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With U.S. fighter jets flying overhead, President Donald Trump praised the military and urged young people to join the armed forces on Thursday in a celebration of Independence Day that critics accused him of turning into a political event.
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Thursday visited the ongoing construction of the Imota Rice Mill at Ikorodu, a suburb of the state.
Below are pictures from the visit:
Governor @jidesanwoolu was on an inspection tour of the Imota Rice Mill today .. says it will be completed before the end of the year and would produce 2.8 million bags of 50kg rice per annum and also create some 1,000 to 1,500 jobs directly.#ForAGreaterLagos pic.twitter.com/oPsMXlJthz
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The Grace 1 tanker was impounded in the British territory at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, after sailing around Africa from the Gulf. Shipping data reviewed by Reuters suggests it had been loaded with Iranian oil off the coast of Iran, although its documents say the oil is from neighboring Iraq.
The Gibraltar authorities who seized it did so under the authority of European sanctions against Syria that have been in place for years, with no reference to the source of the oil.
But the likelihood that the cargo was Iranian draws a link between this incident and a new U.S. effort to halt all global sales of Iranian crude, in what Tehran has described as an illegal “economic war” against it.
European countries have tried to stay neutral in that confrontation, which saw the United States call off air strikes against Iran just minutes before impact last month, and Tehran amass stocks of enriched uranium banned under a nuclear deal.
In a statement, the Gibraltar government said it had reasonable grounds to believe that the Grace 1 was carrying its shipment of crude oil to the Banyas refinery in Syria.
“That refinery is the property of an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions against Syria,” Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said. “With my consent, our port and law enforcement agencies sought the assistance of the Royal Marines in carrying out this operation.”
The incident appears to be the first in which European authorities have seized a tanker for allegedly violating Syria sanctions, which have been in place since 2011.
“This is the first time that the EU has done something so public and so aggressive. I imagine it was also coordinated in some manner with the U.S., given that NATO member forces have been involved,” said Matthew Oresman, a partner with law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman who advises firms on sanctions.
“This is likely to have been meant as a signal to Syria and Iran – as well as the U.S. – that Europe takes sanctions enforcement seriously and that the EU can also respond to Iranian brinkmanship related to ongoing nuclear negotiations.”
Iran has long been supplying its allies in Syria with oil despite such sanctions. What is new now is U.S. sanctions on Iran itself. They were imposed last year when President Donald Trump pulled out of an agreement that guaranteed Tehran access to world trade in return for curbs on its nuclear program.
Those sanctions have been tightened sharply since May, effectively forcing Iran off of mainstream crude markets, making it desperate for alternative ways to sell oil and more reliant on its own tanker fleet to store supplies it cannot sell.
The U.S.-Iranian confrontation has escalated in recent weeks, taking on a military dimension after Washington accused Tehran of attacking tankers in the Gulf and Iran shot down a U.S. drone. Trump ordered air strikes but called them off at the last minute, later saying too many people would have died.
European countries opposed Trump’s decision to exit the nuclear deal last year, and they have promised to help Iran find alternative ways to export. But they have so far failed to ease the impact of U.S. sanctions, with all major companies halting plans to invest.
Iran has said it wants to keep the nuclear deal alive but cannot do so indefinitely unless it receives some of the promised economic benefits. In the past week, it announced that it had accumulated more low-enriched uranium than allowed under the deal, and it says it will refine uranium to a greater purity than the deal allows from July 7.
By restricting Iran’s ability to move oil around the globe, the U.S. sanctions have choked off Tehran’s Syrian allies.
Government-controlled areas of Syria suffered acute fuel shortages earlier this year resulting from what Assad described as an economic siege. In May, Syria received its first foreign oil supplies for six months with the arrival of two shipments including one from Iran, a source familiar with the shipment said at the time.
Earlier this year, Reuters revealed that the Grace 1 supertanker was one of four tankers involved in shipping Iranian fuel oil to Singapore and China, in violation of U.S. sanctions.
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Stocks in Asia were set to trade lower at the open on Friday ahead of the release of the U.S. jobs report, which could provide clues about future Fed actions.
Source: CNBC World News
Samsung said operating profit was at 6.5 trillion Korean won ($5.5 billion), which was down about 56% from a year earlier.
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After four years of fierce fighting and international outrage, the United Arab Emirates (uae) is quietly slipping out the back door. Over the past few weeks it has begun to withdraw men and materiel from Yemen, where it is part of a Saudi-led coalition fighting against the Houthis, an Iranian-backed Shia militia that controls large parts of the country. The uae has not commented on the drawdown. But foreign diplomats and eyewitnesses confirm it is happening.
