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Monday, 2 March 2015

President Jonathan to Honour 164 Outstanding NYSC Members

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A total of 164 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members are to receive the presidential honours award, for their outstanding performance during the service year, on Monday, March 2nd, 2015 at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

This was revealed by the director general of the NYSC, Brig-Gen Johnson Olawumi, who stated that 164 winners emerged from 613 nominations received from across the nation.

Olawumi added that the selections, which were made by distinguished Nigerians with track records of honesty and integrity, were from assessment of reports on each of the nominees for the combined 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions.

The DG stated that other issues considered for the award include personal qualities of good character, sense of duty, drive and determination, reliability, initiative and resourcefulness, command and leadership, team work and other special contributions.

Today In History [2nd March, 2015]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

Today In History [1st March, 2015]

March 2

1776         Americans begin shelling British troops in Boston.
1781         Maryland ratifies the Articles of Confederation. She is the last state to sign.
1797         The Directory of Great Britain authorizes vessels of war to board and seize neutral vessels, particularly if the ships are American.
1815         To put an end to robberies by the Barbary pirates, the United States declares war on Algiers.
1836         Texas declares independence from Mexico on Sam Houston's 43rd birthday.
1853         The Territory of Washington is organized.
1865         President Abraham Lincoln rejects Confederate General Robert E. Lee's plea for peace talks, demanding unconditional surrender.
1867         The first Reconstruction Act is passed by Congress.
1877         Rutherford B. Hayes is declared president by one vote the day before the inauguration.
1889         Congress passes the Indian Appropriations Bill, proclaiming unassigned lands in the public domain; the first step toward the famous Oklahoma Land Rush.
1896         Bone Mizell, the famed cowboy of Florida, is sentenced to two years of hard labor in the state pen for cattle rustling. He would only serve a small portion of the sentence.
1901         Congress passes the Platt amendment, which limits Cuban autonomy as a condition for withdrawal of U.S. troops.
1908         An international conference on arms reduction opens in London.
1908         Gabriel Lippman introduces the new three-dimensional color photography at the Academy of Sciences.
1917         Congress passes the Jones Act making Puerto Rico a territory of the United States and makes the inhabitants U.S. citizens.
1923         In Italy, Mussolini admits that women have a right to vote, but declares that the time is not right.
1930         Novelist D.H. Lawrence dies of tuberculosis in a sanitarium in Vence, France, at the age of 45.
1943         The center of Berlin is bombed by the RAF. Some 900 tons of bombs are dropped in a half hour.
1945         MacArthur raises the U.S. flag on Corregidor in the Philippines.
1946         Ho Chi Minh is elected president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
1951         The U.S. Navy launches the K-1, the first modern submarine designed to hunt enemy submarines.
1955         Claudette Colvin refuses to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' famous arrest for the same offense.
1956         France grants independence to Morocco.
1965         More than 150 U.S. and South Vietnamese planes bomb two bases in North Vietnam in the first of the "Rolling Thunder" raids.
1968         The siege of Khe Sanh ends in Vietnam, the U.S. Marines stationed there are still in control of the mountain top.
1973         Federal forces surround Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which is occupied by members of the militant American Indian Movement who are holding at least 10 hostages.
1974         A grand jury in Washington, D.C. concludes that President Nixon was indeed involved in the Watergate cover-up.
1978         Czech pilot Vladimir Remek becomes the first non-Russian, non-American in space.
1981         The United States plans to send 20 more advisors and $25 million in military aid to El Salvador.

Born on March 2
1793         Sam Houston, president of Texas, later Texas senator and governor.
1810         Leo XIII, 256th Roman Catholic Pope.
1829         Carl Schurz, Civil War general, political reformer and anti-imperialist.
1900         Kurt Weill, German-born composer (The Threepenny Opera).
1904         Henry Dreyfuss, industrial designer of everything from telephones to the interior of the Boeing 707.
1904         Theodor Seuss Geisel [Dr. Seuss], author of numerous children's books including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.
1923         Doc Watson, singer and guitarist.
1931         Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary General of the Soviet Union. Responsible for restructuring the Soviet economy (perestroika) and openness and information (glasnost).
1942         John Irving, novelist (The World According to Garp).

Today's Quote

I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as is the case of almost every human being exposed to life and to the world. We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.
Isabel Allende

Today's Fact

The Sagrada Familia church in Spain, has been under construction for over 130 years and it's only expected to be complete by 2026.

PHOTO: Meet The 3 Lucky Sisters Who survived UNIJOS Bomb Blast

Amina, Hauwa and Aishat Mudi (three sisters) who survived the blast narrate their experience

For Amina Sani Mudi, a 19-year-old 100-level student of Medicine at the University of Jos, it was unbelievable that she escaped the terror.

