Weightlifter, Lawal Rafiat Folashade crowned a successful day for #TeamNigeria, winning 3 GOLD medals 🥇🥇🥇 in the women's Weightlifting 59kg.
Rafiatu Lawal finished top winning the event lifting:
Total - 190kg
Snatch - 85kg
Clean & Jerk - 105kg

Adijat Olarinoye won 3 GOLD medals 🥇🥇🥇 in the women's Weightlifting 55kg category, total dominating her weight class to win all the GOLD medals on offer.
Olarinoye won GOLD lifting
Total - 185kg
Snatch - 80kg
Clean & Jerk - 105kg

Police confirm release of abducted expatriates in Kaduna

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/police-confirm-release-abducted-expatriates-kaduna/

The New York Times is saying

The Americans and Canadians are investors setting up solar stations in villages around Kafanchan

I pray this is sorted out quickly....the last thing Nigeria needs is even less investment in electrification.

VACANCY: Reporting and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Please share with any qualified candidates, especially this in the Abuja area. For full listing details, please refer to the post here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/124109/jobs

PROGRAM SUMMARY:
USAID’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP) facilitates the development and financing of renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) markets; strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders, including financial institutions, RE and EE firms, agribusinesses and health care facilities, universities and vocational institutes, and government.

Winrock will provide technical assistance that will contribute to USAID’s broader goal of developing RE and EE markets in Nigeria. To implement the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP), we will build the capacity of:
1. Companies that deploy and maintain clean energy projects, Agribusinesses, health delivery sites, and businesses willing to retrofit with energy- efficient.
2. Banks and other financial institutions;
3. Vocational training institutes to ensure there is a training standards, certifications and continuing source of education after project completion. Winrock will work alongside USAID/Nigeria and the GON, and in close collaboration with other donors, to achieve project objectives.

The REEEP project is seeking to recruit a Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to join its existing team in Abuja. The project is focused on the development and financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency markets.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The M&E system that the Officer will be responsible for is currently in place and has been approved by the donor, and it tracks activities in project sites throughout Nigeria. The RM&E Officer will lead the collation of data that measures progress, track effectiveness, and provides continuous assessment of progress toward project targets and benchmarks and ensure quality control and rigorous monitoring and evaluation. The RM&E Officer will monitor on-the-ground performance and ensure achievement of project results and objectives. The position requires occasional travel to field location sites within the project area. He/she will work in close collaboration with the Chief of Party, other project staff and country-based project teams.

Excellent writing ability on reports and other informational type documents is an essential requirement for this position. The RM&E officer will be expected to work independently, understand a set of divers and complex issues and activities and write a report that clearly and succinctly communicates the situation to diverse stakeholders. The importance of very high quality and professional level writing and analysis skills cannot be emphasized enough.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Develop and implement the project’s M&E system in coordination with project staff. The M&E system will be responsive to USAID requirements.

· Responsible for regular M&E activities including baseline data collection, performance data collection, quality assurance and quality improvement.

· Monitor program progress in terms of compliance results, indicators and advice on programmatic adjustments.

· Provide guidance and support in appropriate means of gathering, managing, and analyzing data.

· Timely preparation and submission of reports and other deliverables.

· Design and provide training as necessary to partners, beneficiaries, and counterparts.

· Completes other tasks as assigned by the Chief of Party.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:

Education: University Graduate with 5 years’ experience or a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Evaluation, Project Management, or relevant international development field or specialized training/certification in monitoring & evaluation.

Work Experience: Three to five years of relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably with focus on the Renewable Energy (RE) Sector. (Candidates with relevant RE experience will have a distinct advantage).

Experience addressing the M&E and reporting requirements of USAID.

- Demonstrated and proven record to work in a multidisciplinary team under changeable and complex circumstances.

- Previous work experience and knowledge of conditions in West Africa, preferably in Nigeria.