The proximate cause is growing fear of conflict with Iran. Tensions have climbed steadily since America withdrew last year from the agreement struck in 2015 that imposed limits on Iran’s nuclear programme. In May four oil tankers were sabotaged near the uae port of Fujairah. America blamed Iran. The Emirati foreign minister, in a sign of his country’s nervousness, says it is too early to assign blame. “The uaeare playing it very cool because they understand how vulnerable they are,” says a Western defence official.
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Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru is out of Friday’s 2019 Athletissima IAAF Diamond League meeting at the Stade de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland, Completesports.com reports. Also out is reigning African 200m record holder, Blessing Okagbare. Both were originally on the provisional list of athletes confirmed for the meeting released on Monday by organisers of the event. […]
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Manchester United’s wantaway star Paul Pogba is expected to return to their Carrington training base this week before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad jet off for their pre-season tour.
The Frenchman, who has made clear his desire to leave Old Trafford this summer, was a notable absentee as the Red Devils first-team returned for pre-season duty on Monday according to mirror.co.uk.
Pogba has been heavily linked with a move away from United with Real Madrid and Juventus said to be keen on signing the World Cup winner.
He was in America over the weekend, sharing footage of him training privately with a coach in the gym, then at the New York Red Bull stadium.
The midfield maestro is the only available United player yet to report for training after goalkeepers David de Gea and Dean Henderson, both of whom were allowed an extended break due to their international commitments this summer, checked in on Thursday.
The Manchester Evening News has reported that Pogba is expected to return to the club’s base ahead of the pre-season tour, which sees the team travel to Perth this Sunday.
Pogba, who returned to Old Trafford in an £89million move in 2016, has cast doubt over his future at United after revealing he is considering “a new challenge”.
Both Juventus and Real Madrid have been linked with moves for the 26-year-old, who is thought to favour a move to a Bernabeu after admitting it would be “dream” to play for compatriot Zinedine Zidane.
However, the Red Devils are reluctant to let their record signing leave this summer and have put a £150m price tag on the France international.
Although Zidane is thought to want to add Pogba to his Madrid squad, Los Blancos are allegedly reluctant to pay more than £90m for his services after a summer spree that has already seen the La Liga outfit spend around £250m.
It remains to be seen whether Pogba will remain at United for the beginning of the new season, but fans can expect him to play some part in their pre-season action.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called for politicization of the Islamic ritual of Hajj pilgrimage, describing it as “political work” on Wednesday, According to English.alarabiya.net.
Khamenei said that not politicizing the Hajj was “a great mistake,” adding that to support the oppressed is an Islamic duty, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
Khamenei called on Saudi Arabia to ensure the safety of Hajj pilgrims, but said that to oppose and prevent the politicization of Hajj is “anti-religion.”
He added that while Saudi Arabia “has the heavy duty of providing security for pilgrims,” it should not make the environment centered around security.
The politicization of Hajj by Iran has been a major concern for Saudi Arabia since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
Hajj is a sacred religious ritual that unites Muslims despite their political differences. However, since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran has repeatedly attempted to exploit the Hajj to spread its political messages and agendas.
Iranian politicization of the Hajj has often had deadly results. The Iranian regime provoked riots in Hajj in 1987 and 1989, leading to hundreds of deaths.
Last year, more than 2.3 million pilgrims took part in Hajj. This year Hajj starts on 9 August and continues until 14 August.
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US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to accuse China and Europe of “playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA”, According to Sputniknews.com.
The remarks came a day after Trump stated that a trade deal between Washington and Beijing is already in the works and that negotiations are underway via phone.
This preceded Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meeting on 27 June on the sidelines of the Osaka G20 summit and agreeing to resume trade talks, which had been paused since a breakdown in May.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law suspending the country’s compliance with a nuclear arms treaty that restricted mid-range missiles since the late Soviet era, According to 9news.com.au.
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987, banned ground-launched missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead a distance of 500km to 5500km.
The US said earlier this year that it would suspend its participation in the treaty on the allegation that Russia violated it by developing a missile capable of operating within the banned range.
The US had set an August deadline for Russia to prove compliance or else the US would officially withdraw from the agreement. Russia has rejected the US allegation.
