The Federal Ministry of Health is recruiting to fill the position of a Campaign Coordinator
 Location: Abuja
 DescriptionSupport the IVM branch in the organization of the technical resource pool into function units
    Provide support and general technical advice to the State Support Team (SST) structure
    In collaboration with the IVM branch, supervise funding flows and timely release of funds to campaign implementers (preparing budgets and requests, following up to see if things are moving according to plane.),
    Ensure monthly campaign reports, planning/working documents (revised tools, guidelines) and other documents ore disseminated to malaria partners and relevant stakeholders
    Support the IVM branch to review progress in the implementation of the WN campaigns
    Support in periodic review of existing LLIN Mopping and implementation plans
    In collaboration with IVM branch, provide periodic updates to the IVM Steering Committee & National Coordinator of the NMCP
   

Qualifications

    Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

    An advanced degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or related field.
    Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills highly desired.
    Specific experience in malaria programmes strongly desired.
    Proven experience in managing public health programmes or projects in Nigeria or similar developing country context.
    Demonstrated ability to monitor, supervise, and train in health service programmes.
    Extensive knowledge of the Nigerian public health sector.
      Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
      

At least 10 years of professional experience in health programmes, preferably in areas related to training, data management and M&E.

Period of Consultancy:

    The period for this consultancy work is Twelve months, from January to December 2014.

Mode of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following to the address indicated below:

    A detailed CV that shows evidence of relevant qualifications.
    Letter of motivation.

The above should be submitted in an envelope with the position being applied for clearly written on the right upper part of the envelope and submitted by courier to the office of:

The National Coordinator,
National Malaria Elimination Programme,
1st Floor, Abia House,
Central Business District,
Abuja, FCT.
OR
To: nmcpnigeriarecruits@gmail.com with the position applied for as the subject of the e-mail.
 

Note:  Successful individuals will be expected to commence work immediately from 20th January 2014.

Application Deadline: 21st December, 2013

 

The popular Mile 1 market in Port Harcourt, Rivers, early morning fire that destroyed properties and goods worth millions of naira.

Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire started at about 2.00 am on Tuesday and razed the entire make-shift market.

The fire also affected a two storey residential building housing some lock-up stores.


Eze said that the painful aspect was that he just received stock worth N600, 000 for the Christmas sales.

”I just lost everything to the fire,” he said.

Another trader, Mr. Chinecherem Ndubuisi, said he lost electronics worth more than N3 million, adding that starting afresh would be very difficult for him since he did not have enough capital.
 

Others traders told NAN that they did not only lose their goods to the sad incidence , they also lost cash worth several thousands of naira which they left in the market.

Mr. Christopher Uwajeh, , who is an eye witnessed said the Police and men of the State Security Service were at the scene to curtail breakdown of law and order.

 Rev. Michael Oguguo, 52, who sold the baby of his daughter, Chiamaka Oguguo, for the sum of N200,000 with the connivance of a clinic in Umuechem, Etche, Rivers State where the baby was born.
Rev. Oguguo, a native of Ejemekwuru in Oguta is the minister of 11th Deliverance Ministry, Nkwesi, Oguta, Imo State while the clinic is operated by Cyprian Phat, a homeopathic medicine practitioner.
AsSunday Sunlearnt from the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Katsina, the sordid story started when Chiamaka was impregnated by her boyfriend, whose name was given as Chinedu Ukachukwu.
Recalling the painful experience, 18-year-old Chiamaka toldSunday Sun: “I was impregnated by my boyfriend Chinedu Ukachukwu who lied to me that he was not married. Later I learnt that he is married with four children. When my father, Rev Oguguo heard that I was pregnant, instead of accepting me with my condition, he threw me out of the house and I slept in an uncompleted building for days. My father encouraged me to abort the pregnancy, but I didn’t listen to him.”

