2014/2015 SPDC Joint Venture University Scholarship Award Scheme

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (Operator of the NNPC/SHELL /TEPN/AGIP Joint Venture) Scholarship Scheme offers first year students in all Nigerian universities the opportunity to study with an annual grant from the SPDC JV for the full duration of their course.
  

WHO CAN APPLY?

The merit-based scholarship is in two categories - the National Merit Award (NM) and the Areas of Operation Merit Award, East or West (OE or OW).

• National Merit Award (NM) Open to all Nigerians.
• Areas of Operation Merit Award, East (OE) For Nigerians who are indigenes of SPDC’s operational area in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa states (excluding indigenes of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas).
• Areas of Operation Merit Award, West (OW) For Nigerians who are indigenes of SPDC’s operational area in Bayelsa (i.e. of Ekeremor and Sagbama local government areas) and Delta States.

Eligible Applicants must:

• Be citizens of Nigeria, currently enrolled in an accredited and approved university in Nigeria.
• Have gained admission during the 2013/2014 academic session, and pursuing a first degree programme.
• Have a minimum of seven O/Levels credits, including Mathematics and English.
• Be enrolled full‐time, in a university in Nigeria at the undergraduate level with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 at the time of application (attach transcripts or official records)

 HOW TO APPLY

1. All applicants should have their personal valid email accounts (for consistent communication).
2. Candidates who meet the above entry qualifications should apply online, and to provide the required personal and educational details, and load scanned copies of the following:
   • A recent passport-sized photograph of the applicant (i.e. jpeg format, not more than 200kilobytes);
   • University or JAMB (UTME or D/E) Admission Letter;
   • Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Scores;
   • ‘O’ Level Result(s); and ‘A’ Level /OND /NCE Result(s) as applicable; and
   • Letter of Identification from State (showing Local Government) of Origin.
3. Scanned copies of letters of identification, (which must be duly stamped and signed) by:
   • The Paramount Ruler of the Community; and
   • The Chairman of the Community Development or Executive Council (CDC or CEC) is also required of applicants for the Operational Area Awards (OE & OW). The letters should be addressed to The Manager, Sustainable Development (UIO/G/NRS), Shell Petroleum Development Company, Port Harcourt.

Document size must not exceed 200KB and the image format must be JPG.
Please Note:-

• Shell does not demand payment from applicants. The application is FREE of charge.
• Shell does not assign ‘Representatives’/‘Agents’ to assist applicants’ process applications.
• Applications should be submitted online before 18th of September 2015.
• Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR 2014/2015 SHELL (SPDC) SCHOLARSHIP

Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

Network  Technology:     GSM / HSDPA
Launch    
Announced: April 2015
Status Available: Released May 2015
Body
Dimensions:   144 x 73.7 x 8.6 mm (5.67 x 2.90 x 0.34 in)
Weight:    152 g (5.36 oz)
SIM: Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display 
Type:     IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size:     5.0 inches (~64.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution:     720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch:    Yes    
Platform
OS:     Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Chipset:    Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
CPU:     Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU:     Adreno 302
Memory  
Card slot:    microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal:     8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Camera  
Primary:     8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features:     1/4'' sensor size, geo-tagging
Video:     480p@30fps
Secondary camera:     5 MP, 480p
Sound  
Alert types:     Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker:     Yes
3.5mm jack:     Yes
Comms  
WLAN:     Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth:     v4.0, A2DP
GPS:     Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio:     FM radio
USB:     microUSB v2.0
Features:     Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging:     SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser:    HTML5
Java:     No
     - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
    - MP4/H.264 player
    - OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
    - Document viewer
    - Video/photo editor
Battery:      Li-Ion 2200 mAh battery
Stand-by:     Up to 576 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk time:     Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play:     Up to 81 h
Colours:     Orange, white, black, gray, blue

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Apply for the AR-CSR Sustainable Solutions Showcase Challenge