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The House of Representatives was yesterday thrown into rowdy session as members split into camps over the position of minority Leader and other principal officers’ positions. While two minority leaders, Ndudi Elumelu and Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, emerged from different camps of the minority parties, there was confusion when another group from the majority party, the […]
Source: Leadership News
The Supreme Court will tomorrow put to rest, the issues generated by the September 22, 2018 Osun State governorship election. A lot of issues came into the fore before the verdict expected tomorrow. Although no fewer than 20 political parties slugged it out diring the governorship election on 22nd September, 2018, five of them remained […]
Source: Leadership News
INTERSOS is an independent, no-profit organization which, through its own humanitarian operators, intervenes to effectively answer the needs of people in serious crises situations, mainly in the world's poorest regions, who are suffering, deprived of rights, dignity and essentials goods. It maintains a flexible operating structure. The head office in Italy coordinates, supports and monitors the planned activities in the countries of intervention carried out by decentralised offices. The statutory bodies of INTERSOS, are: the Members Assembly, the Council, the Society for Auditing and Certification of Accounts.Intersos, established in 1992, is recognised by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the European Commission and the principal UN agencies; it is privileged to hold an advisory status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Head of Mission Code: SR-49-735Location: Nigeria – Possibility of Family Duty Station in Abuja. Percentage of time to be based in Abuja and Maiduguri to be definedStarting date: 08/07/2019Supervision of: About 15 international staff and 50 Local staffContract Duration: 12 monthsReporting to: West Africa Regional Director General context of the projectSince 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency has crippled north eastern Nigeria. Borno State continues to be most affected, with over 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recent advances by the Nigerian Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force have improved humanitarian access in 22 of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno, but have also revealed the extent of the crisis. In newly accessible areas, basic infrastructure has been destroyed, essential services are non-existent, and most local governance systems are not functional.In support to the UN-led coordinated humanitarian response in the region, INTERSOS is implementing more than 6 projects addressing critical gaps in health and nutrition, WASH, Protection, Food Security, Shelter, Camp Coordination and Camp Management services for a highly vulnerable population in the newly accessible host communities in of Ngala, Bama, Dikwa, Damasak, Kukawa, Magumeri, Jere-MMC Local Government Area (LGA), Borno State, Nigeria.General purpose of the positionThe Head of Mission legally and officially represents the Organization in Nigeria– granted with powers conferred by proxy by the Secretary General upon appointment to the post – and acts under the supervision of the Regional Director and in accordance with its specific directions.S/he is responsible for the planning, management and implementation of the country program on the basis of defined strategies and indications.Main responsibilities and TasksThe Head of Mission represents the Organization and is responsible for the planning, management and implementation of the country program on the basis of defined strategies and indications. The HoM manages and coordinates the operations and human resources in the country and is responsible to:Communication and representation:Establish and maintain collaborative relations with Local Authorities and Institutions, Donors, International Agencies, NGOs and other stakeholdersFollow up, guarantee and monitor government recognition procedures for the organization in compliance with the host country formalitiesMonitor donor’s priorities and intervention strategies in the country as well as to map and approach new donorsPlanning and implementation:Define country priorities based on context and needs analyses; monitor donor intervention strategies in the country; design, promote and elaborate new interventionsAssess, promote and submit new projects, following the procedures defined and promoting a spirit of participation among beneficiaries at all management stages, ensuring the transparency of the interventionSupervise, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the country operations – and all related administrative, financial, human resources, logistics and security aspects – ensuring timely and quality assistance delivery, as well as cost efficiency and accountability, in compliance with INTERSOS and donors guidelines, regulations and proceduresInformation and Reporting:Continuously assess, analyse and evaluate the impact of the country operations, also through periodic visits to the areas of interventionFinance:Define the mission financial plan, ensuring self-sufficiency and consistency of expenses, and assume responsibility for the mission funds management, including bank accountsHuman Resources:Coordinate, guide and supervise the mission staff, and evaluate their performanceTo ensure the respect for the values, Code of Ethics and Organization Management and Control Model of INTERSOS within the missionEnsure personnel compliance with procedures foreseen by INTERSOS’ Organization Management and Control ModelProactively participate in relevant coordination meetingsSecurity:Validation of all the mission security plans (Capital and projects)Interaction on the Country security issues with HQ (Security Referent) and relevant actorsHold final responsibility for any decision concerning security
