the Library and their maintenance at a level to meet the teaching, research and all programmes of the University. Qualifications and Experience: • The candidate must be a Chartered Librarian and should also possess the following: • A good Honours…
DUBLIN, Ireland, November 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — His Excellency, the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan presented its Letters of Credence to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin today. H.E. Mr. Abdullahi Hamad Ali AlAzreg, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan, was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Maha Babikir, their daughter, Israa, and by Mr. Mohamed Akasha Mohamed, Counsellor at the Embassy. Mr. Dinny McGinley, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, represented the Government at the ceremony. The following were also present: Mr. Loughlin Quinn, Deputy Secretary-General to the President; Mr.…
DUBLIN, Ireland, November 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., today welcomed the release of three of the Halawa siblings who have been detained in Egypt since August 17: “I am very pleased to hear that Somaia, Fatima and Omaima Halawa have been released from detention in Egypt today. I telephoned Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on Monday last to express my concern that the Halawa siblings had been kept in prison for almost three months without being charged with an offence. I also expressed the Government’s hope and…
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire and Head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, 13 November 2013, met with the head of a delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Georges Comminos. Georges Comminos, who came to present the activities of the ICRC in Côte d’Ivoire, said he highlighted the areas in which the two organisations complement each other and the possibility of collaboration. “The ICRC is an organisation independent of the United Nations.…
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, November 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Association of Women Lawyers of Côte d’Ivoire, led by its president, Mrs Aimée Zebeyoux, general advocate of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, 13 November 2013, met with the head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, at the Mission’s headquarters in Sébroko, Abidjan. Mrs Aimée Zebeyoux said that they had come to present the action plan of their association to Mrs Mindaoudou. “We need to revise our texts and our status in accordance with the legal norms, to provide an impetus for legal consultation…