She said, “I had just finished my Chemistry paper, which I had from 3pm to 6pm and it was raining. As I walked to the gate of the university, I called my sisters who were at the School of Forestry to buy one of the JME recommended books. I walked down and joined them as they were already waiting for me in front of Bauchi Park. We stood and were waiting for a tricycle to take us home. As we stood waiting for a tricycle the next thing we heard was a loud explosion. Initially, I thought it was thunder because it was still drizzling. But somebody shouted, ‘bomb, bomb,’ and we ran to a nearby pharmacy for safety. I saw a girl whose hands were mutilated and she was calling her father. We saw pieces of human flesh all around the place. The thought on my mind was just to run for safety.”

She added amid tears: “If you say you are a true Muslim, no religion, even Christianity, preaches that anybody should kill another. I want to appeal to the terrorists to stop because God does not sanction killing.”

I didn’t know we were wounded — Hauwa

Hauwa Sani Mudi, 21, is the eldest of the sisters. She holds a diploma certificate. According to her, when the bomb exploded, she thought that it was from a nearby transformer. “I thought that it was an explosion from a transformer until we heard somebody shouting, ‘bomb, bomb.’ I ran with my sisters to a nearby pharmacy because we were told that the soldiers could start shooting and we tried to contact our father. We did not even know that we were wounded.”

The youngest of the sisters, Aisha, said she was afraid and could not explain what was going on as the bombs exploded. With bated breath, she stated, ‘’I am thankful to God for sparing our lives. He is a good God.’’

I could have lost three of them in a day — Father

Their father, Mr. Sani Mudi, is a politician and a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance. He was full of appreciation to God for sparing the lives of his three daughters.

An elated Mudi told SUNDAY PUNCH, “I was in far away Bauchi when they tried to reach me, but I could not pick the call because I was delivering a lecture. When I finished, I called them back and they told me what happened. I had to rush back to take care of them. I give glory to God for sparing their lives — I could have lost three of them in a day and that would have been a major disaster.’’

Saipem is a large and international turnkey contractors in the oil & gas industry.
The Company enjoys a superior competitive position for the provision of EPC/EPCI services to the oil industry both onshore and offshore with a particular focus on the toughest and most technologically challenging projects and activities in remote areas.
Saipem is a global contractor, with strong local presence in strategic and emerging areas such as West Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, and South East Asia and it employs over 48,000 people, comprising more than 125 nationalities.

Job description
Mission

Ensure coherent HR methodology system application.
Ensure local and seconded personnel planning, scheduling, administrative and contractual management and all HR fulfillments, according to the national and international labour agreements, trade unions associations, company agreements, civil/fiscal and social security laws.
Ensure the processes of recruitment, development and training of Company human resources in order to meet business needs.
Ensure that compensation systems are defined and implemented in accordance with reference market trends and with undertaken industrial relations initiatives.
Ensure the national and trans-national relationship, particularly with trade unions and with confederations of industry.

Tasks

Ensure coherent application of guidelines, policies and procedures related to human resources
Support human resources activities in preparing and respecting HR schedules and plans
Ensure the correct personnel employment contract drafting, according to national/international laws, labour agreements and trade unions agreements
Ensure proper and timely temporary/permanent contract management
Provide consultancy to employees (e.g. about procedures, rules, working hours, compensation) and to department managers (e.g. about labour cost accountancy, employee remuneration)
Manage the employee missions in home country and abroad and ensure the correct mission expenses accounting
Manage personnel leave cycles/periods
Guarantee the fulfillment of Immigration matters (work permits, work visa)
Supply recruiting and search services according to the Management requirements and in line with the human resources planning
Manage the contractual and salary offers to candidates, in accordance with the other HR processes and procedures
Ensure the support to the line in the management of skills evaluation, performance evaluation and evaluation of potential processes and relative feedback phases
Collect information regarding the development paths in the short/medium/long term of resources to be developed and identify and develop internal people with potential to cover key managerial positions in Saipem
Support Line Managers in the management of compensation policies and in particular for the salary review and project incentive bonus
Ensure a good relationship with the trade unions, respecting the company procedures
Ensure specialist technical support to the company departments for correct and effective management of Trade Unions Relations at peripheral sites, at subsidiaries and affiliates
Collaborate to the collective agreements definition

Desired Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business or Management Science.
A minimum of 4 years of experience in Human Resources for an Engineering/Construction firm (preferably in the Oil & Gas industry)
Good working knowledge of the Microsoft package
Foreign education or work experience preferable

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IBM is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in Armonk, NY. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world’s most advanced servers and supercomputers. Utilizing its business consulting, technology and R&D expertise, IBM helps clients become “smarter” as the planet becomes more digitally interconnected. This includes working with organizations and governments to build systems that improve traffic congestion, availability of clean water, and the health and safety of populations.

