Novo Nordisk Nigeria Jobs : People & Organization Manager

Novo Nordisk, recruits for the positions of suitable and qualified People & Organization Manager. At Novo Nordisk you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. From research and development, to manufacturing, marketing and sales, we strive to improve quality of life of people living with diabetes.

Novo Nordisk Middle Africa business unit was formed in early 2012. This affiliate is composed of 16 nationalities spanning 49 countries in Africa. Novo Nordisk has an established presence with human insulin across Middle Africa and our focus today is to sustain the growth of the market and ensure availability of our modern range of insulins within the markets and support the communities living with diabetes.

This exciting opportunity would suit an experienced, enthusiastic, generalist HR profile who is looking forward to work in a challenging and rewarding affiliate spanning 49 countries.

Novo Nordisk Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: People & Organization Manager

Location: Nigeria

The job

The position is based in Nigeria and reports to P&O Manager based in Dubai. The role oversees whole Middle Africa unit with a specific focus in Nigeria and holds no people management responsibility for a medium term.

As People & Organisation Manager, your primary role is to be responsible from the employee life cycle, oversee the operational/administrative activities of the HR function, to ensure implementation of corporate and regional HR strategies and to ensure that company culture and values are an integrated part of all affiliate activities. Key responsibilities are to select, recruit and on-board competent staff, to drive a high performance culture, to ensure that employees are offered relevant training and development opportunities in line with individual and company needs and to ensure a positive and engaging working environment.

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Human Resources, Business or related area of specialization. You have minimum 3 years of HR generalist experience.
• You have at least three years of HR generalist expertise.
• You are proficient in both written and spoken English on at a professional level. You are problem solving, result-oriented, multi-tasking, and carry capacity to work under pressure. You have strong stakeholder management capabilities and you can drive cross-functional collaboration and team-spirit.
• You are required to travel frequently within sub-Saharan Africa.

Application Closing Date

20 June 2014.

How to Apply

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Access Bank Plc 2014 Graduate Trainees Recruitment

Access Bank Plc is a financial institution with presence in 9 countries in Africa and the United Kingdom and in all major cities in Nigeria. Also referred to as the Africa's Bank of Best Practise, Access Bank operates on a platform of strong ethics, governance and professionalism.

Having the right people is one of the Bank's competitive advantage and we constantly seek to recruit high performing talents who are passionate about working for Access Bank.

Graduate Opportunities - Access Bank Plc (Nigeria)

Access Bank Plc Graduate Trainees Recruitment 2014

Location : Access Bank Plc (Nigeria)

Employment type : Permanent

As an institution given to continuous learning, our employees are constantly exposed to some of the best training designed to equip them with the knowledge and skills required to deliver exceptional results while achieving self and professional fulfilment.

Our approach to employee development is a mix of different learning methods ranging from self study, on-the-job training to e-learning programmes. Employees on a continuous basis are exposed to various capacity building programmes both locally and internationally. These are consistent with the Bank's culture.

Our learning and development programmes include:

Leadership developmental programmes at top business schools such as Harvard Business School, London Business School, IMD e.t.c.

We support training programme outside the group's curriculum such as courses of study leading to degrees, diplomas e.t.c.

Our 4 months entry level training at the Banking School of Excellence, has acquired an enviable reputation as a learning centre of excellence.

Application Closing Date:

31st December, 2014

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Brand New Single!The Mavins – Adaobi ft. Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello & Dija

The Mavins seek to continue their musical rejuvenation after the blazing “Dorobucci” with this brand new musical offering christened “Adaobi” featuring Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello & Dija.
“Adaobi” is produced by Don Jazzy and Baby Fresh; give it a spin and tell us if you love it or hate it!

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"Please Save Our Lives" - Chibok Girls Beg President Jonathan In New Video

According to reports in the UK Telegraph newspaper, the kidnapped female students of the Government Girls Secondary school, Chibok, Borno State, have sent a passionate appeal to Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan, to do everything possible to save their lives and rescue them from their captors, the Boko Haram sect.
The report has it that a new video was sent to President Jonathan and in it, the girls were seen pleading with him to do everything possible to help them.

