PDP Ask Tambuwal To Resign For Defecting To APC

 

Aminu Tambuwal became Speaker of the House of Reps on the platform of the PDP but now that he has dumped the party for APC (he officially announced his defection today), the PDP is now asking him to resign. In a statement released today, the party asked Tambuwal to do the needful...

"After a thorough consideration of the matter, the NWC (National Working Committee) came to a conclusion that the Hon. Speaker, as a responsible elected officer, knows full well what is needful and honourable of him since his new party is in the minority. We are not unmindful of the fact that Hon. Tambuwal became Speaker on the platform of the PDP as the political party with the majority of seats in the House of Representatives and that this incontrovertible fact has not changed”. the PDP said...

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Top 8 CV Do's, Don'ts & Why Most CV Authomatically Rejected

The DO’S AND DON’TS OF WRITING AN EFFECTIVE CV

Should you list your work experience or achievements first? Do you include a photo or not? Will coloured paper make you stand out from the crowd? Writing your CV can be a minefield but there are certain simple rules you can follow. Discover the do's and don’ts of CV writing.

Top 8 CV Do's

      i.        Use a confident tone and positive language: Use positive words to start each sentence, such as initiated, improved, introduced, developed, negotiated, established, created, pioneered, delivered, increased, reduced, saved etc. This also helps to ensure that you’re substantiating your skills with hard evidence.

      ii.            Concentrate on your achievements not your responsibilities: This means listing things you have done – such as products launched, sales increase, awards won – not rewriting your job description. Quote figures whenever possible.

    iii.            Encourage the employer to read on: Ensure that you put your most salient points on the first page of the CV to include your greatest successes and achievements and proven examples of how you have used your skills to benefit the companies you have worked for.

    iv.            Concentrate on the quality not quantity of your achievements: Don’t hold anything back but make sure that your achievements are fantastic and not just that you are a fantastic communicator! Typically a CV should have 10 achievements on it that cover the main successes in your career to get the reader’s attention.

      v.            Rise above the competition: Make sure you include other skills that could set you apart from other candidates, such as languages and IT skills.

    vi.            Keep to the point: Be ruthless with yourself and keep your CV to a maximum of two pages. Only very senior, experienced executives have more to say.

  vii.            Check, check and check again: Check thoroughly for correct spelling and grammar – spotting errors is a quick and easy way of weeding out weaker candidates when faced with a mountain of CVs to read. Don’t just rely on your computers spellchecker but get someone else to proof it – you may have spelt a word correctly but used it in the wrong place.

viii.            Use relevant keywords: With posts advertised through job boards and online recruiters, keywords are entered into databases to find the most relevant jobseekers without having to trawl through 1000s of candidates. These keywords will include specific technical skills like SAP or qualifications like ACCA or specific job titles like ‘Customer services advisor’. Make sure your CV mirrors the language used in the advert.

Top 8 CV Don’ts

        i.            Expand the truth: It is simply not true that the bigger the lies you put on your CV then the better the job you will get. Most employers are not fooled by creative embellishments and if you do manage to get a job based on this you could be let go of pretty quickly which won’t look good on your CV.

      ii.            List everything: An employer really doesn’t need or want to know all the one-day training courses you have ever been on. Keep information relevant and to the point.

    iii.            Include a photo: No matter how attractive you make yourself look, it will not improve your chances. This tends to be popular in other European countries but isn’t favoured by the majority of UK businesses.

    iv.            Divulge sensitive information: Never include your NI or passport number or any other sensitive personal information on your CV.

      v.            Tailor your CV: Your CV should be strong enough to be used for different positions that you are applying for. It is your covering letter that you should tailor carefully for each position, making sure it answers all of the employer’s questions about your suitability for the role. However, if you have a really wide skill set then you may have more than one CV depending on which role you’re going for.

    vi.            Talk in clichés: Phrases such as ‘I am a highly motivated individual who works well on my own or in a team, with exceptional communication skills and the ability to work under pressure to produce results under tight deadlines’ are dull and the employer has heard them all before. Make yourself stand out with carefully worded phrasing that is factual and captures the employer’s attention.

  vii.            Duplicate applications: Some recruiters have systems that handle multiple applications from the same person, but for those that don’t, remember it is most off-putting to receive five CVs from the same person and for the same job application.

viii.            Make the recruiter jump through hoops: If you are able to perform in the job, explain how in your CV. Don’t expect the employer to read between the lines to work out whether you will be worth the £40k salary per annum. Sadly, that’s what lots of candidates think it's the recruiter’s job to do.