Job description
Using key HR software to more effectively manage, score and onboard candidates.
• Communicating and executing key administrative tasks including processing new hires, office transitions, and more.
• Doing an employment brand audit, including learning how to evaluate our employment brand, and how to use this tool to inform candidate search and marketing tasks.
• All aspects of the recruitment process, from job posting to reference checks
• Attending career fairs, and maximizing these events to generate leads for new candidates who are ideal for us.
Our ideal qualifications in an HR intern are:
• A degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• Excellent interpersonal, research, and time management skills
• Grace under pressure and good judgment in sensitive situations
Required
Bachelor’s Degree
At least 2 years experience in IT
English: Fluent
Preferred
At least 5 years experience in IT

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Interra Networks is an Information & Communications Technology (ICT) company located in Abuja. Nigeria. From here we provide information technology-enabled services to the public and private sector. Our services include Business Process Outsourcing (BPO}, Software Development. Customer Relationship/Retention Management and System Integration solutions. Our SPO services provide our customers with world-class, convenient, reliable and cost-effective Contact Centre. Technical fielpdesk and Document Management solutions. We are growing and looking for qualified and outstanding Individuals to join our family to fill the following positions:

Job Title: Compliance/Internal Control Officer
Description
Oversees the Corporate Compliance Program, functioning as an independent and objective body that reviews and evaluates compliance issues/concerns within the organization.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develops initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general company to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct.
Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct to ensure continuing currency and relevance in providing guidance to management and employees.
Collaborates with other departments (Human Resources, Legal and Executive Management) to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution.
Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and Standards of Conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures. Develops and oversees a system for uniform handling of such violations.
Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance Issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.
Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
Provides reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Executive Management, Human Resources and senior management informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
Establishes and provides direction and management of the compliance programs and processes.
Institutes and maintains an effective compliance communication process for the organization, including promoting the use of the Compliance mail; and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures.
Works with the Human Resources Department and others as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers.
Monitors the performance of the Compliance Program and relates activities on a continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.
Monitors all company SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and act accordingly.

Education and Qualification

Minimum of Bachelors degree in related field.
4 Years post NYSC experience in Legal, compliance, or related field.

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Hays is a leading global professional recruiting group, the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America.

Hays operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.

Job description
Our client a major International airline operation, who have been operating in Nigeria for a number of years. The company are now looking to expand and develop there commercial operations in country. Reporting to the Commercial Director you will be responsible for managing sales in order to optimise turnover and cost margin within the scope of the commercial business plan.
You will be responsible for managing the sales team, to realise the objectives and targets as defined by the sales business plan
Monitor and execute sales policies and procedures in order to achieve (margin) and market share objectives.
Gather and analysis internal and external information in order to provide reliable reporting.
Manage customers (Agencies/corporate accounts) relationship in order to achieve the set sales targets.
Manage the team within the local HR policies in order to enhance performance and to increase staff satisfaction
Requirements/Education
University/Higher vocational education level in economics, business administration
A proven track record in sales within the aviation industry or a commercial/International FMCG/Consumer/Service industry company.
Fluent in English, with good IT skills, a good man manager and motivator and someone who can develop sales teams
Commercially aware, innovative and forward thinking
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Hays operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.
Job description
Our client is a major beverage company and the pioneer of PET bottled Carbonated Soft Drinks in Nigeria. Incorporated in Nigeria in the year 2000 the company has continued to supply excellent soft drinks to its customers and have continued to develop and grow introducing new bottling lines and PET packaging systems.
They currently have a requirement for a Plant Head for there operations;
15+ years exposure in production of perform, with experience on Husky machines within this time
3-5 years as a Plant Head in the beverages industry
Able to handle plant independently, looking after manpower and systems along with machines
Someone experience and ambitious looking to be a General Manager within the next (5) years
Ideally someone who has international experience in hardship location ideally Africa
You will be degree qualified, engineering, mechanical/electrical or similar qualification

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Siemens AG is a German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company headquartered in Berlin and Munich. It is Europe’s largest engineering company and maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company’s total sales, is its second-most profitable unit behind the industrial automation division.

Siemens’ principal activities are in the fields of industry, energy, transportation and healthcare. It is organized into four main divisions: Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ around 360,000 people across nearly 190 countries and reported global revenue of approximately €78.3 billion in 2012. The company has been the subject of a number of controversies in its history.