The twist in the tale occurred when Chiamaka’s father who had initially abandoned her suddenly re-surfaced after hearing of her safe delivery of the baby.
Continuing the tale, Chiamaka said: “When I saw him, I thought he came to rejoice with me. I did not know he came with a devilish intent. Like magic, my baby girl disappeared from my bed. I thought she was taken for treatment. I didn’t know that my father had connived with the doctor and sold my baby to one Chinwe Okuzu, 25, a Business Studies student of Abia State Polytechnic for the sum of N200,000.”
Recounting his role in the baby sale caper, Phat who hails from Mgbele in Oguta LGA, Imo State, toldSunday Sun: “I claimed to be a homeopathic practitioner. I was deported from Austria in 1988 after I was unable to undergo training as a mechanic. I returned home in 1993 and started practicing homeopathic medicine. Chiamaka Oguguo came to my clinic to deliver a baby girl. Later her father, Rev Oguguo came to my clinic and said we should sell the baby girl. We arranged with a lady, Chinwe Okuzu who bought the baby at N200,000 at the clinic at Umuechem Etche, Rivers State. Later the police came to arrest me and I have confessed to them.”
The next link in the chain of infamy, Okuzu, a native of Umuchi in Ihitte Uboma LGA Imo State, confirmed buying the baby but added that she did so on behalf of one Mrs Rose Nwadinaobi, who runs a baby factory, from whom she collected a share of the proceeds from the sale.
Her words: “I am an agent to Mrs Rose Nwadinaobi who took the child from me and I have not been able to locate her since I was arrested me.”My cry is that I need my baby girl. They should return my baby girl to me. I have disowned my father who claims to be a reverend in the church. He is not a man of God. He is just deceiving the congregation. If he can do this to me his own daughter what would he do to others? He does not have the fear of God. I am ready to carry my cross and care for my baby. Today’s men of God are so deceitful.”
Meanwhile, there is a glimmer of hope that the baby girl may be found as the Imo State Police Commissioner disclosed that Rose Nwadinobi, who bought the newborn is already in the police custody. He further said that the suspects would soon appear in court.
NOTE: The post Pastor sells daughter’s baby for N200,000 appeared first on The Sun News.

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)  have arrested
Two of the six cult boys who raped a 16 year old secondary school student in Akure, Ondo State last week.
The men, said to members of a cult group known as Blue Angel, saw the girl as she was returning from school, they stopped her, took her to their hideout and raped her. All six of them. They recorded the act with a mobile phone and threatened to post the video online if she told anyone what happened.

Fortunately she did and two of the rapists, Wale Fadahunsi, 28, and Banji Olaseinde, 25, have been arrested, while four others are on the run. Those on the run include Tope Oluwole; Tope Jigan and Muyideen. The two that were arrested were paraded a few days ago where they confessed to raping the helpless girl whose identity is being concealed because of her age.

Mariah Carey arrived in Lagos this afternoon to perform at Access Bank's Christmas Party and Send-off ceremony for the bank's Managing Director Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede. The event will hold tonight at Eko Hotel. This is Mariah's first time in Nigeria.

More than two person has been killed and several injured by an explosion on a bus in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

The blast  which hit the 32-seater bus as it was heading to the Eastleigh suburb, which is home thousands of Kenyan Somalis and Somali immigrants.

Some reports say a grenade was thrown onto the bus.

A former governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN and TUNDE ODESOLA 

 2. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas -- Johnny Mathis 

3. Mistletoe and Holly -- Frank Sinatra

 4. Silent Night -- Sarah McLaughlin 

5. Frosty the Snowman -- The Beach Boys

 6. Santa Baby -- Madonna

 7. Jingle Bell Rock -- Bobby Helms

 8. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas -- Gayle Peevey

 9. O Holy Night -- Luciano Pavarotti 

10. Christmas Canon -- Trans Siberian Orchestra

Christmas disco inferno

I don't think I should have used fan-force.

It's been too windy to go outside and sand today!

Lovely Deputy and I may have different definitions of a short list.

GUIDELINES ON HOW TO ANSWER YOUWIN QUESTIONS | YOUWIN .ORG .NG
As a result of our vision to raise 100 millionaire young entrepreneur winners from the YouWin 3 business plan competition, we have packaged these questions to help as many young people who are willing to take and maximize this opportunity.

If you’re planning to apply for this year’s YouWIN! Business Plan Competition, it is important that you start preparing your answers ahead of time. Submission of the business plans will commence on November 25, 2013 with the presidential launch.

ALSO CLICK TO READ YouWiN 3 LIFE SAMPLE BUSINESS PLAN

The first stage of the YouWiN! 3 Business Plan Competition only requires that you submit a concept note for your business idea. The YouWiN! 3 Business Plan Competition concept note is not as elaborate as a business plan. You only need to answer a few basic questions that will help the committee decide whether they should read your full business plan.