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N10billion Jet-Hire Scandal: Why Diezani Must Face the National Assembly

 Permit me, Mr. President, to once again draw your attention to the ongoing efforts by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to squash the summons on her by the House of Representatives committee probing her alleged use of N10billion to fly private jets.  She has approached the courts twice in the last one month to bar the House of Representatives from investigating the allegation. This sort of larger-than-Nigeria posture negates all known democratic principles.
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Call For Sack Of Diezani Allison-Madueke As Alternate President Of OPEC

 This is to call on Your Excellency, to immediately ensure the termination of the job of Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke as the Alternate President of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Mrs. Alilson-Madueke who has served in different capacities as an appointed public official in Nigeria since 2007, was elected during the 164th meeting of the OPEC conference in Vienna, Austria on December 4, 2013.
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In a new twist that is bound to blow away the minds of many African music aficionados, Oritse Femi’s smash mega hit single, ‘Double Wahala’ now has an amazing remix. It’s called ‘Double Wahala Part 2’, and features award-winning entertainer, D’banj.
Keeping the basic elements of the original track, Oritse Femi and D’banj, breathe new life into the song, which has ruled many charts since the turn of the year. The catchy beat, effusive tune, Afrobeat theme, and a fine blend of indigenous languages and pidgin English were still retained.
The new entrant to the mix, D’banj, brought on a  new chorus, and a hook to g with it. The chorus also got influenced by ‘Banger Lee’, with 2 verses also from him. In total, D’banj’s contribution was much to good effect, adding value to an already great song.
Double Wahala Pt 2 will be premiered tonight with the first ever performance at the Pulse VIP Night happening at 'The Place By Marcus', Victoria Island Lagos.
Listen to the song, download, and share. This is worth every click of the play button.
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US military heads to Nigeria to help rescue 300 kidnapped schoolgirls

U.S. troops are on their way to Africa to help rescue some 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls from the clutches of Boko Haram.
President Obama notified Congress in a letter Wednesday that 80 military personnel are joining the international hunt for the missing girls in the largely lawless African nation....

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US drones take photos of Boko Haram camps

 We haven’t seen the girls yet –American officials
Revealing photographs of Boko Haram fighters have been taken by United States manned and unmanned aircraft as American military and intelligence specialists intensified the hunt for Nigeria’s missing schoolgirls.
However, US officials have expressed frustration with the country’s inability to act on these and other fresh intelligence about the Boko Haram extremists who took more than 200 school girls captive and threatened to sell them into slavery, The Los Angeles Times has reported.
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Boko Haram Moves To Release Half Of Chibok Schoolgirls

Source: The Telegraph(London)

Boko Haram has dropped demands for the release of top commanders in talks with the Nigerian government and is prepared to start releasing up to half its kidnapped schoolgirls in coming days, sources close to the group have said.

The militant Islamist group, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls a month ago, is willing to conduct a “gradual” release of its hostages in return for the release of Boko Haram prisoners in Nigerian jails, it was claimed.
In a significant concession, the group has abandoned demands for its top commanders to be released, seemingly aware that this would be politically impossible for the Nigerian government. The Telegraph first reported details of Boko Haram’s offer of an imminent prisoner exchange last Tuesday, when sources close to to some of the militants’ families said that a senior Islamic cleric from northern Nigeria would be appointed to mediate on its behalf with the government.

The cleric has since been joined by a former aide to one of the group’s founders. Neither man has been named, possibly for their own safety. While the Nigerian government has insisted that it is not willing to enter prisoner swap negotiations, the source claimed that dialogue had already been going in secret for several days. ”Contrary to the public rejection of any swap deal by the Nigerian government, there are some on-the-ground talks taking place,” the source said. “An agreement was reached about two or three days ago in principle to start releasing some prisoners.”
He said that among the prisoners that the group wanted released would be wives and families of Boko Haram fighters, some of whom have been taken into custody by the Nigerian government in order to exert emotional pressure on the fighters themselves. “The group also has a list of lower-level fighters that it wants released as well, but they are not high-profile ones,” the source added.

He said that in exchange, Boko Haram was willing to start a “gradual” release of around 100 of the girls – possibly beginning as early as the coming the week. “Depending on how the other side responds, the girls will be released in small groups. They will be left at a certain safe location, and the authorities will then be told as to where they can pick them up from.” Details of the offer emerged as officials investigated reports that Boko Haram was responsible for the kidnapping of up to 10 Chinese workers in neighbouring Cameroon, where the group now also has a presence.
On Saturday, Nigeria and its neighbours, including Cameroon, Benin, Chad, and Niger, declared “war” on Boko Haram after an international summit in Paris hosted by the French president, François Hollande.

