JetBlue and SouthAfrican Airways share codeshare deal

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JetBlue and South African Airways (SAA) have signed a bilateral codeshare agreement to connect the carriers’ networks via New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Washington’s Dulles International Airport (IAD).

The agreement is pending U.S. DOT regulatory approval and subject to receipt of foreign government operating authority.

The partnership – an expansion of an interline agreement first inked in 2010 – allows customers to purchase a single ticket combining SAA- and JetBlue-operated flights and enjoy day-of-travel conveniences such as one-stop check-in and baggage transfer.

JetBlue intends to place its “B6” code on South African Airways-operated flights between the U.S. and both Johannesburg, South Africa, and Dakar, Senegal, as well as on connecting flights to select destinations beyond Johannesburg, including Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Tickets will be available for sale at a later date, pending regulatory and government approvals. 

The fastest way to more of South Africa and southern Africa, SAA flies nonstop each day between New York and Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport and daily between Washington and Johannesburg via Dakar’s Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport.

SAA has had a similar arrangement in place with JetBlue since 2011, placing its “SA” code on JetBlue-operated flights from its U.S. gateways to top destinations including Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida. 

“We are excited to expand our successful relationship with South African Airways through this new codeshare via Washington and JFK, where JetBlue is the number one domestic airline,” said Scott Laurence, JetBlue’s vice president of network planning and partnerships.

“South African has been a terrific travel partner for JetBlue, consistently delivering a great experience for our customers. We look forward to working with them to offer even more travel options in the years to come.” Laurence added.

At JFK Airport, JetBlue operates from its Terminal 5, while SAA operates from the adjacent Terminal 4, allowing for fast connections between flights. At Washington Dulles, both JetBlue and SAA are co-located in Concourse B.

Source: Breaking Travel News Website
 

Innovation Postdoctorial Fellowships in South Africa 2014

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The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is offering innovation postdoctoral fellowships in South Africa. The funding is available for three years which covers local travel grant, international travel grant, non-taxable stipend, contribution towards research costs, institutional contribution. South African citizens and permanent residents non-South African citizens based at public research institutions in South Africa are eligible for this postdoctoral fellowship. Online application should be submitted by 16 September 2013.
 

Study Subject(s): The fellowships are awarded in all fields of science, engineering and technology within the priority research areas for South Africa.

Course Level: The fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral research program.

Scholarship Provider: The Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Scholarship can be taken at: South Africa
 

Eligibility: The following eligibility criteria listed below applies:
-Fellowships are open to South African citizens and permanent residents for full-time research at publicly funded research institutions in South Africa. A limited number of fellowships will be awarded to non-South African citizens based at public research institutions in South Africa.
-Exceptional doctoral graduates who recently received their doctoral degrees within the last five years and who wish to undertake research are encouraged to apply.
-Applicants intending to take up the innovation postdoctoral fellowship at the same institution where s (he) undertook her/his doctoral research training will only be considered for the award if a convincing motivation for pursuing a career path in the chosen research environment is provided. Special consideration will be given to applicants where the individual’s research training, outputs and career progression may be enhanced by continuing with postdoctoral research at the same institution or under the same mentor. In such instances the applicant must provide a detailed motivation describing the benefits to the applicant.
-Full- time employees of Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) are not eligible to apply.
-All NRF fellowship awards should be held as primary funding towards the research study. Fellowships may not be held simultaneously with a fellowship from any other government or NRF source or NRF administered source.
-Fellowship-holders are allowed to hold non- binding supplementary grants or emoluments to the institutional capped value for the level of study.
-Fellowship-holders must not hold full-time salaried employment during the tenure of the award.
-Fellowship-holders will be allowed to undertake a maximum of 12 hours of teaching, tutorials, assistance or demonstrations duties per week, on average, during the year of study and may be remunerated for these duties at a rate not exceeding the normal institution tariff for services rendered.
 

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Fellowships are open to South African citizens and permanent residents. A limited number of fellowships will be awarded to non-South African citizens based at public research institutions in South Africa.
 

Scholarship Description: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has made available financial support for postdoctoral fellowships in order to strengthen research capacity in all fields of science, engineering and technology, within the priority research areas for South Africa. The objectives of the Innovation postdoctoral fellowship programme are to:
-Contribute towards the increase in the number and quality of South African postdoctoral fellows within Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) fields of study in South Africa. This includes social sciences and humanities.
-Build a pipeline of the next generation of SET scientists and researchers in South Africa.
 

