pictures from the who is who Nollywood USA Magazine launch on the 29th of July 2017 Maryland..
Who is Who in Nollywood USA Magazine publication seeks to acknowledge African Actors, Movie directors, Scriptwriters, music stars, producers and other professionals for their achievements in the film industry. The WWN will also award special Honours to recognise outstanding individuals and companies whose professional careers have been marked by extraordinary accomplishments.
Commercial Targeting and Modelling Manager
Barclays Commercial Targeting and Modelling Manager required to be based in either London, Coventry or Glasgow.
As a Barclays Commercial Targeting and Modelling Manager, you will have responsibility for a named business line, and will drive the marketing strategy for customer contacts to deliver near-perfect/relevant targeting and commercial outcomes. You will have the opportunity to develop an end to end targeting strategy, including the propensity models that drive it, for all our channels including face-to-face, telephony, e-mail, on-line, mobile banking and direct mail. You will also be responsible for analysing performance trends and behaviour to identify opportunities to drive commercial benefits.
As a Commercial Targeting and Modelling Manager your main responsibilities will involve:
* Identification of customer needs, and development and delivery of a targeting strategy to support commercial plans.
* Working collaboratively across the team, deliver campaigns and analysis using a variety of tools and techniques including SQL, campaign delivery tools, and propensity models.
* Identification of performance trends, analysis to identify both opportunities and risks to continuously improve effectiveness.
* Building strong relationships with the Product and Channel teams to drive through plans and strategy.
* Communicating the recommendations of analysis to senior stakeholders to maximise performance.
* Statistical modelling to enhance the marketing campaign touchpoints.
As an Insight Analyst, your skills and qualifications will include:
* Analytical experience, preferably within the financial services, products or segments, digital or Telco industries.
* Excellent communications skills.
* Extensive experience of defining and delivering customer segmentation and behaviour models, and delivering customer targeting through a campaign management tool.
* Your capacity to gather and analyse information, sort complex issues and seek out diverse solutions, will also be invaluable.
* You will being an expert user of SQL and/or SAS, and have working knowledge of data warehouse and MI environments and practices.
The Benefits:
Our customers deserve the best. The same goes for our people. That’s why at Barclays you’ll receive a range of benefits including a competitive salary, flexible hours and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be.
Our Culture:
All we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our employees. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.
Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.
Diversity:
At Barclays, we recruit based on merit and are committed to promoting diversity throughout our organisation.
We will consider applications from job share applicants
We encourage applicants to apply as early as possible in the recruitment period. Barclays recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert during the recruitment process.
Customer Service Advisor (North London, full time)
Working pattern: 35 hours per week, covering various shifts between Monday to Saturday
Salary starting from £16,070 per annum plus Excellent Benefits.
We are currently hiring a number of full time Customer Advisors for our Branches in North London.
Branches with current vacancies include:
Golders Green
St Johns Wood
Holloway
Camden Town
Applicants should note that Barclays are currently hiring across the London region so please ensure you apply for the role that is in the most relevant London region/area based on your current location & realistic commuting capabilities.
Once you have applied for the role and completed the online testing, successful applications will be managed by our Candidate Experience team to ensure you are matched to the most suitable vacancy based on your home location.
As a Barclays Customer Service Advisor, you’ll be the first point of contact for our customers, providing expert advice on the products and services that are right for them. You’ll be encouraged to grow in your role, and work in new innovative ways – and you can expect the training, development and digital skills you need to deliver the excellence our customers expect. There may also be the opportunity to assist Customers with their everyday Banking needs through administering transactions on the tills.
You’ll also be liaising with internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis, to resolve queries and understand requirements in order to meet their needs.
About us:
Everyone in our Personal banking team shares the same goal – to put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We’re passionate about developing real relationships, creating a personal experience for every single customer, and using innovative digital tools and technologies to create the bank our customers want.
As Customer Service Advisor, your main responsibilities will involve:
* Delivering Innovative Tailored Solutions and Exquisite Service by listening to our Customers.
* Be aware of activities in the Local Community by getting to know your Customers and acknowledging events. Look to participate in local events by being the “voice” of Barclays Bank.
* Living by our values to build and maintain our reputation for service excellence.
* Displaying the Barclays values whilst carrying out Customer transactions over the counter.
* Developing and sharing your knowledge with colleagues, to continuously improve our customer experience
* Understanding the customer’s needs, dealing with queries and promoting the banks services.
* Take the time to understanding the customer’s needs and develop trusting relationships by becoming the ‘Go To’ person whilst promoting the Banks products and services.
* Exceeding our customers’ expectations by tailoring solutions through great communication and building strong rapport.
* Showing a caring attitude towards colleagues and customers by displaying a positive and friendly attitude.
* Acting on client prompts to capture data, and making changes to accounts in line with agreed procedures across the Service Centre.
As an Customer Service Advisor, your skills and qualifications will include:
* A genuine desire to provide an excellent service every time
* A proven record of excellence in a customer-focused role
* The confidence to make authoritative banking decisions that always put our customers first
* An excellent level of attention to detail
* Great communication and influencing skills, and a collaborative, team-based approach to work
* Experience of creative problem solving, and the ability to take the initiative to permanently resolve potential issues
The Benefits:
Our customers deserve the best. The same goes for our people. That’s why at Barclays you’ll receive a range of benefits including a competitive salary, flexible hours and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be.
Our Culture:
Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. That means trusting our colleagues to live our culture, and knowing they’ll trust us in turn to listen to their ideas, recognise their contributions and make banking simpler for everyone.
Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.