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INTERSOS is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and unprotected people.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Protection Coordinator – OFDACode: SR-49-1100Location: NigeriaStarting Date: 15/07/2019Contract Duration: 5 month (until 31/12/2019)Reporting to: Head of Base/Head of MissionSupervision of: Technical supervision of 1 PMGeneral Purpose of the PositionThe general purpose of the position is to ensure the proper and effective implementation of all protection-related activities and services of INTERSOS Programme in Nigeria, providing technical inputs, guidance and support, and operational monitoring and evaluation.Main Responsibilities and TasksThe Protection Coordinator is in charge of developing the protection programme in country, guiding and supporting all protection-related activities and services of INTERSOS Programme in Nigeria, ensuring timely and quality implementation and monitoring in compliance with relevant Standard Operating Procedures, International Principles and Guidelines, International Standards, Good Practices in Protection Responses, INTERSOS Fundamental Charter and Code of Ethics. Moreover, the Protection Coordinator is in charge of assisting the Head of Mission Nigeria and the Regional Direction for Western and Central Africa in the development, implementation and evaluation of the protection strategy and programme at country level.Main ResponsibilitiesPlanning, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the protection programme in Nigeria – including but not limited to protection monitoring at community and household level; assistance to most vulnerable persons, child protection prevention and response, GBV prevention and response and psychosocial support – ensuring timely and quality delivery of the targets set as per approved projects’ proposals.Building the capacity of specialized and non-specialized staffs, as well as community volunteers and local counterparts, providing ad hoc training sessions and continuous on-the-job coaching.Maintaining relations pertaining to the protection programme with donors, partners, key stakeholders, and other relevant actors at country level.Assisting the development, implementation and evaluation of the protection strategy and programme at country level, providing technical inputs, and suggestions for improvements and recommendations for future actions.More SpecificallyProgramme development:Continuously assess the protection needs and gaps of target populations in current and prospective areas of operations, periodically update the protection situation analysis and inform the programme accordingly.Continuously assess the protection response capacity of potential partners.Support the development, implementation and evaluation of the protection strategy and programme at country level, providing technical inputs, suggestions for improvements and recommendations for future actions.Support the design, promotion and elaboration of new interventions at country and regional level, ensuring protection mainstreaming.Stimulate and maintain active exchange of protection information within the region on useful news, publications, tools, best practices and lessons learned.Promote harmonization of protection approaches, methodologies and tools within the country, and create opportunities for experience sharing and learning among the team.In cooperation with the accountability unit, follow up on the implementation of the Child Protection (CP) and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policies.Programme activities planning, monitoring and evaluation:Support the Project Managers in preparing, managing and regularly updating the protection projects’ activities work plan, ensuring timely and quality implementation in compliance with the defined projects’ strategy, as well as INTERSOS and donors’ guidelines.Guide detailed vulnerability assessments of target populations in projects’ areas to define the exact locations of intervention and the beneficiaries.Provide inputs, guidance and support to ensure the quality implementation of the protection projects’ activities from the technical point of view.Maintain all case management relevant forms (vulnerability assessment form, case plan form, referral form, follow-up form, etc.) updated and ensure they are properly used.Advise on management of complex cases.Contribute to developing, rolling out and revising internal Protection Toolkits and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).Ensure that required data protection and sharing protocols are respected.Promote age, gender and diversity sensitive approaches into the projects’ activities, as well as social cohesion initiatives.In cooperation with the Programme/Project Managers, elaborate and set up specific mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the protection projects’ activities, as well as to collect feedback and complaints from beneficiaries and target populations at large.Undertake field visits to the projects’ locations as needed to continuously monitor the progress and the quality implementation of the protection projects’ activities.In cooperation with the protection team, conduct case audits to evaluate the quality of the service provision.Continuously assess, analyze and evaluate the impact of the protection projects’ activities to inform and adjust the programme accordingly.Report in a timely manner any eventual challenges or delays faced, loss or damage occurred, fraud or misuse detected.Work closely with the colleagues to ensure the integration of the protection programme with other sectors of intervention.Programme staffs, volunteers and local counterparts capacity buildingIn cooperation with the management and human resources staffs, carry out the identification and selection of the protection staff, as required.Contribute to supervising and evaluating the performance of the protection staffs.Continuously assess the training needs of the protection staffs, design the capacity building programme and develop the related material for enhanced protection response capacity and service provision according to international best practices, standards and principles.Ensure that all relevant non-specialized staffs, as well as community volunteers and local counterparts, are trained on humanitarian principles and code of ethics; basic principles of general protection, child protection, gender-based violence and psychosocial support; data protection and sharing protocols; safe referral; and risk mitigation.Programme Reporting:Support the Project Managers in elaborating and monthly updating the internal monitoring and evaluation tool, the Project Appraisal Tool (PAT), with specific reference to the protection activities.Contribute to preparing the projects’ narrative reports with specific reference to the protection activities, as well as other ad hoc analysis reports and material, according to INTERSOS and donors’ requirements.Ensure that all data related to the protection activities are disaggregated by sex and age, in order to develop profiles on the different needs and realities of women, girls, boys and men, for reporting and analysis purposes.Coordination and Representation:Establish and maintain collaborative relations with relevant donor officers, partners, key stakeholders and other humanitarian actors.Participate in meetings with relevant donor officers and facilitate field visits by donor missions, as required.Proactively participate in the Protection Cluster/Working Group and Sub-clusters/Sub-Working Groups, including related strategic Coordination groups and thematic task forces, at country level.