Duration of award(s): Successful applicants will receive funding for a period of three years.
 

What does it cover? -R 220 000 p.a. (non-taxable stipend) -R 50 000 p.a (contribution towards research costs) -R 15 000 p.a (institutional contribution) Beneficiaries are eligible for a local travel grant to a maximum of R 25 000 and an international travel grant to a maximum of R 45 000, which can be used during the course of the funding period for conferences, workshop attendance or visits to a laboratory/collaborator.
 

Selection Criteria: Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis, taking into account the applicants’ academic achievements, outputs and research potential. Research outputs weigh heavily in the assessment of the application and applicants are encouraged to ensure a full list of their publications, conference presentations and activities are included when they complete the CV details of the application.
 

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
 

Scholarship Application Deadline: The closing date for submitting applications is 16 September 2013.

For further information and to apply: Visit Schoarships Positions website

Apply for the 2014 Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Commonwealth Countries

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UK Department for International Development (DFID) offers Commonwealth Scholarships for developing countries students for pursuing Master’s, PhD, and split-site (PhD) degree level at UK Universities. Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded each year. The CSC invites around three times more nominations than scholarships available – therefore, nominated candidates are not guaranteed to get a scholarship. There are no quotas for scholarships for any individual country. The application deadline for these Commonwealth Scholarships is 3rd December 2013.
 

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided in all subject areas offered at UK universities, although the CSC’s selection criteria give priority to applications that demonstrate strong relevance to development.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing Master’s, PhD, and split-site (PhD) degree level at UK Universities.

Scholarship Provider: UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: To apply for the awards covered in this prospectus, candidates should:
-Be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons

-Be permanent resident in a developing Commonwealth country (a full list is available at http://bit.ly/cscuk-developing-cw-countries)

-Be available to commence their academic studies in the United Kingdom by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2014

-Hold, by October 2014, a first degree of upper second class Honours standard (or above); or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a Master’s degree and

-For awards enhance clinical skills in the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified as a doctor or dentist between 1 October 2004 and 30 September 2009.

-The Commission wishes to promote equal opportunity, gender equity and cultural exchange. Applications are encouraged from a diverse range of candidates.
 

Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of developing Commonwealth country (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, The Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat , Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland , Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (British)  and Zambia ) can apply for these scholarships.
 

Scholarship Description: Commonwealth Scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries are offered for Master’s, PhD, and split-site (PhD) study in the UK. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Each year, the CSC invites each nominating agency/university/university body to forward a specific number of nominations. Each nominating agency/university/university body is responsible for its own selection process, and in most cases they will set their own closing date, which will be before the CSC’s deadline for nominations (17 December 2013). Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded each year. The CSC invites around three times more nominations than scholarships available – therefore, nominated candidates are not guaranteed to get a scholarship. There are no quotas for scholarships for any individual country. The candidates nominated by national nominating agencies are in competition with those nominated by universities/university bodies, and the same standards will be applied to applications made through either channel.
 

Number of award(s): Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded each year.
 

Duration of award(s): -12-36 months’ support towards the completion of either a full-time taught or a doctoral post graduate qualification at an eligible UK institution. These awards are open to those candidates nominated either by the Vice Chancellor/Executive Head of their employing institution or by the appointed agency in their home country. Please note that the Commission offers awards for one-year Master’s programmes only, and does not fund MBAs.
- 12 months’ non-degree study in the United Kingdom on a Split-Site basis to aid the completion of a doctoral degree undertaken at a university in the candidate’s home country.
- Up to 6 months enhancing clinical skills in medicine or dentistry (available only to candidates from developing countries). These awards are open to candidates nominated by their Vice Chancellor/Executive Head or by the appointed agency in the home country.
 