Job Title: Sales Developer – Power and Gas Energy Solution (180808)
Position Objective
Support the Business Unit Energy Solution to increase business volume and customer intimacy with Power Plant Developers and Independent Power Producers (IPP) in the region. The role focuses on organization and follow-up activities starting from pre-acquisition, project development, sales strategy, bid preparation, bid negotiations until hand over to project execution. The candidate will pro-actively pursue business opportunities within Energy Solution portfolio and applications, mainly Gas Turbine power plant solutions in both open cycle and combined cycle configurations.
Scope of Work
To establish, maintain and improve on customer relationship and ensure ready availability of market intelligence through effective customer intelligence and communication.
Supports in the preparation of quotations/tenders, ensure information supplied is accurate, within deadline taking both technical and commercial requirements into account.
Works closely with Head Quarters (HQ) in Offenbach to support preparation of professional proposals, conduct performance analysis and provide input regarding commercial terms and conditions.
Make use of technical experience and capability in dealing with engineering offices and commercial experience to contribute in complex sales negotiations.
Timely and complete provision of requisite inputs from the regional company view point. Support all activities including ensuring high proposal quality that entails minimum risks around bid preparation as well as participate in Limit of Autority (LoA) for all binding proposals.
Ensures that customers queries are dealt with professionally and timeously and advice customers where applicable.
Assist in customer contact information updated promptly in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool or any other agreed template
Provides feedback to HQ regarding market activity and competition.
Ensure meeting reports are documented and maintained
Bring mobility and flexibility to enter into business trips within Nigeria, West Africa and occasionally to Europe.
Logistical support to project teams in order to meet requirements. Assist with on-site activities and queries.
Project documentation collated, distributed and filed as per filing procedures. Provide advice to customers where applicable
Qualification
University Degree in mechanical, or electrical, or process engineering, or equivalent required with minimum 5 years post NYSC experience.
Professional experience in the power generation / power transportation field or related industry required.
Position is based in Siemens office in Lagos, Nigeria. Some longer assignments (up to 6 months) overseas may be required (mainly for training purposes in Germany and United Kingdom).

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Siemens’ principal activities are in the fields of industry, energy, transportation and healthcare. It is organized into four main divisions: Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ around 360,000 people across nearly 190 countries and reported global revenue of approximately €78.3 billion in 2012. The company has been the subject of a number of controversies in its history.

Job Title: Sales Developer (180784)
Position Objective
Support the Business Unit to increase business volume and customer intimacy within the Region (EPCs and End Users) specifically Power Plant Developers and the Major Oil and Gas Companies and EPCs from FEED studies to installation and commissioning. The role is focused on pre-acquisition and project development of Siemens opportunities within turbo machinery applications – mainly Gas Turbines but also promoting Steam Turbines and Solutions where applicable.
Scope of Work
To establish, maintain and improve on customer relationship and ensure ready availability of market intelligence through effective customer intelligence and communication.
Supports in the preparation of quotations/tenders, ensure information supplied is accurate, within deadline taking both technical and commercial requirements into account.
Works closely with Senior Sales Developer and Regional Sales Manager to prepare professional proposals, performance analysis and input regarding commercial terms and conditions.
Make use of technical experience and capability in dealing with engineering offices and commercial experience to lead complex sales negotiations.
Timely and complete provision of requisite inputs for processing proposals that entails minimum risks.
Ensures that customers queries are dealt with professionally and timeously and advice customers where applicable.
Assist in Customer contact information updated promptly in the Customer Relationship Management tool or any other agreed template
Provides feedback regarding market activity and competition.
Ensure meeting reports are documented and maintained
Availability to short but frequent business trips within Nigeria, West Africa and occasionally in Europe.
Logistical support to project teams in order to meet requirements
Assist with on-site activities and queries
Project documentation collated, distributed and filed as per filing procedures
Provide advice to customers where applicable
Qualification
Will possess a University Degree in Engineering preferably Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or its equivalent and will have a minimum of 5 years’ post NYSC experience in a related industry.

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Monday, 2 March 2015

President Jonathan to Honour 164 Outstanding NYSC Members

Today In History [2nd March, 2015]

Today's Quote And Fact

Sunday, 1 March 2015

PHOTO: Meet The 3 Lucky Sisters Who survived UNIJOS Bomb Blast

HR Generalist Needed at Saipem

Human Resources Professional Needed at IBM

Compliance / Internal Control Officer Needed at Interra Networks

Sales Manager Needed at Hays

Plant Head, (Preform Factory/Beverages) Needed at Hays

Sales Developer, Power and Gas Energy Solution Needed at Siemens

Sales Developer Needed at Siemens