WHY MOST CV AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED

• When a CV is not accompanied with a cover letter, which states in detail what you can offer your employer, it stands rejected.
• When the typing is faint.
• When the CV has any spelling or grammatical errors.
• When the CV is hand written.
• When typed on a typewriter.
• When obviously were photocopied.
• When printed on transparent or very tin paper.
• When printed on novelty paper (totally unprofessional).

How Ebube Essien-Garricks (MTN Aeroplane Winner) Spent N64million Naira

On November 13, 2012, 27-year-old student of the Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology, Gladys Ebube Essien-Garricks was announced winner of the MTN Ultimate Wonder “Win An Aeroplane” Promo.

Rather than have the plane she actually won, Gladys had chosen the N64million cash prize which instantly changed her life and status. Fast forward to today, 2 years later, YNaija caught up with the mega millionaire to find out what she has been up to since the win. Excerpts:

How the ‘win’ was celebrated:

It was really an amazing thing that happened to me, I’m yet to get over the excitement. Not any one can be lucky like I was and I am still very grateful to God. My family threw me a party to celebrate but it was an in-house thing, it wasn’t an elaborate one, just private family celebration. We didn’t invite outsiders to avoid being kidnapped, lol.

You have been off the radar, why is that?

Yes and that’s because I am presently studying business information system in Malaysia. I left Nigeria in May, 2013.

Why Malaysia?

Actually I wanted to go to Georgia but my ticket wasn’t ready by then, so I settled for here and I really like it here anyway.

But you were already studying at the Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology

Yes but I had to quit, I couldn’t go back to complete my studies because the whole winning incident made me popular in school, everyone would point at me, try to be friends with me and all….. I was known all over which the school and I had to leave for security reasons, I didn’t feel safe.

After paying your tithe offering, what was the first thing you bought from the money?

I let it breath fresh air in the bank, then I bought lots of land…I didn’t acquire houses or cars because that is not the main thing for now, moreover I’m not available to look over them so I settled for lands, it’s a safer investment. I would acquire the other properties with time.

And your parents?

I have settled my parents and I am taking good care of them but let me point out that we were doing okay even before I won the money; we had our own family house before then too. 

You didn’t go shopping at all…get new stuffs, change your wardrobe?

Yes I did. I changed my wardrobe, bought new stuffs for me and my family but I’m not a shopping freak.

What has changed about you since the win?

Nothing much. I am still the humble me, the person I used to be. The money doesn’t make me misbehave because God detests the proud.

You once said you will buy machines, work for yourself and be an employer of labour, have you fulfilled this yet?

Not really, plans change, and I am not in that field any more as I am studying something else now but if God permits, then it will be done.

Let’s talk about your love life. After you won the money, you said you had lots of toasters

Hahahaha it gave me headache. They all came because of the money you know…many of them got my contact from my sisters, they would call me to make empty promises, one of them even went as far as saying he’ll build a big house for my mum and also take me abroad, imagine! They went as far as calling to ask my parents if I am married…but it’s all good now, since I relocated here, everything has died down. I am now in a relationship and I will get married in due season.

Would you return to Nigeria after your studies or settle fully in Malaysia?

I will only visit. I am working on being an international business woman, but don’t ask me what I intend supplying, lol.

So have you exhausted all the N64 million?

Haba, no not really, I still have some left

Any advise to the Nigerian youths?

Youths should be patient and wait for their time, God’s time is the best, thank you! -