What does it cover? Each Scholarship provides:
-Student concessionary or other approved airfare to the United Kingdom and return on expiry of the Scholarship (the cost of journeys made before final award confirmation will not normally be reimbursed, nor can fares be paid for a Scholar’s dependant)
-Approved tuition and examination fees
-A personal maintenance allowance at the rate of £917 per month (£1,134 per month for those studying at institutions in the London Metropolitan area) – rates quoted at 2012-2013 levels
-A grant towards the expenses of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable
-An initial arrival allowance, incorporating an initial clothing grant for Scholars from tropical countries
-A grant for expenses for approved travel within the United Kingdom or overseas
-A grant towards fieldwork costs for those Scholars undertaking doctoral studies for whom a case has been made for fieldwork outside the United Kingdom. This shall not normally exceed one economy class return airfare to the fieldwork location
-A paid midterm fare to their home country for Scholars on three year doctoral awards. Scholars for whom fieldwork fares are provided to their home country shall not be entitled to a midterm fare home, nor Scholars who have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse or child allowances for more than 12 months during their award
-For Scholars selected by the Commission for awards exceeding 18 months, a spouse allowance of £220 per month is payable provided that the Scholar and spouse are residing together at the same address in the United Kingdom. It is not paid when the spouse is also in receipt of an award. For Scholars accompanied by their spouse and children, a child allowance is payable at the rate of £138 per month for the first child, and £108 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, provided they reside with their  parents. The Commission’s spouse and family allowances represent only a contribution towards the costs of family maintenance in the UK and Scholars should expect and be able to supplement these allowances to support family members who choose to come to the UK.
-Irrespective of the length of the award, a Scholar who is widowed, divorced or a lone parent will receive an allowance in respect of the first accompanying child and child allowances for the second and third accompanying children.
 

Selection criteria: Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:
-Academic merit of the candidate
-The quality of the proposal
-The likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country.
 

Notification: Candidates will be notified of their provisional selection by the Commission: that is, a selection of the award subject to the Commission agreeing the terms of admission to the university/institution. Candidates will be given a formal Notification of Award – the offer of a Scholarship – as soon as terms of admission to the university/institution have been agreed. Formal confirmation of the award will be issued when all conditions of the Notification of Award have been met. Scholars will be expected to take up the award from the date stated by the Commission in its Notification of Award.
 

How to Apply: -All applications must be made through your nominating agency (or university/university body, if applicable) in your home country. You must check with them in the first instance for specific advice on how to make an application and for their own closing date. The CSC cannot accept any applications directly from candidates.
-The CSC expects all Commonwealth Scholarship candidates to be nominated by an approved nominating agency/university/university body, and to have completed an application form using our Electronic Application System (EAS).
-Full help on how to apply using the EAS is provided in our guides, which should be read in full before making any attempt to use the EAS.
-The EAS will close to applicants on 3 December 2013 and no further applications can be made after that date. The CSC will not accept any applications which are not submitted via the EAS to the nominating agency/university/university body in the candidate’s home country.
 

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 3rd December 2013.

Read more: 2014 Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Commonwealth Countries website

Vivo Acquires Majority Shares in Shell Ghana

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Vivo Energy has announced the acquiring majority shareholding in Shell Ghana Limited. With the acquisition, Shell Ghana is expected to be renamed Vivo Energy Ghana.

Vivo Energy is a company formed by Vitol, Helios Investment Partners and Shell, to distribute and market Shell-branded fuels and lubricants across Africa.

The new company would be headed by Fred Osoro, as Managing Director. He would take over from Vincent Richter, the former acting Managing Director.

Mr. Osoro has twenty years' experience in the energy industry during which he has held various management and marketing positions for Esso, Mobil and Engen, including Managing Director for Engen Ghana and Nigeria. His appointment to the Board will be formalised at the next Board meeting. Christian Chammas, CEO of Vivo Energy, said: "Ghana is an important market and a growing economy which is set to benefit from significant developments in the energy sector.

"We are acquiring a business with great potential; a long history in Ghana, a high calibre workforce and a large and diversified customer base. "Vivo Energy is looking forward to serving our Ghanaian customers and investing in the business, to ensure it realises its full potential under Fred Osoro's leadership."

The Shell brand has been in Ghana for 85 years and Shell has been the leading marketer of fuels and lubricants. Vivo Energy Ghana has a storage capacity of 8,300m³ and 124 retail stations with the majority offering Shell Cards and convenience retail stores. Over the years, the company expanded its portfolio by acquiring Texaco in 1988. Vivo Energy Ghana employs 134 people but the business provides indirect employment to over 1,000 people. The company is recognised as the leader in the oil industry especially championing and setting standards for safety in sales and distribution.

This is the latest development in a venture initially announced in February 2011. It brings to fifteen the number of African markets in which Vivo Energy has a presence.

Source: AllAfrica.com

Plans to bring IMAX to Nigeria initiated

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The two-day working visit by the IMAX Studio’s Vice President of Global Marketing for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Mr. Giovanni Dolci, on Monday July 15 to16, 2013 was preparatory to the decision to establish the first IMAX Cinema in Nigeria, to be located in Festac, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.