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Come Homes & Properties Limited, a real estate company is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:Job Title: Experienced MarketerLocation: LagosDescriptionWe are looking for experienced marketers especially in Insurance and Real Estate to work in our offices at Ikota shopping company VGC, Ajah, Ikeja, Ikotun and Surulere respectively.
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has lost his bid to re-open argument on the objection filed against his petition by the All Progressive Congress (APC). The tribunal held that Atiku cannot be allowed to reopen argument especially to file counter affidavit on the […]
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Ruai, has sent names of 11 nominees including his spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, for appointment as commissioners, to the State House of Assembly. The governor will subsequently forward three more nominees to make up the 14 commissioners that will constitute the Kaduna State Executive Council. A statement Aruwan stressed that upon confirmation […]
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Nine in ten Palestinians do not believe or trust the US government’s claim that its recently unveiled economic plan aims to improve their economic wellbeing, a poll published Wednesday found, According to Voanews.com.
President Donald Trump’s administration presented the economic part of its Israeli-Palestinian peace proposals, dubbed ‘Peace to Prosperity, in the Bahraini capital Manama on June 25-6.
But the poll, carried out by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and the first since the Manama conference, found overwhelming distrust of Washington.
The Palestinians refused to attend the conference, accusing the US of systematic pro-Israel bias.
Ninety percent of the 1,200 people polled said they did not believe or trust Washington’s claim that the Bahrain meetings aimed to improve Palestinians’ economic conditions.
Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner, who is leading the peace plan, has said he is seeking to reach out to ordinary Palestinians, bypassing their leaders.
But the survey also found 79 percent of the Palestinian population supported their leaders’ boycott of the conference, while just 15 percent were opposed to that position.
More than three quarters believed the US plan would not bring prosperity to the Palestinian economy.
The poll also found three quarters of Palestinians wanted their leaders to outright reject the US plan.
Fifteen percent said the plan should be accepted with reservations and just four percent wanted to accept it without reservations.
The Trump administration has taken a series of steps that have stoked Palestinian anger, including recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017.
Palestinians consider the eastern part of the city the capital of their own future state and Trump’s move broke with decades of consensus.
Both the Palestinian Authority and its rival Hamas – the Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip – have lambasted the US economic plan as an attempt to buy them off, in return for foregoing any claim to their own state.
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Control Systems International Company Limited (CSI) is a privately owned company incorporated under the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with its head office in Lagos and branch office in Port Harcourt. The company is involved in the provision of services in the oil/gas and associated industries, and operates in the fields of engineering, construction, procurement, maintenance and other post project services.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Sales/Marketing OfficerLocation: Any City, Nigeria
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Dropoff is a technological firm revolutionizing the way people go from point A, B through to Z. Established in 2018, Dropoff is in the vanguard of creating an entirely new people & technology hybrid movement network.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Sales RepresentativeLocation: LagosJob DescriptionDo you see yourself as one who can take challenges?One who can make others see the situation from an angle they never even thought possible?Do you think yourself as one with a vibrant and charming personality, one who can "own" a product with a never-say-die attitude?If you are all these and more, we have a job for you!ResponsibilitiesThis is what you will be engaged in:Generating and closing new sales opportunities via inbound and outbound marketingSetting up meetings with new and existing clientsResearching the latest products and regulations guiding their deploymentConducting product presentationsProffering expert advice to clients and resolving all issues that have to do with service delivery (this you'd do in tandem with the client relationship manager)Representing the firm in professional and business functions when applicableMonitoring, advising and partnering with the client through the lifetime of the product.
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TechAdvance is a payment application development company with a strategic focus in developing and deploying niche payment companies to serve the needs of large public and private sector organisations in Nigeria. We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Digital Financial Services Product ManagerLocation: Victoria Island, LagosReporting Line: Chief Innovation OfficerJob PurposeThis role offers a great opportunity be part of a team in charge of the industry’s new and innovative digital financial services products.The incumbent will have the responsibility for growing the capability of our product range that currently offers digital financial service applications to multiple Financial Institutions and provides service to consumers.ResponsibilitiesFunction as a trusted partner and financial services subject matter expert for clients, prospects and other key team members.Cultivate and maintain relationships with sales and distribution channel partnersLead and support interlock activities and company initiatives across multiple product management and business unit organizations.Build investment cases in order to realize returns on market opportunitiesDevelop pricing and positioning strategiesCollaborate with the tech team and other stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes through successful delivery of the product roadmapPartner with Sales and Marketing teams to achieve desired outcomes through successful channel management, adoption and marketing activitiesWork with support and operational representatives to ensure client satisfactionApply pragmatic marketing techniques framework to the roleCommunicate our strategic direction to clients, prospects and other team members.Maintain and update knowledge of online, mobile and web fintech services and technology industry trends.