Skills:
- Strong technical skills in M&E design and implementation, baseline survey design and implementation, evaluation, and performance monitoring.

- Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills. (All shortlisted candidates will have to submit writing samples and will be subject to an in office writing test).

Fluency in English required.

Computer literacy, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel, is required.

Quick learner, with interest and motivation to learn new topics, methods, and skills.

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Anybody have experience with patent enforcement in Nigeria? Especially between smaller companies? Is it even effective?

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Note you must submit a your CV and motivation letter by September 17th... in 3 days!

In light of the recent flooding, I thought some might be interested in this worldwide competition:

http://www.floodcontrol2015.com/news/item/14285/a-serious-challenge-for-students

A SERIOUS CHALLENGE FOR STUDENTS!

20 -22 November 2012
Rotterdam

The 2nd European Flood Risk conference will be the place for the professionals to discuss recent developments in water safety, flood control and flood risk management. But what about the professionals of the future?Will there be any place for young, innovative brains to participate? Yes, because students from all disciplines and countries are very welcome to visit Rotterdam and develop new ideas or improve existing concepts for flood preparedness, response and recovery!
You, as a student or young professional, will be challenged to developa creative product to simulate a flood event or crisis situation which can be used for having interaction or as a training tool. This will be no paper work assignment, but hands on work and a lot of fun!During a 24-hour Pressure Cookeryou will design or develop a concept for aserious game with the help of professionals. A serious game typically reproduces a simplified version of reality while being educational and fun at the same time.


Who?
Students from all disciplines and all (applied)universities worldwideare welcome to send their ideas and motivation to join. More precisely, 3rd or 4rd Bachelor students and Master students are encouraged to join the competition. Graduated BSc/MSc students or PhD students with not more than 2 year work experience are also welcome.The most creative and motivated students will be part of this exciting contest.

Why?
Participating in this event means that you will have the unique opportunity to present your innovative ideas to professionals from the field. Together with them you will strengthen your plans to a concrete and potentially marketable concept in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team.The winners of the competition will be supported for longer time by experts to completely develop their concept to a final product for an interested client. Additionally, they will receive an interactive tablet to visually support the development of their serious game!Of course nobody will be left emptied handed: all participants receivefree access to the conference on the 22th of November. You will have ample opportunities to strengthen your CV, to network with professionals from all over the worldand to learn more about flood risk management.

When?
The 24h Pressure Cooker will take place from 20th-21st November 2012 in Rotterdam. Participants are also granted free access to the Flood Risk 2012 conference on the 22nd November, where the winning group will receive their awards.

Costs
The participation in the contest is free of charge and the contestants will be provided with drinks, meals and snacks during the 24h Pressure Cooker. After the 24h Pressure Cooker session you can stay over for one night at a modest hostel for free. The organization doesnot cover travel costs to Rotterdam or back home.

Application

Do not miss this unique opportunity! To join the Serious Challenge we invite you to submit yourcontact details, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and motivation letter before 17thSeptember 2012 to 24hpressurecooker@floodcontrol2015.com Your motivation letter (max. 750 words) should include your motivation for joining and a proposal for a concept of a serious game concerning flood risk management for your own city or delta.
The students with the best proposals will be selected by a jury to participate in the Serious Challenge, based on their motivation and on the relevance and creativity of their solution. The selected students will becontacted by e-mail in the first week of November 2012.
More information: www.floodcontrol2015.com or www.floodrisk2012.net
or call Judith de Bruijne, +31 (0)6 50736754

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I currently live in Rotterdam where this is held so if you become involved in this, please let me know!

Looking for female trainer to train overweight woman for at least 1.5 hour of exercise in the early morning. Must meet at location in Ikom. Respond with qualifications, availability and daily rate.

According to an MIT prof, deworming is one of the cheapest ways to keep kids in school. Check out after minute 13 of this talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty.html

Deworm the world is mentioned as an org who is working in this effort.

Well done Dr. Kanu!