IMAX’s Nigerian partner, Mr. Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima who was with the visitor at the Bank of Industry (BoI), Amuwo Odofin LGA Secretariat and the CEO of Dvworx said “we building more than an ordinary cinema like the inadequate local ones in Nigeria, we are building the larger than life mega IMAX Cinemas not only in Lagos, but also in other states.”
Chima is optimistic that the cinema is a groundbreaking project that will boost the international distribution of Nigerian movies. He is also certain that with the production of Nigerian IMAX movies, the project will boost the Nigerian film industry.
Dolci was during his stay, taken around by Chima’s team, comprising his legal adviser Mr. Biola Ladipo, COO of Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema (SOOAC) and his associate Mr. Hope Obioma Opara, President of the annual Eko International Film Festival. At the Lagos office of BoI, the delegation had a meeting with Mrs. Cynthia Uche Nwuka, Mr. Okechukwu Madu and Mr. Lawrence A. Ewah.

It would be recalled that the Bank of Industry is investing millions of dollars in the sustainable development of the Nigerian film industry. One of the bank’s project is the co-funding of the film adaptation of award-winning novel “Half of A Yellow Sun” written by Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie. The film is due for release during the yuletide season. Dolci also met with other stakeholders in the Nigerian film industry, including Mr. Femi Odugbemi, CEO of Dvworx and Festival Director of the annual iRepresent International Documentary Forum and Patrick Lee, General Manager of Ozone Cinemas in Lagos. He also visited Ozone, Silverbird and Genesis Deluxe cinemas all located in Lagos and scheduled to also visit the Silverbird Cinemas in Accra, Ghana before returning to London.

“The first IMAX Cinema in Nigeria and likely also the first in West Africa will be built in Festac, one of the most urbanized towns in the Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria and the most densely populated state in the country. Lagos has the biggest economy in West Africa and is the hub of the booming entertainment industry,” said Michael Chima at the preliminary meeting of Giovanni Dolci with Comrade Ayodele Adewale, the Executive Chairman of the Amuwo Odofin Local Government at the secretariat in Festac on Tuesday July 16, 2013.

The first IMAX Theater in Nigeria is going to cost $23 million and expected to be ready before next Valentine and projected to attract over 500, 000 people weekly from all the communities in the Amuwo Odofin local government area and nearby towns.
Dolci has been in charge of IMAX sales and business development, responsible for negotiations with exhibitors and distributors throughout EMEA to support the market’s transition to digital projection technology. He joined IMAX after 10 years at London-based Arts Alliance Media, which specializes in digital cinema technology and was also film finance executive, and executive producer with Beach Front Films, a New Zealand-based film production company, where he oversaw financing international co-production projects

Source: The Nation Online Nigeria

Trainee Production Operations position open at Total E & P Nigeria. No experience required

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The Trainee Production Operations role is a Training Scheme facilitated by a Training Company. During the training programme participants will be on a Training Contract and on successful completion of the training programme would be considered for the usual recruitment process leading to employment in TEPNG.

Education

HND holders or its equivalent in any Engineering Discipline. (Must have graduated not before 2010).

Experience

No work experience is required

Skills

Must have already completed their NYSC programme. Candidates will be required to show evidence of this in their application. Good aptitude and fast learning skills Apply at: Total E & P Nigeria's career page

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Apple reportedly buys Nigerian Serial entrepreneur's company for $1Billion Dollars

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Apple has acquired Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com, The Wall Street Journal’s publication, AllThingsDigital reports. Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that covers over 300 cities and that helps people get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed as at the time of this publication.
HopStop has oft been compared to Israel’s Waze which was recently acquired by Google for $1 billion. The move is seen as Apple’s plan to bolster its map offering especially given Google’s recent acquisition of Waze.

A serial entrepreneur, Chinedu Echeruo grew up in Eastern Nigeria and attended Kings College, Lagos. He attended Syracuse University and the Harvard Business School in the United States and founded HopStop.com after working for several years in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Leveraged Finance groups of J.P Morgan Chase where he was involved in a broad range of M&A, Financing and Private Equity transactions. He also worked at AM Investment Partners, a $500 million volatility-driven convertible bond arbitrage hedge fund.

He founded and raised nearly $8 million for his two U.S based internet companies; Hopstop.com and Tripology.com. Tripology.com was acquired in 2010 by American travel and navigation information company, Rand McNally. He was named Black Enterprise Magazine’s Small Business Innovator of the year and listed in the magazine’s Top 40 under 40 and is currently a partner and head of the Principal Investing group at Constant Capital, a West Africa based investment bank.

