Watchout for 2015 Africa Code Week (ACW)

This is another opportunity for Nigerian youths to upgrade their digital skills with an international initiative that will be organized by German software company. SAP, This program is to impact youth – ages 8 to 24 – from 11 African countries.

The IT Skills Development Programme will take place during the inaugural Africa Code Week (ACW) in October 2015. It will comprise of various software coding workshops in South Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia.
The major aim of the organiser – in partnership with the Cape Town Science Centre and the Galway Education Centre –  is to empower youth with the language of software programming. This will ultimately bridge the digital skills gap on our continent.
According to SAP Africa Chief Executive Officer, Plfungwa Serima, “This will help provide African youth with the critical skill set required in the highly competitive 21st century job market. This exciting effort supplements our Skills for Africa initiative that is promoting both skills development and job creation across the continent.”

George Washington University holds workshop at this year International HR Conference in Lagos

HR Leaders Africa 2015, taking place from June 8 to 11, 2015 will welcome to Lagos, a distinguished panel of both international and regional experts who will share insights on unlocking the potential of human capital in Africa.

In addition to Rodney, the fourth edition of the four-day conference will also feature the ultimate gathering of HR Leaders across Africa including HR Directors at Shell, Arcelormittal, Dangote, GlaxoSmithKline, Chevron, Vodafone Ghana, MTN, Flour Mill Group, British American Tobacco, GT Bank and Stanbic and many more speaking and gathering at the landmark conference.
The conference therefore represents the ultimate think-tank gathering of HR leaders in the region to elevate human capital practices in Africa and develop talent across Africa. Kenneth Mukasa, Programme Director of HR Leaders Africa, commented: “With Africa’s economies registering growth rates of over 5% for the last decade, Africa is shedding its skin and adopting a challenger mindset to achieve parity with global competitors. Adopting a strategic approach to HR and building Africa’s workforce capability to compete globally will be the key to unlocking Africa’s potential.”
A flagship study conducted by Informa of 85 leaders in the run-up to the HR Leaders Africa conference showed that transforming HR into a strategic partner of the business and implementing talent retention strategies are the two emerging themes in Africa.
47% of survey respondents cited transforming HR into a strategic business partner as a top priority. Ibiene Okeleke, HR Director of Sahara Group, said, “In the last five years, HR experts in Africa have become more strategic especially because organisation have realised the critical role that HR has to play in delivering the people agenda.

As for implementing talent retention strategies, up to 44% of organisations said that it’s one of their top priorities. “Some of the key drivers for retaining top talent include a competitive pay/welfare package, excellent work environment, a company culture that respects the individual/diversity, provides growth opportunities and allows people to express themselves,” Ihuoma Onyearugha, the Director of HR and Medical, Chevron Nigeria said.

Four in-depth workshops organised with George Washington University will focus on the potential strategic advantage that organisations can gain through best practices and high performance HR.  As testament to the aim of elevating workforce capability in the region, workshop attendees will receive certificates of attendance from George Washington University. The event will also provide a platform for exhibitors to share their latest HR solutions.

Download the Brochure here  http://www.hrleadersafrica.com/LP/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=Paid+Google+Search+Ads&utm_campaign=Google&gclid=CjwKEAjwp_uqBRClvrrXmsbPog4SJACK4gIPoQaNlzaNTTl4yHgPzuj_vlZb3rSA7kr3-4U3SPNNOhoCehPw_wcB

Gordhon, Oshin, Adebayo, Roux, Omatseye, Desalu will be speaking @ the 10th annual CEOs Forum

This year’s edition of CEOs Forum, 'one of Nigeria’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs' is another opportunity for learn, share and interact with great minds of business owners.

The LEAP 10th Annual CEOs forum will be focusing on the impact of risk in promoting profitability and business growth themed Staying Ahead: Maximizing Profits and Mitigating Risks at its 10th CEOs Forum,  on JUNE 9, 2015.

The 10th CEOs Forum, 2015 will:

• Provide CEOs of SMEs with practical tips for organizational growth and sustainability
• Foster sharing of best practices in entrepreneurship
• Enable SMEs identify and mitigate risks to promote business growth
• Provide networking opportunities for partners, sponsors, invited guests and participants - to interact and discover prospects and challenges for SME growth and development

Join the 10th Annual CEOs Forum to meet and learn from Nigeria’s ultimate gathering of entrepreneurs, CEOs of top corporations and indigenous companies and Risk Management experts from different sectors. Broadly discussing the sub themes are renowned speakers with key insights for the following:

• Managing currency and financing risks in the Nigerian and global business landscape
• The value of Effective financial management system to SMEs
• Managing supply chain, operations and sales risks in Nigerian business landscape
• The importance of insurance and other formal risk mitigation strategies in protecting your business from mishaps
• Building a culture of risk management: Thinking/acting one step ahead

This year’s edition will be a better experience for every entrepreneur.  

