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New Horizons Set to Organise National Job Fair
New Horizons is set to orgnise the biggest job fair/IT seminar in Africa. This is the first time in Africa where all the global IT giants like Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, EC-Council and New Horizons will be coming together under one roof to discuss the latest trends in IT and how it affects Nigerians as a whole, but more importantly, how individuals can benefit optimally from the numerous IT opportunities. The epoch making event will take place in three locations across the country: The indoor sports hall of the National Stadium, Surulere; the Cultural Centre, Kuto Abeokuta and the CBN centre, Computer Science department, University of Ibadan. The event will take place on the 18th of October 2008. Futhermore, information from New Horizons revealed that participants will learn about actionable steps to take towards improving their professional skills thereby making it easier to get the jobs of their dreams. Other invited guests include top recruitment companies: People Prime, IRIS Consulting, Michael Stevens, and Clement Ashley Consulting.
Bavisi, the co-founder of EC-Council, creators of programmes such as CEH-Certified Ethical Hacker, CHFI-Certified Hacking Foresnsic Investigator, Master of Security Science-MSS, and MBA E-Business will be in attendance to discuss the importance of e-business to national growth and career development.
At the fair, participants will have the opportunity to meet with the recruitment firms to discuss their career aspirations, the needed steps to take to achieve their goals and job opportunities in the Nigerian employment market. They will also get to know the top paying companies in the country, good universities they can attend on a reasonable budget abroad for their postgraduate programmes as well as available scholarships they can tap into to sponsor their schooling.
MD/CEO of New Horizons , Tim Akano said they were organising another job fair because of the unpredecented turn out of particpants at the first one in which more than 10,000 people came. He e further revealed that people had been calling in, writing letters and emails, beckoning on the organsation to put together another job fair, not only in Lagos, but in other states and that is why the firm is putting together a bigger job fair. He added that they were expecting upwards of 30,000 people to come for the event.
He drew attention to the deplorable situation of unemployment in the country and the need to address the situation with pragmatic and long lasting solution. He said the former minister for education Mrs. Oby Ezekwelisi and the present CBN Governor, Charles Soludo said that more than 70% of Nigerian youths are unemployed, unemployable, or underemployed and if the situation is not reversed Nigeria will soon become a nation of criminals. He said the effect of unemployment is deeply felt in the society as the rate of crime has risen to alarming proportions and the only solution to it is to provide the right skills to people so as to rise above the situation and live more prosperous lives. He explained that ICT is the area in which skills are needed in the world today and those who strive to acquire these skills will be better for it.
It will be recalled that New Horizons had previously organized a job fair at the National Sadium Lagos, where more than 10,000 gathered to witness the event; an infotainment night-the first of its kind in Nigeria involving 9ICE and Dan Forster, they have also put together a mobile scholarship initiative in a bid to emancipate the youths from the shackles of unemployment.
New Horizons, the world’s No.1 ICT Training Institution (IDC Report 2007, www.idc.com), as well as the two time winner (2006/2007) for the best ICT Training Institution in West Africa (Direct Marketing Association of West Africa)
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Legit.ng, Shade of Life Foundation Partner to Advance Autism Awareness in Nigeria
Legit.ng recently joined forces with the Shade of Life Foundation to become a voice of autism, and drive advocacy for improved media support during Autism Awareness Month.
Conversations around media support exploration was led by Joseph Omotayo, head of Department for Human Interest Stories at Legit.ng, and Dr. Eziafakaku Nwokolo, founder and CEO of the Shade of Life Foundation,
This partnership is a response to the concerns raised by organizations like the Shade of Life Foundation about the level of support received from the media in discussing autism as a disability.
While other disabilities may receive attention, autism, with its critical developmental implications often lacks adequate representation in mainstream media.
Recognizing the importance of addressing these concerns, Legit.ng took proactive steps by integrating itself into the essence of autism awareness.
It facilitated a one-hour workshop with Dr. Nwokolo, the founder of the foundation, to deepen our understanding of autism, its various spectrums, and the language boundaries associated with it.
Other steps we took in advocating autism awareness in the media, can be seen in our attached press release.
Legit.ng believes that by amplifying the voices of autism and advocating for better media representation, we can contribute to creating a more inclusive and accepting society for all.
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As Nigeria Struggle, Tanzania Turns off Power Plants Due to Excess Supply
While 85 per cent of Nigeria is in darkness, Tanzania, an African country has shut down five hydroelectric stations in a bid to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.
Kassim Majaliwa, prime minister, Tanzania, has said the main plant, Mwalimu Nyerere Hydroelectric Station, alone generated enough electricity to power major cities, including Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial hub.
It is the first time Tanzania, which suffers chronic power shortages, has closed hydroelectric stations due to excess production.
“We have turned off all these stations because the demand is low and the electricity production is too much, we have no allocation now,” an official from state-run power company, Tanesco, said.
The 2,115MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Dam is said to be almost filled with water following heavy rains that started early this year.
Meanwhile, while the country has an installed capacity of 1,938MW and the grid installed capacity of 1,899MW, Nigeria which has an installed capacity of 13,000MW is struggling to electrify 85 per cent of its electricity consumers.
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President Tinubu Appoints Jim Ovia as Student Loan Fund Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jim Ovia, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman, Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.
Ovia’s appointment is contained in a State House statement titled, ‘President Tinubu appoints Jim Ovia as Chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund,’ and issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the President, Media & Publicity.
The statement noted that “Ovia is the founder of one of Nigeria’s leading banks and a respected business leader, with a surfeit of efforts and benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians.
“He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana.”
The National Student Loan Programme is a pivotal intervention that seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths.
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the implementing institution of this innovation, demands excellence and Nigerians of the finest professional ilk to guide and manage.
“The President believes Mr. Ovia will bring his immense wealth of experience and professional stature to this role to advance the all-important vision of ensuring that no Nigerian student suffers a capricious end to their pursuit of higher education over a lack of funds,” the statement partly read.
Ovia’s appointment will also ensure “that Nigerian youths, irrespective of who they are, have access to higher education and skills that will make them productive members of society and core contributors to the knowledge-based global economy of this century.”
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