The offensive will involve co-ordination of surveillance efforts aimed at finding the girls, the sharing of intelligence, the tightening of border controls, and a regional counter-terrorism strategy with Western help. The Telegraph source said Boko Haram leaders had been upset by the declaration of “war” at the Paris summit, and that this could encourage it to withdraw its offer. At the summit, the countries agreed to forge a regional counter-terrorism strategy with expertise and training support from Britain, France, the European Union and the United States.

The countries also agreed to push for UN sanctions against the leaders of Boko Haram and another Nigerian Islamist group, Ansaru. America has already designated the leaders of both group as terrorists. Britain will host a follow-up meeting to discuss the Boko Haram crisis next month. It is thought that the kidnapped schoolgirls are being held somewhere in either north-east Nigeria or across the border in Cameroon.B oko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, demanded the release of his “brethren” in a video last week in which the kidnapped schoolgirls were paraded.

The Chinese embassy in Cameroon confirmed that ten of its workers had gone missing on Friday at a site near the town on Waza, 12 miles from the Nigerian border and close to the Sambisa forest, a Boko Haram stronghold. Lu Qingjiang, the embassy’s political counsellor, said that one Chinese worker was also injured in the attack, China’s Xinhua state news agency reported. Ten vehicles belonging to China’s state-run construction company Sinohydro, which is repairing roads in Cameroon, were also taken, Xinhua said.

Mr Lu called on the Cameroonian authorities to “not put the lives of Chinese nationals missing in danger in case actions of liberation be launched”, Xinhua said. Friday’s incident began when power was cut in the evening. A five-hour gunfight followed, a guard at the Waza National Park told Reuters. ”Some of us decided to hide in the forest with the animals,” said the guard. Cameroon state radio said that a Cameroon special forces soldier was killed. Four others, including two soldiers were seriously wounded. As well as at least 10 vehicles, the rebels took a container of explosives belonging to the Chinese company, it said. Boko Haram has staged several attacks in northern Cameroon during its five-year fight to set up an Islamist state. Last month, it attacked a police post killing two people. The rebels kidnapped a French family in February 2013.

On insurgency in the north-east Femi Fani-Kayode wrote:

President Goodluck Jonathan has finally admitted that Al Qaeda are in Nigeria and that they are helping Boko Haram. He said this during his press conference earlier today in Paris.
Gosh. I really do wonder what is new here? Has the President only just realised that Al Qaeda is here? I told him and the Nigerian public that 3 years ago in numerous essays and even on this wall. No-one listened and in the typical Nigerian way they buried their heads in the sand like the ostrich and said that I was an alarmist. Now they know better.
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Why I did not go to Chibok – Jonathan

 Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan has explained that it was not necessary for him to visit Chibok in Borno, as it would not lead to the release of the over 200 school girls abducted in April.

The President, who gave the explanation on Saturday at a press conference in Paris, France, said that his main interest was to locate and rescue the girls.
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Breaking news / 16 persons feared dead as Boko Haram, Police clash in Borno border communities, 16 persons feared dead as Boko Haram, Police clash in Borno border communities

Boko Haram embarked on retaliatory moves after they suffered heavy casualties in Borno and Adamawa villages. The retaliatory attacks led by the terrorists were resisted by the police which led to the killings...
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Negotiate or fight, Shehu Sani, Boko Haram negotiator, tells FG

 

Shehu Sani, a former negotiator between Boko Haram and government, has called for Nigerian authorities to negotiate with the girls’ Islamist captors, and he said they may have to embrace the unpalatable option of a prisoner swap. “There are two ways to which you can get these girls free,” Sani told CNN’s “Connect the World” show.
“The first is to use force, and the second is through dialogue. The use of force is not an option for now in the sense that nobody knows where these girls were kept.
“And even if you know, these girls have been embedded in with the insurgents who are heavily armed. And any attempt to rescue them will be putting their lives in further danger.”

URL source: http://www.scannewsnigeria.com

Atletico win La Liga title

Atletico Madrid claimed their 10th Spanish league crown on Saturday but first in 18 years afcoming from behind to draw 1-1 away at title rivals Barcelona.

Alexis Sanchez's stunning strike fired Barca into the lead on 33 minutes, but Diego Godin's header four minutes into the second-half was enough to give Atletico the point they needed to become the first side other than Barca and Real Madrid to win La Liga in 10 years.

A point for both sides means that Barca finish the season ahead of third-placed Real Madrid thanks to a better head-to-head record, three points adrift of Atletico.

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