Questions You Should Expect in YouWiN! 3 Business Plan Competition Concept Note
Note the number of words you are expected to use in answering the questions asked. You could use fewer words but not more than required. In fact, the website will not allow you to save and/or submit your application if you have exceeded the maximum number of words.

In a way, this is both beneficial to you and the committee. You are forced to summarize your business idea as much as possible; and the committee is able to evaluate all business concepts in the shortest time available to decide winners.

1. About Your Business
The first question you need to answer is to describe your business and to select what industry sector your business belongs.



Select Industry sector from drop down menu



If you’re sector is not listed, you could write your sector under “Other Sector”

2. Marketing Plan
Here, there are 3 questions each of which allows a maximum of 50 words:
-What benefits of the product or service enables your business to stand out from your competitors?
-Does this meet a particular need or demand (your competitive advantages, if any)?
-Name five of your existing or expected top customers. How will you attract these customers to your point of sale?



3. Business Management
The main aim of this competition is to create jobs in Nigeria. So, your business must be capable of providing sustainable jobs in order to win this competition. Most of the current Youwin awardees own businesses that are employing close to 10 new employees on the average. You should factor this into your overall business plan.

The questions here are:
-How many new, full-time (or equivalent) staff will be employed in the business 12 months from receiving the first stage award?
-Describe the benefit you and your proposed staff will bring to the business, including: expertise, track record in the industry and management experience. [maximum of 50 words expected]



4. Your Product
This section will test your knowledge of the business you are proposing. Each of the questions asked below require a maximum of 50 words. Bear in mind that every business is either selling a product or providing a service.

ALSO CLICK TO READ SAMPLE YOUWIN BUSINESS PLAN FOR AGRICULTURE

-Name your three largest existing/expected competitors. Which, if any, have a localized presence or distributor network?
-Describe the materials you will need to create your product or service. Are these materials readily available, at the right price and quantity, in your locality? If yes, please describe any relevant information.
-Is there an existing or expected lead time for manufacture, set-up, harvest or breeding? If yes, give estimated lead times for each product.
-What risks or challenges might affect the success of your business, including: licences and accreditation (what can stop you from making this business a success)? How will you reduce or mitigate these risks?



5. Profitability of Your Business
Here they’ve asked three questions to determine this:
-What are your current and expected sales within the next 12 months (units and income)? If there is any seasonality, please explain. [maximum of 50 words is expected]
-What amount of sales, in Naira, must you achieve to reach profitability? [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-When do you expect to achieve this (how many months after receiving your first grant award)?



6. How Much Money Do You Need?
You can ask for a minimum of N1m and a maximum of N10m.

You are required to give four short answers here:
-How much money (Naira) do you want from YouWIN? [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-Capital equipment cost (e.g. machinery, land, building). [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-Operating expenses (e.g. wages, raw materials, stock). [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-Other (e.g. pre-start set-up costs, accreditation). [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]



7. How Would You Spend YouWIN Funds
Whatever amount of money you’re asking for, you should be able to state clearly what you will be spending the money on.

-What is the minimum equipment cost that is necessary to commence trading or expand your business? [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-Describe this equipment. [Maximum of 30 words]. How much money have you already spent on capital equipments? [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-How much money do you require or expect to need from other sources (i.e: investors, bank loans, etc)? [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-State the progress of any loan application. [Maximum of 20 words] Describe any existing finance loans related to the business. [Maximum of 20 words]
-How much money will you or your family and friends contribute to the business in the next 12 months? [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]
-How much money do you plan to take out of the business personally (average amount per month? [Amount in Naira. Enter numbers only: If none, enter 0]





8. Additional Information
Please add any additional information/comments that you feel may be relevant and useful with this application.[Maximum number of 100 words]



9. Saving And/Or Submitting Your Application
Be advised that you can only submit one application to YouWIN!; and you won’t be able to edit it, once submitted. So, you should Save For Later use as you go along to avoid losing your data and then Submit Completed Application to YouWIN! when you are completely satisfied with the content of your application. This part is very important so make sure you don’t make mistake here. Don’t forget to check the box to your left hand side to agree to YouWIN terms and conditions.



All right! There you are! Those are the questions you should expect to answer in the first stage of the competition. You can start practicing them and getting your answers ready before the competition begins and wherever possible, get professional advice.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUWIN WEBSITE