 

SPEAKERS

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Dharnesh Gordhon MD/CEO;Nestlé Nigeria Limited

Wole Oshin MD,Custodian
And Allied
Insurance Plc



Peju Adebayo MD, WAPCO
Operations
Lafarge
Africa Plc



Guillame Roux GMD/CEO
Lafarge
Africa Plc



Clare Omatseye 
Founder/MD
JNC International
Nigeria Ltd



Morin Desalu Managing Director
Riskwatch Brokers
Insurance

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Women Technology Empowerment 2015

In furtherance of our Vision to Empower Women Technologically we begun in March with the Technology & Entrepreneurship Program at The U.S Consulate in Lagos.
The W.TEC - Women's Technology Empowerment Centre is at it again -

The W.TEC Technology & Entrepreneurship Program is a development certificate course targeted at women widely aimed at equipping them with useful Technological and ICT skills that will improve their business, employability and productivity in the work and businessplace.

The purpose of this programme is to work with women who are business owners, professional workers and artisans who are literate enough to understand the importance of ICT in today’s world.

We also hope to open their eyes towards exploring career opportunities and options related to information technology. Our program includes technology training, social media tools and productivity enhancement tools etc. Women can be empowered with information for all round life and career development, and equally arm them with a variety of functional technological & ICT skills that will be useful in navigating the real world of the workplace and business, upholding cutting edge standards and exhibiting sterling performance in Life.

We are taking an Higher Notch to Empower our Ladies & Women in the Month of May - (Fridays & Saturdays Only)
And It is Free of Charge!

You can reccommend a Woman or Lady Friend who falls in the category of being a Working Professional, Professinal Artisan and Business Owner. As a Man, you can Recomend your Lady Friend, Sister or Wife.
#GeekieDivas #EntrePower #WomenBeauties #TeckieLadies #SmartMobileDivas
Strictly For the Ladies!

Please note, only those who fill their google forms will get final details about the Venue and Day they will be Invited to Participate in this Training during the Month of May. Early Notifications wil be provided and it is on a first come, first serve basis.

For further Information, you can call or mail:

Elda: 08086034420, 08181029950, elda@w-teconline.org, kennysam@outlook.com

Shade: 07058936746, folashade@w-teconline.org, lasisifolashade@w-teconline.org

info@w-teconline.org

W-TEC Project Team

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Pastor Femi Sami tied Nuptial Knot with his Best Friend.

It was a great and glorious moment on Sat 25th April 2015 in Lagos as both Femi and Abiola were pronounced Husband & Wife and were offered provisional admission into the University of Omology, where their first semester result was announced to be triplet prior to their examination. Friends, folks, families gathered together to celebrate with the duo, among others is the esteemed guest, popular and famous omnipotent God, whose presence was mightily felt. We wish them both Happy Married Life and a fruitful family ahead.

God Bless Your Union. AMEN

 

100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Today the world marks the 100^th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide. Church Bells in the capitals (and not only) of 112 countries have tolled around the world – 100 times for 100 years after the 1915. But while the world community is commemorating the victims of the massacres and the EU Parliament, as well as parliaments of many countries urge the recognition, Turkish Government has taken the denialist policy and enjoys the support of certain politicians who consider Turkey as a close economic and geopolitical ally. But today, we, the young people, all over the world stand together in the movement #ICAN1915 to speak up the truth and put human’s life above politics.

Video: http://goo.gl/8AgSz2

The term Genocide was coined by Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1944, whose family was one of the victims of the Jewish Holocaust. By defining this term, Lemkin sought to describe Nazi politics of systematic murder, violence as well atrocities committed against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. He stated that he did so with the fate of the Armenians in mind, explaining that “it happened so many times … It happened to the Armenians, then after the Armenians Hitler took action”. On December 9, 1948, the United Nations approved the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

You can get more information here: http://goo.gl/4NlJwA

We stand strong as long as we stand together!

Pastor Femi Sami tied Nuptial Knot with his best friend

It was a great and glorious moment on Sat 25th April 2015 in Lagos as both Femi and Abiola were pronounced Husband & Wife and were offered provisional admission into the University of Omology, where their first semester result was announced to be triplet prior to their examination. Friends, folks, families gathered together to celebrate with the duo, among others is the esteemed guest, popular and famous omnipotent God, whose presence was mightily felt. We wish them both Happy Married Life and a fruitful family ahead. God bless your Union.