True to form, Echeruo is working on yet another venture but this time, focused on small businesses in Africa. Check out a video of Chinedu Echeruo below at last year’s TedxIkoyi where he talks about his latest project for small businesses in Africa; “crowd sourced business in a box.”
According to him:“There is no reason why every entrepreneur should have to reinvent the wheel every single time in all the countries in Africa. My idea is to essentially to have one place where a budding entrepreneur can access a template for starting a business, and then customize it to suit their own situation. Essentially a business-in-a-box.”

Source:
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania to benefit from Obama's initiative dubbed "Power Africa"

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Ghana and five other African countries are set to benefit from United States President Barack Obama's new initiative dubbed "Power Africa", which aims to build on Africa's power potential.

The initiative is to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa and to build on new discoveries of vast reserves of oil and gas as well as the potential to develop clean geothermal, hydro, wind and solar energy, says Grant Harris, who doubles as the Special Assistant to President Obama and Senior Director for African Affairs on the National Security Staff of the White House.

He was speaking in a video conference Wednesday held as a post-trip recap of President Obama's recent visits to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania with Michelle Obama and their two daughters.

Harris said the president's trip, which was done early in his second term showed a strong signal of the significance of sub-Saharan Africa to US interest. It was also to make a push to deepen US investments in Africa's development, strengthening democratic institutions and investing in the next generation of African leaders.

Harris said in all the three countries which President Obama visited, three core issues were the main focus namelyexpanding economic growth, strengthening democratic institutions and investing in the citizenry.

Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania are the other five countries billed to benefit from the power initiative. Ghana and the five countries had been chosen because they had set ambitious goals in electric power generation and were making the utility and energy sector reforms to pave the way for investment and growth.

The Power Africa initiative is expected to also partner Uganda and Mozambique on responsible oil and gas resources management. Harris said the US had pledged to commit more than seven billion USD in financial support over the next five years to the effort.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) would also provide US$285 million in technical assistance, grants and risk mitigation to advance private sector energy transactions and help governments to adopt and implement the policy, regulatory, and other reforms necessary to attract private sector investment in the energy and power sectors.

Additionally, the Millennium Challenge Corporation would invest up to US$1 billion in African power systems through the country compacts, to increase access and the reliability and sustainability of electricity supply through investments in energy infrastructure, policy and regulatory reforms and institutional capacity building.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation, US Export-Import Bank and the US Trade and Development Agency are also expected to make collaborative financial commitment towards the initiative.

Source: Bernama.com

MBA Tutors currently sought by Total Ascent in Ikoyi, Nigeria

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MBA Tutors currently sought by Total Ascent in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

Requirements/Profile of Tutors:
·         MBA graduate from a top program
·         scored 700+ on his/her GMAT
·         passionate about teaching and empowering the next generation of leaders

Commitment
·         5 hours on Saturday, once every 8 weeks
·         There is compensation associated with the the commitment

About the Company, Total Ascent
Total Ascent specializes in empowering individuals and organizations to achieve their educational and career goals. Our expertise is in providing the tools, knowledge, insights, guidance and resources that create a platform for success in life and business. Our services are provided through 3 specialist divisions: Test Preparation and Admissions Consulting (focused on providing effective preparation that improves performance on standardized tests such as GMAT, GRE, SAT and Job Aptitude Tests), Leadership Development (focused on the development and implementation of initiatives to build leadership capabilities “at all levels and in all spheres of life”) and Training (focused on developing and executing impactful learning content and management systems).

For over 7 years, Total Ascent has supported individuals and organizations in the US and Nigeria in “daring to dream” and achieving their personal and business goals.

About the Principal, Thomas Okojie
Thomas is  a business consultant and entrepreneur with over fifteen years of experience in Consulting, Leadership Development, Corporate Finance and Executive Management. He has a track record of successfully turning around businesses in multiple industries and creating sustainable profitable enterprises.

Thomas obtained a first degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the Obafemi Awolowo University and then worked as a Technology and Strategy Consultant with Accenture, in Nigeria and the US. He then obtained an MBA from Yale University (concentration in Strategy and Finance) and subsequently worked in a number of leadership roles with Unilever, Merisant (the Monsanto Group) and Sears Holdings Corporation in the US, and Minaj Group and Invensys Operations Management in Nigeria.

He is the Founder and CEO of Total Ascent, an organizational and human capital development company specializing in empowering individuals and organizations to achieve their goals by providing the tools, skills, insights and guidance that create a platform for success in life and business.