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Pivotage Consulting – Our client, a leading Law firm in Nigeria is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:Job Title: Human Resources OfficerRef.: KW/1128/MOLocation: Ikoyi, LagosReports to: Operations ManagerType: Full TimeJob DescriptionOur client is looking to hire a Human Resources Officer to carry out Human resource related duties.Job ResponsibilitiesDevelop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy.Bridge management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances and other issues.Manage the recruitment and selection process.Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems and procedures across the organization.Develop and Implement a performance management system that best suits the organization.Nurture a positive working environment.Develop a reward and compensation plan.Assess training needs to apply and monitor training programs.Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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South Korea has so far sought to settle the issue through the WTO, but "implementing corresponding measures against Japan cannot be ruled out," Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said on radio.
Source: CNBC World News
Pivotage Consulting – Our client, a leading law firm in Nigeria is looking to fill the position of:Job Title: IT OfficerRef: OG/136/ITLocation: Ikoyi, LagosType: Full TimeReports to: Operations manager.Summary/ObjectiveThe IT officer is to monitor and maintain the computer systems and networks of the organization to achieve better program management. S/he will be responsible for installing and configuring computer systems, diagnosing hardware and software faults and solve technical and applications problems.Job ResponsibilitiesMonitoring and maintaining the computer systems and networks within an organization.Installing and configuring computer systems, diagnosing hardware/software faults and solving technical problems.Analyzing call logs so you can spot common trends and underlying problemsDesigning and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networksInstalling, configuring and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS and DHCPProcuring network equipment and managing subcontractors involved with network installationConfiguring firewalls, routing and switching to maximize network efficiency and securityMaximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshootingInvestigating and fixing faults in the network and updating network equipment to the latest firmware releasesReporting network status.Liaising with administration support staff to provide updates on anticipated administrative needs.Handling confidential and sensitive information.Effectively managing different communication channels: resolve customer complaints via all available channels.Supporting the establishment and function of project resource center and project information management.Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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DataPro is regarded today as one of the leading and most experienced credit rating and compliance consulting firm in Nigeria. Since its inception in 1995, DataPro has provided solutions to end-users in their pursuit of mitigating both business and compliance risks. It specifically offers services as a Compliance Solutions Company and Credit Rating Agency.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: TypesetterLocation: LagosJob Type: Full timeEssential Duties and ResponsibilitiesProvide typesetting and graphics design support for the companyAny other duties as assigned
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It was really wild. But no one was really surprised. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp had a glitch – people couldn’t load photos/votes, some couldn’t share posts, and others had issues sending messages.
Instagram and Facebook even took to Twitter to apologise and update their users about the issue:
We’re aware that some people are having trouble uploading or sending images and videos on Instagram. We're sorry for the trouble and are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible. #instagramdown
— Instagram (@instagram) July 3, 2019
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We’re aware that some people are having trouble uploading or sending images, videos and other files on our apps. We're sorry for the trouble and are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible. #facebookdown
— Facebook (@facebook) July 3, 2019
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As usual, people, including the CIA, came to Twitter to banter about the whole situation. See below:
Yes, we are affected by #instagramdown, too. No, we didn’t cause it. No, we can’t fix yours. Did you try turning it off and back on again?
— CIA (@CIA) July 3, 2019
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Now is the best time to finally leave that Whatsapp group
— MIXШΣLL (@FistazMixwell) July 3, 2019
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WELL !! Since Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were down this evening I said I'd go in to the sitting room and read a book. Turns out that there's a lady in there with her 4 kids … and she's been living here all along. They seem like nice people!
— The Brand Geeks (@thebrandgeeks) July 3, 2019
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iPhone uses is your #WhatsApp working? pic.twitter.com/BHeymYHybC
— Vaalbooi (@lunga_ngwane) July 3, 2019
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Twitter knowing it won’t be affected by the mess facebook insta and whatsapp are going through
— ⍟Noa⍟| ℘Ꮬℬℬiʈ (@inniephobia) July 3, 2019
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Whatsapp is down
Facebook is down
Instagram is downthat's not even the issue
The issue is, tomorrow is some people's birthday, and they've already taken beautiful pictures
Photoshoots— Young Boy Chidi (@Chidibanx) July 3, 2019
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People from Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook joining Twitter for the first time wondering how it works pic.twitter.com/rfY1zcpnvE
— Sling (@dennissling) July 3, 2019
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How humbling must it be for Facebook and Instagram to have to slide over to Twitter to let everyone know they are down? #facebookdown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/ge0Wjy47D8
— Chadwick M. Fischer (@Fischwick) July 3, 2019
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Currently everyone on Facebook and Instagram #facebookdown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/y8K25M2qjK
— Drake Alexander Knight (@drakealexknight) July 3, 2019
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WhatsApp #FacebookDown #InstagramDown
Insta user finally joins Twitter pic.twitter.com/vvNWaZp3uS
— @How Football Saved Humans (@saved_how) July 3, 2019
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instagram this year:#instagramdown pic.twitter.com/UXgIhhbs7A
— karlie (@karlieepowerr) July 3, 2019
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Everyone: Mark Zuckerberg what’s wrong with Instagram and WhatsApp ?