Deadline:October 30, 2015
Take Your Business to the Next Level! Register for the Sustainable Solutions 3.0 Showcase
Challenge Get ready for the Sustainable Solutions Showcase challenge!
As part of the 2015 edition of the Africa CEO Round-table & Conference on Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility (AR-CSR™);
ThistlePraxisConsulting is pleased to announce the 3rd edition of the Sustainable Solutions Showcase; an initiative that seeks to promote, expose and connect innovations and inventions of social entrepreneurs with potential investors, partners, clients, customers and collaborators. This exhibition will showcase ideas, goods, services and inventions of various types that are original and creative, ecologically friendly, capable of meeting specific social and economic needs and having potential for enterprise and return on investment.
The best three entries will be selected to participate at the 2015 AR-CSR™ with the theme: ‘From Corporate Governance to Sustainable Governance’.
If your innovation or business fits these descriptions and can readily be presented to business leaders for possible investment opportunities and collaborations, then this opportunity is for you.
Interested individuals are encouraged to enter for the challenge.
For your product, idea or innovation to be selected for this challenge, it must:
1. Be original and creative.
2. Meet a social, economic or environmental need.
3. Be practical, environmentally safe and benefiting to any community.
4. Show potential for enterprise and return on investment.
Format of Entry The entries should contain:
Product description: Please submit a detailed description of your product and explain how it meets the criteria stated above.
Company description: Please submit a brief profile of your company, detailing the structure and size.
Video: Please submit a short video (5 minutes maximum) of the process of creating your product (if available)
Application Process
Interested individuals are required to submit their entries before Midnight (GMT) on Friday 30th October 2015 to sss@ar-csr.com
The entries will be screened by a project team of experts from ThistlePraxis Consulting and only successful candidates will be notified by Monday 9th November 2015.
NB: Details of applicants’ intellectual property will be treated with utmost confidentiality and respect for any legal implications. However, organizers are not liable for consequences which may arise after the presentations, exhibition and subsequent interaction with potential funders and/or partners. Date: December 3-4, 2015
Venue: Eko Hotel & Suites, Plot 1415 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria

Click here to visit official page and apply

Apply for Innovation Prize for Africa 2015

Deadline:October 31, 2015
The IPA is an initiative of the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) started in 2011. IPA honors and encourages innovative achievements that contribute toward developing new products, increasing efficiency or saving cost in Africa. Specifically, the award targets technological breakthroughs in 5 main areas: manufacturing & service industry, health & well-being, agriculture & agribusiness, environment, energy & water and ICTs. To date, there have been four (4) rounds of competition.
The IPA is focused on:

• Mobilizing leaders from all sectors to fuel African innovation ecosystem
• Promoting innovation across Africa in key sectors through the competition
• Promoting science, technology and engineering as a rewarding career path among African youth.
• Encouraging entrepreneurs, innovators, funding bodies and business development service providers to exchange ideas and explore innovative business opportunities.

The winning innovations are determined based on the products’ uniqueness and their potential contribution to socio-economic development in Africa through increased efficiency and cost savings. Five criteria to be considered:

1. Originality: The uniqueness of the product and its superiority in comparison with similar or alternative products in the market;
2. Marketability: The extent to which the innovation sufficiently addresses the problem it seeks to solve at a price or model that is accessible to the target market;
3. Scalability: The extent to which the solution can be easily applied to other similar markets beyond the applicant’s immediate or local environment;
4. Social impact: The ability of the innovation to create or effect positive or desirable changes within the target community and beyond;
5. Scientific/Technical aspects: For tangible technical/scientific innovations; this refers to extent to which the technical specifications of the innovation are grounded on established science and sufficiently address any anticipated product risks.

Below is a summary of the IPA 2016 process timeline:

1. Pre-screening (August – Nov 2015): Pre-screening commences immediately applications are received and continues on an ongoing basis until the competition is closed. The IPA secretariat assesses that the received applications meet the minimum requirements: that the applicant is a person of African citizenship or origin; that all the mandatory fields are completed and the innovation is developed beyond being just an idea.
2. Screening (October – December 2015): PhD students from reputable institutions evaluate the applications to assess and assign scores based on the following considerations; has the applicant identified a clear problem they are solving; does the solution they are proposing to address the problem sound plausible; can the solution be deemed innovative when assessed against similar solutions existing in the market globally. Based on the scores received, a shortlist is prepared and submitted to the judges.
3. Preliminary Assessment by Judges (Dec 2015 – Jan 2016): Each application is independently reviewed by at least two judges who are members of the Selection Panel. The key issues being assessed are: whether the problem being addressed is a major challenge on the continent; is the solution better than globally existing solutions; is the solution commercially viable or self-sustaining.
4. Selection Panel meeting (Early Feb 2016): The Selection Panel members meet to deliberate on the innovations reviewed during the preliminary assessment. They reconcile the scores and create a shortlist of top 25 applications.
5. Technical Validation (Feb- March 2016): Technical experts from reputable institutions will carry out validation on selected applications. They seek to determine whether the technical claims made are valid and whether the idea is new.
6. Phone Interviews (March – April 2016): The Selection Panel will conduct phone interviews with the applicant and which shall include the validator. The phone interviews will allow the Panel to resolve any questions raised by the validator. The Selection Panel will select 10 nominees after the phone interviews.
7. Face-to-Face interviews (June 2016 and exact dates and place TBA): The selection panel will conduct face-to-face interviews with the nominees. The interviews will be conducted just before the awards ceremony. The winners would be chosen after the interviews and announced during the awards ceremony.
8. Awards Ceremony (June 2016 and exact date and place TBA): IPA 2016 winners will be announced and awarded at a special ceremony. Venue and exact date will be announced by mid-March 2015 and will be posted on IPA website and other social media channels.

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NIKON I AM ALIVE PHOTO CONTEST. WIN N199,000 ($1000)

Calling all the Nikon fans in Nigeria! Here’s your chance to WIN amazing prizes. Celebrate the pure joy of simply being alive and get a chance to bag up to NGN199,000 worth of Nikon products! Express your creative side and join our Photo Contest #IAMALIVE!

PRIZE: 1st prize Nikon’s Choice = NGN199,000 (USD1000) Nikon voucher 2nd prize Nikon’s Choice = NGN149,250 (USD750)Nikon voucher People’s Choice = NGN99,500 (USD500 Nikon voucher

THEME: I am here, and I am full of life. I see the wonders that surround me from every direction. I survive. I thrive. #IAMALIVE.

MECHANICS:
• This contest is OPEN ONLY to Nikon Africa Facebook fans currently residing in NIGERIA. Qualifying participants who are discovered to be residing outside of Nigeria will be disqualified.

• To win, take pictures of places, historic monuments, people, moments or emotions that represent the joy of being alive. Send your photos to us VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE at the Nikon Africa Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/NikonAfrica, with the hashtag #IAMALIVE

• You may submit up to 3 photos, maximum.

• You may use any camera to take the photo. Post processing is allowed but should be kept to a minimum. Photographers may put their watermark on the photo.

• Top 30 Qualifying photos will be uploaded in Nikon Africa’s I AM ALIVE album.

• Share your photo and encourage your friends to vote for it by clicking “like.” The entry that garners the most “likes” will be the People’s Choice Winner!

• The photos that best capture the theme of #IAMALIVE will be named the Nikon’s Choice winners! Our panel of Nikon experts will carefully screen the qualifiers, ensuring that the absolute best in the crop gets the coveted prize!

• Nikon will communicate with the contest winner on Facebook upon determining the winning entries.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:
• This contest is being organized by Nikon ME FZE and is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

• The Contest is open to all Nikon Africa Facebook fans currently residing in Nigeria.

• Photographers should be mindful of country laws when taking photographs. Nikon ME FZE will not assume any liability resulting from inappropriate photography practices.

• Nikon ME FZE reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not meet quality standards, or those that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive.

• Nikon ME FZE reserves the right to terminate the Contest at any time without prior notice. Nikon ME FZE shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense as a result.

• Nikon ME FZE reserves the right to change, amend, delete or add to these Contest Terms and Conditions without prior notice at any time. Participants agree to be bound to any such changes.

• Nikon ME FZE decision shall be final and binding. No correspondence shall be entertained.

• NOTE: By participating in this Contest, you agree to comply with these terms and conditions. Contest Period: 28th of July 2015 to 22nd of August 2015
Submission Deadline: 12th of August 2015
Announcement of Qualifiers: 13th of August 2015
Awarding: 22nd of August 2015

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