For more information, please call 011(234 )8056001516 or email thomas.okojie@total-ascent.com
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Sales opportunity with JOYZD Enterprises in Lagos, NIgeria

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JOYZD Enterprises is hiring Sales/Marketing agents.

The sales/marketing agents will find buyers for packs of JOYZDE bottled water.

As a sales/marketing agent, you will get paid 30% of whatever you sell and earn up to 40% of sale by earning 1% more for each sales person/marketer that you recruit to the business.  You will earn the 1% for as long as your recruit is making sales. The business is located in Ikotun Egbe, Lagos State.

For more information, call 011234 807-281-7290.

 

Are you female in your university's 1st year: Apply for Blackberry scholars program

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The BlackBerry® Scholars Program is a global four-year scholarship program for outstanding women entering their first year of undergraduate study at an accredited college or university. The Program is designed to help increase the number of women studying and influencing the future of mobile computing, including Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and particularly those with an interest and/or aptitude in the mobile computing space.

Women who will be entering their first year of study in the 2013-2014 academic year and are interested in this scholarship may apply for the Program by 5pm EST on the June 26th, 2013 application deadline.

 

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Deadline: June 26, 2013

Chartered accountant sought by an advocacy group/think tank in Ikoyi, Lagos

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Role: Finance/Admin Manager

 
Client: Advocacy group/Think tank based in Ikoyi, Lagos

 

Job requirements

·         Chartered accountant

·         Familiarity with Quick Books and budgeting process

·         Minimum of 5 years of experience

Responsibilities:  

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
• Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
• Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Administrative duties as directed by management

If you are interested and meet these requirements, please send your CV to info@deecla.com.ng

 

Bonds Market.. the next new thing.. Nigeria sells 21 billion Naira worth of bonds, yields rise

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Nigeria sold 21.05 billion naira ($131.56 million) worth of bonds with maturities ranging from five to 20 years and all with higher yields at a Wednesday auction, data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) showed on Thursday.

All notes were the re-opening of previously issued bonds, and the DMO sold only a quarter of the amount initially offered.
The debt office sold 2.01 billion naira in the bond maturing in 2030, against 35 billion naira initially planned, 18.8 billion naira in the note maturing in 2017, less than the 25 billion initially offered, and 24 million naira in the debt note maturing in 2015 against 25 billion advertised for offer.
The debt notes were sold at higher yields with the 2030 maturing paper attracted 13.5 percent compared with 12.79 percent at the previous month's auction, the 2017 paper attracted 13 percent compared with 12.25 percent, while the 2015 attracted 12.25 percent against 11.6 percent.
Dealers said the debt office cut back on the amount on offer because Nigerian bonds are less attractive since prices fell in last week's sell off by foreign investors.
"Investors were asking for higher yield in tandem with the going yield at the secondary market, but the debt office was not willing to go beyond certain level," one dealer said.
Yields on local debt rose over the last two weeks as some local and offshore investors sold their holdings to book profit. ($1 = 160 naira)

(Reporting by Oludare Mayowa; Editing by Tim Cocks)
Source: Reuters

Head of Programs/project manager is sought by an advocacy group/think tank in Lagos, Nigeria

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Job Opening:
Head of Programs/Program manager role by an advocacy group/Think tank

Job description

• Role is with an advocacy group/think tank.
• Candidate must have a background in business, agriculture, oil and gas, the real sector or law with 5-7 years of work experience
• Coordinate events as planned by the organisation.
• Manage budgets and ensure they are in line with company's financial plan
• Initiate and execute projects that supports the objectives of the company
• If you are qualified, please send your CVs to info@deecla.com.ng

You are invited to Spidnetworking event this saturday, June 8, 2013 at Protea Hotel Ikoyi, 10am

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It's another SpidNetworking event and what better time than this summer to renew your commitment to building productive relationships with prospective clients, business contacts and acquaintances in your industry. This event will be brought to you by our Sponsors, Neobosit Integrated Services and June Dawn events. At this 12th event on Saturday, 8 June, 2013, 10am-2pm, at Protea Hotel Ikoyi, you will get the chance to participate in our quintessential 'SpidNetworking Activity,' where you will  sit 'one' on 'one' and across the table from another business professional and rotate in structured seating arrangement within a specified period of time. You will also get to listen to the MDs of our sponsoring companies talk about their companies, services and their career story.