Mark Zuckerberg: pic.twitter.com/1PLIzuK0Yc
— AZEL (@azeltheplug) July 3, 2019
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How I feel right now with Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp down #instagramdown #facebookdown pic.twitter.com/pXOibbIikS
— inioluwaadesola (@inioluwaadesola) July 3, 2019
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MTN, AIRTEL, ETISALAT, GLO: calculating how much they are loosing by the minute pic.twitter.com/Gv1IOSGkOv
— MEDLI the BrandArtist (@dat_medli) July 3, 2019
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Someone said Mark Zuckerberg shut down whatsapp, facebook and instagram so that he'll trend on twitter pic.twitter.com/lNrDMzQGlk
— ATICKLE ❁ (@_harrisonJNR) July 3, 2019
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Whats app crash Wednesday (wcw) pic.twitter.com/t3e6h6oSOV
— Valid Dreamz
(@ValidDreamz) July 3, 2019
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You know why IG and WhatsApp was down?
Mark has been rolling with the bad boys pic.twitter.com/G71i96z4Dd— CrayVelli (@Crayvelli) July 3, 2019
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when you see a post and think instagram is working but you keep scrolling and see ↻ #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/atHe1bFEC8
— Lucie (@Lucie_Grayy) July 3, 2019
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Raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by THIS.
#instagramdown pic.twitter.com/KUWSg9i6fZ
— E! News (@enews) July 3, 2019
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Whatsapp,Instagram and Facebook users wondering how to use Twitter
#facebookdown #WhatsAppDown #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/kF114v3CML
— Ibrahim Khan (@realibrahimkhan) July 3, 2019
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Alan & Grant is a firm of consultants creating innovative HR & Enterprise Solutions. We focus on enabling performance improvements around our clients’ people, product and project concerns. We work with different organizations to conceptualize, build and deploy bespoke solutions aimed at improving overall performance and align workforce to long-term corporate objectives ensuring sustained growth and profitability in the process.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Associate Lawyer Zip/Postal Code: 0000Location: LagosIndustry: LegalJob SummaryTo provide a high degree of professional autonomy and scope of responsibility pertaining to Strategy, Client Acquisition and Revenue Generation, Financial & Business Performance, People Management and Technical Adeptness while providing high quality legal services to clients.Key ResponsibilitiesTo assist the Principal Partner in developing annual and long-term strategic plan of the firmTo provide the leadership necessary to achieve the firm’s profitability needs and/or goalsTo proffer opinions and substantiation of the Firm’s strategic thinking and directionTo generate revenue set and agreed with Principal Partner by attracting and procuring new clientsTo increase revenue by exploring new and additional services; developing and presenting cost-benefit analyses of new and additional services to Principal PartnerTo raise the profile of the firm and to build a strong and diverse portfolio of clientsTo research and understand client’s businesses and proactively provide solutions that are value addingTo obtain referrals from existing and past clientsTo develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients confidence and that of other professionalsAttend and represent firm at client meetings, conferences and workshopsTo develop with the Principal Partner the financial strategy of the firm, including an annual operating budget and capital budgetTo monitor the budget on a monthly basis and ensure that the firm achieves optimal financial performanceTracking revenue and ensuring individual lawyers achieve revenue budgetTo identify key profit drivers and to continuously improve the firm’s commercial awarenessEnsure adequate management of Senior Associates and Associates within the FirmCreate the right work ethnics and lead by exampleDevelop team’s skills through coaching, mentoring and counsellingEffective delegation and supervision of workEnsure that lawyers’ workload is balanced and fairManagement of underperforming staffConvene and facilitate team meetings as and when requiredDrafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide variety of legal agreements both local and internationalDrafting and reviewing Legal opinionsResearching varying areas of law and ensuring requisite information is disseminated throughout the teamTo provide innovative solutions to client requests in accordance with International Best PracticesTo keep up to date with developments in law and practice so that standard of work is not compromised
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President Donald Trump, facing renewed criticism from Democrats and activists over his handling of a migrant crisis on the U.S.- Mexico border, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday that immigrants unhappy with conditions at detention centers should be told “not to come.”
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Reports in Italy suggest Inter Milan are set to join Juventus in their attempts to sign Matteo Darmian in order to fill a void at full back.
According to transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio, Antonio Conte is a huge fan of the Manchester United man and could be tempted to move for him if the Nerazzurri lose Dalbert over the next few weeks according to goal.com.
With Juve also seeking reinforcements, Di Marzio insists the Turin giants are monitoring Darmian’s situation but believes that Inter might move quickly to secure a €10 million deal for the 29-year-old.
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Everton defender Brendan Galloway has joined newly-promoted Championship side Luton Town on a free transfer.
The versatile 23-year-old becomes Luton’s fourth signing of the summer, ending a five-year spell at Goodison Park and joining up with boss Graeme Jones, who was on Everton’s coaching staff when Galloway made his debut.
The former England Under-17 and Under-19 international joined Everton in 2014 after impressing for MK Dons and made 15 first-team appearances the following season, but he only played 10 league games during brief loans at West Brom and Sunderland.
Galloway said: “I’m really happy to finally get it over the line and I can’t wait to get started.
“I really enjoyed working under Graeme at Everton. The sessions were very exciting and very challenging for the players, and he got the best out of a lot of us.
“I’m really excited for the new project here. There’s a real feel-good factor – everyone at this club is positive.”
The Zimbabwe-born defender, who has more than 50 career appearances in all competitions, will play alongside former team-mates Callum McManaman and Lloyd Jones at Kenilworth Road.
Jones said: “We gave Brendan his debut in the Premier League as a teenager and he did very, very well. He stepped in for Leighton Baines and certainly didn’t let anyone down.
“It is a really good opportunity and a good time to take him.
“He’s lightning quick, competent on the ball and he really loves to get forward. He’s 6ft 1in and a good age, and he’ll add great competition to the squad in that area.”
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Two women have been backed by the EU’s leaders to head the European commission and European Central Bank, breaking with more than 60 years of male dominance at the top of the bloc’s institutions, According to Theguardian.com.
After three days of tortuous negotiations, Germany’s defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, received the support of heads of state and government to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the commission in Brussels. And the French managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, will move to Frankfurt to take over from Mario Draghi as the first female president of the ECB.
Von der Leyen, 60, who speaks fluent English and French and studied at the London School of Economics before taking a medical degree, is now the European commission president designate. She will only formally become the first female head of the EU’s executive branch if she wins the support of a majority of MEPs.
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, proposed her to lead the commission after Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Italy rejected the candidature of the former Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans over his previous criticism of populist governments which fail to protect the independence of their judiciary.
Von der Leyen, a gynaecologist who only came to politics in her early 40s, regularly emerges in opinion polls as one of Germany’s most popular politicians.
The mother of seven introduced improved maternity and paternity benefits as Germany’s family affairs minister and drove forward boardroom gender quotas.
She has been working to increase funding for the country’s armed forces in her most recent government role although she has been mired in controversy over the awarding of contracts and has faced criticism about gaps in military readiness.
Von der Leyen was brought up in Brussels as the daughter of Heidi and Ernst Albrecht, the latter of whom was a senior German politician who worked in the commission in the 1950s. She has in the past spoken of her aim of a “United States of Europe – along the lines of federal states like Switzerland, Germany or the US”, and has backed a future European army or “army of Europeans”.
On Brexit, she has fully supported the commission’s position on the Northern Irish backstop, and criticised the “hollow promises” of those who campaigned for the UK to leave the EU.
The 28 heads of state and government, of which only five are women, were under pressure to break the male monopoly on the top jobs although there was never any certainty this would happen.
The debate over the future leadership proved extremely difficult, with the leaders talking through the night on Sunday, and needing to meet again on Monday and Tuesday to find the right gender, geographical and political balance for the five top jobs soon to be vacant.
Belgium’s prime minister, Charles Michel, 43, has been chosen to replace Donald Tusk as president of the European council. Spain’s foreign minister Josep Borrell, 72, will become the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs.
The European parliament is expected to elect its own president in a vote in Strasbourg on Wednesday, with the main political groups likely to support the former prime minister of Bulgaria, Sergei Stanishev, 53, an MEP for the Socialists and Democrats political group, as part of a delicate division of jobs among the parties.
Von der Leyen, who has worked alongside the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, since 2005, is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union and pan-EU European People’s party.
Lagarde was the French finance minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy’s Republican administration.
Michel, who is in a caretaker role while Belgium’s politicians seek to negotiate a new federal government following May’s election, is a member of the Renew Europe political group formed out of a combination of the former liberal group in the parliament and French MEPs from Macron’s La République En Marche party.
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