About our SponsorsNeobosit Intergrated Services is an indigenous organisation established to provide premium services in the petroleum products haulage industry. The company's interest is in the sales, supply and distribution of all refined white and black petroleum products namely – PMS, AGO, DPK, LPFO, LPG, Bitumen, Chemicals and Base oils. It services a number of organisations nationwide and its partners include Fidelity, Rafiex, Sahara Group, Haulage Oil & Gas Ltd., RANGK ltd, and Zenith.  To find out more about them, visit http://neobosit.com/ Its MD, Mr. Emeka Onwujuba, will speak about the company, its services and his career story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

June Dawn Events is a full service event planning, management and design company with service offerings for Corporate, Special and Private events. They have managed weddings, dinners, anniversaries, breakfast meetings, AGMs, children’s parties, seminars, fairs, soirees, cos­tume parties, exhibitions, themed events, birthday parties, bridal and baby showers, product launches and private events for state governments, The Nigerian Navy, Multichoice Nigeria, Sarner PFM, Deola Sagoe, Smooth FM, Ecobank to mention a few corporate entities and also individuals. Repeated success in putting together flawless, seamless, professional and amazing events as a result of obvious passion for each event, hands on approach, endless energy, warmth and an unrivalled strive for perfection has resulted in high demand for its services by several organizations and individuals.  June Dawn Event's MD, Mrs Bolupe Adebiyi, will talk about her company and share her career story.

 

 

 

 About SpidNetworkingSpidNetworking, since its inception in September 2010, has brought together over 500 business professionals including middle level managers, entrepreneurs, and investors, to its quarterly events for the purpose of networking in a relaxed setting. SpidNetworking aims encourage the sharing and exchange of information about companies' products, services, ideas, and projects and individual success stories. It also helps business professionals to build sound networking skills, and  aims to promote mentorship and menteeship amongst its members.

ContactFor more information or to invite a friend to this 12th event on Saturday, 8 June, 2013, please contact the host, Clara at cogunsemi@yahoo.com or at 08057204250

 

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ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa

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ABB, a Switzerland-based power and automation technology group, plans to start production of central PV inverters in South Africa to support the rapidly growing local solar market and local content requirements.

 

ABB plans to open the new inverter production line at its existing facilities in Johannesburg in 2014. The line for its PVS800 range of central inverters will have a production capacity of approximately 500MW a year. It will produce 630kW, 875kW and 1,000kW central inverters.

The firm already produces solar inverters in Estonia, India and China.

 

ABB has been developing the South Africa market as a power converter firm. According to the firm, South Africa is one of the world's fastest growing solar markets due to government commitments to increase power generation from renewable sources under the country's renewable energy independent power producer procurement program.

"With this investment in a new production line, ABB further reinforces its position as a global renewables leader with attention to local market needs," said Ulrich Spiesshofer, head of ABB's Discrete Automation and Motion division. "The region's energy needs are set to grow with economic expansion and with South Africa looking to benefit from its abundance of sunshine, the firm will be in an even better position to serve local customers."

ABB installed its first two 500kW solar projects near Johannesburg in 2011, and has since gained a delivery pipeline of approximately 90MW of central inverters, said the firm.

 

Source: Digitimes.com

You are invited to our 12th Spidnetworking event

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At this 12th event on Saturday, 8 June, 2013, 10am-2pm, at Protea Hotel Ikoyi, you will get the chance to participate in our quintessential 'SpidNetworking Activity,' where you will  sit 'one' on 'one' and across the table from another business professional, while seated/rotated in structured seating arrangement within a specified period of time. You will also get to listen to the MDs of our sponsoring companies talk about their companies, services and their career story.

About our Sponsors
Neobosit Intergrated Services is an indigenous organisation established to provide premium services in the petroleum products haulage industry. The company's interest is in the sales, supply and distribution of all refined white and black petroleum products namely – PMS, AGO, DPK, LPFO, LPG, Bitumen, Chemicals and Base oils. It services a number of organisations nationwide and its partners include Fidelity, Rafiex, Sahara Group, Haulage Oil & Gas Ltd., RANGK ltd, and Zenith.  To find out more about them, visit http://neobosit.com/ Its MD, Mr. Emeka Onwujuba, will speak about the company, its services and his career story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

June Dawn Events is a full service event planning, management and design company with service offerings for Corporate, Special and Private events. They have managed weddings, dinners, anniversaries, breakfast meetings, AGMs, children’s parties, seminars, fairs, soirees, cos­tume parties, exhibitions, themed events, birthday parties, bridal and baby showers, product launches and private events for state governments, The Nigerian Navy, Multichoice Nigeria, Sarner PFM, Deola Sagoe, Smooth FM, Ecobank to mention a few corporate entities and also individuals. Repeated success in putting together flawless, seamless, professional and amazing events as a result of obvious passion for each event, hands on approach, endless energy, warmth and an unrivalled strive for perfection has resulted in high demand for its services by several organizations and individuals.  June Dawn Event's MD, Mrs Bolupe Adebiyi, will talk about her company and share her career story.

 

 

 

 About SpidNetworking
SpidNetworking, since its inception in September 2010, has brought together over 500 business professionals including middle level managers, entrepreneurs, and investors, to its quarterly events for the purpose of networking in a relaxed setting. SpidNetworking aims encourage the sharing and exchange of information about companies' products, services, ideas, and projects and individual success stories. It also helps business professionals to build sound networking skills, and  aims to promote mentorship and menteeship amongst its members.

 

 

 

 

Contact
For more information or to invite a friend to this 12th event on Saturday, 8 June, 2013, please contact the host, Clara at cogunsemi@yahoo.com or at 08057204250

Event Details

RSVP at Evite's website

Date: Saturday, 8 June, 2013

Time: 10am-2pm
 

 

Apply for Intel's Engineering Internship job in Lagos, Nigeria

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Engineering Internship Job with Intel in Lagos

Description

This is a 12 month fixed term internship suitable for students currently studying towards a Bachelors or Master's degree in a relevant field. The focus of this role is to implement and execute projects and programs in a timely manner and engage all stakeholders in a proactive manner; flawlessly manage customer quality issues to closure, manage customer satisfaction with product quality and technical support.

In this position, you will be working with the team in the delivery of customer support in the area of focus - such as our consumers/1st time buyers program as well engineering support for customers in Nigeria and West Africa (Ghana) region. The customer support consists of both reactive issue resolution and pro-active improvement projects. Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Supporting customers with Quality and/or Reliability issues or concerns, including information requests.
- Working on several improvement projects, including customer improvement projects as well as internal improvement projects, such as tools development (programming skills would be an advantage).
- Support for our 1country project and liaising with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth program implementation and delivery.
- Assisting with 'Keeping The Business Running' and generally assisting the team in program delivery and implementation.

Qualifications

This is a 12 month fixed-term placement suitable for students currently studying a degree course in relevant disciplines, and is targeted at 2nd or 3rd year students enrolled in a 4 years bachelor's degree which includes a year in industry. Having one or more of the skills below will be a strong advantage:

Marketing and Sales: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Technical Skills:
- Understanding of basic PC architecture
- Ability to build and debug typical PC hardware, install and debug typical PC operating systems including both Microsoft Windows and various distributions of Linux
- Ability to do circuit designs using large scale integration components, familiarity with configuration of complex devices at register level
- Ability to program in assembly language for X86 processors
- Ability to program in either C or C++, detailed knowledge of communication protocols such as TCP/IP
- Ability to debug electronic circuits using typical debug tools such as oscilloscope, logic analyzer etc
- Project management and implementation

Soft Skills:
- Ability to quickly learn about new products and technologies
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English
- Capable of working unsupervised by prioritizing work and focusing on meeting agreed objectives in required timeframe
- Ability to integrate quickly with existing team so that maximum contribution to team goals can be quickly achieved

Business Group
Intel's Sales and Marketing group provides world-class support at the OEM, developer and end-user levels. In addition, the group is involved in Internet and e-Commerce strategies, as well as the execution of worldwide Intel® architecture branded product strategies. Intel's expanding breadth of products and recent acquisitions are providing vast opportunities in Sales and Marketing now and in the future for both the technical and business-oriented.

Deadline: 29 May, 2013

Apply now at Intel's website

 

 

Want an MBA? Visit the QS World MBA Tour happening in Nigeria and Kenya this weekend through Monday

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The QS World MBA Tour is the most prestigious MBA fair in the world and is perfect for anybody looking to begin studying an MBA.  Each MBA fair gives candidates the chance to meet the best business schools from around the world. They also have a QS World Executive MBA Tour, which is specifically for people considering an EMBA

As part of 'QS' mission to provide information and access to business schools, TopMBA.com is pleased to offer over US$1,200,000 in scholarship funding for selected applicants from around the world who attend the QS World MBA Tour.
Schools from the US, UK, and other parts of the world will be in Lagos Nigeria on 11 May, 2013
and in Nairobi, Kenya on 13, May 2013

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