Diversity:
At Barclays, we recruit based on merit and are committed to promoting diversity throughout our organisation.
We will consider applications from job share applicants.
We encourage applicants to apply as early as possible in the recruitment period. Barclays recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert during the recruitment process.
When ordering pasta at a restaurant, the calories are almost always out of control. A dinner order of fettuccine alfredo at The Olive Garden can rack up 1,220 calories and 1,350 milligrams of sodium (and that’s without the salad and bread sticks). Creamy sauces and mounds of cheese can make any pasta dish less than healthy.
If you suffer from a mild case of carbophobia, listen up! Just because you shun pasta and bread doesn’t mean you’re avoiding the most carb-laden foods in all the land. There are a number of under-the-radar eats that actually pack far more carbs than an entire bowl of penne! Here, we tell you what they are…
Carb count: 50 grams per fruit
If you’re trying to eat low carb, a mango may not the best choice. But if eating a well-rounded, vitamin-filled diet is your goal, reach for this tropical fruit. Just half of one packs an entire day’s worth of vitamin C, a nutrient that wards off fat-storing cortisol spikes. If mangos typically make an appearance in your daily smoothie, add a scoop of protein powders and a handful of raw oats, too. This ups your drink’s protein and fiber content and slows the digestion of the fruit’s sugars, keeping you fuller, longer.
Carb count: 36 grams per wrap
If you typically go with wraps because you think they’re healthier than bread, you’ve got things all wrong. Not only do two slices of Ezekiel bread have about the same number of carbs as a wrap, wraps are far more calorie- and fat-filled than a standard sammy base. The reason: In order for the tortilla to stay flexible manufacturers add fat, often in the form of soybean oil and hydrogenated oils. Yuck! Not sure which bread is the best bet for a flat belly?
Carb count: 63 grams, per USDA defined restaurant serving
While most people know that potatoes are starchy, French fries are super carb-laden, packing twice as many carbs as a bowl of pasta in a standard family-style serving. (You know, the baskets you’re supposed to share, but don’t.) It gets worse: Vegetable-oil-fried foods like fries contain high levels of something called inflammatory advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which are inflammation-causing compounds that form when certain foods are cooked at high temperatures.
Carb count: 35 carbs, per extra large (9″ or longer) fruit
They may be carb-rich, but bananas get the green light in our book. They’re a good source of magnesium, a nutrient that aids protein synthesis, which, in turn, increases lean muscle mass. Magnesium also helps boost lipolysis, the process by which the body releases fat from its stores.
Carb count: 45 grams per bar
Since carbs provide energy, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that energy bars are loaded with carbohydrates. That said, you’d be amazed at how many people don’t make the connection. On average, these health food imposters carry up to 45 grams of carbs—and are chock full of sugar and scary chemicals, too. They’re basically a triple threat to your health.
Check out the process on how to prepare Hoontoo, the Sierra Leone style by The Cooking Wardrobe blog..
The other day I was watching Master Chef and I heard one of the judges telling the contestants that the recipe they were about to use had one hundred and five steps. Goodness gracious me, it is just food not a car. I am pretty sure that dish would taste different and having the experience of tasting it would be worth all one hundred and fifty steps but it still sounded over the top to me and I am pretty sure I am not alone. When it comes to cooking, I like my food prepared with as little fuss as possible and this dumpling recipe is easy to prepare, delicious and healthy.
Ingredients I used are: 500g beef mince, 11/2 cups polenta, 1 tsp cayenne, 1 large brown onion, 6 cloves garlic, ginger 3-4cm, 1 jumbo cube and 2 small royco cubes, 4 spring onions, 1 green chilli, and 1 red chilli, 1/2 cup water, salt to taste.
blend half of the brown onion together with the ginger and garlic. In a large mixing bowl, add the onion mixture to the mince, polenta, cayenne and stock cubes..
Credit: The Cooking Wardrobe
Monica Ambrosia, aspiring Nigerian woman aim is to be the next female president in the 2019 election. Monica expressed herself in a live video that went viral among the African community online where she stated that she wants to be the next female president in the country therefore people should supports and vote for her in her political career. In the video she promised to provide and make facilities for good roads, education, light and other necessity the country is lacking if she becomes the president.
She is currently residing in Netherlands for 17 years and stated her kids are well taking care of so she is not looking for money or to steal from the people but she wants to improve the country and make it a better state than it is now. She also stated in the video people should not take her lack of English as a priority but her intelligence to rule the country in a better way as she believes she has the skills and abilities to make it possible as long as she’s able to read and write.
What do u think?
Senegalese singer, songwriter and businessman Akon has called on African youth to play an active role in rebuilding the continent and not depend of the governments.
The American-born music star was addressing over 2,000 youth from all over Africa in Rwanda’s capital Kigali during the final day of the maiden YouthConnekt Africa Summit organised to shape the future of the continent’s youth.
“We have to be the driving force to rebuild Africa. We cannot depend on governments to do it for us. Their job is to lay down the low and make sure that there’s accountability for the things that we do,” he was quoted by local media The New Times.
“When I was growing as an entertainer, I said to myself I don’t want to be remembered for just singing and dancing. Ultimately, I had to figure out what I can do that will help create a legacy. It hit me in the middle of the first song when the power just went off,” he said, while making reference to his 1 billion dollar solar project aimed at providing electricity to some 600 million Africans.
Akon, real name Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, is the co-founder of the Akon Lighting Africa project which primarily targets rural communities that are not connected to the electricity and also seeks to find ways to bring costs down to make power supply more affordable.
He called on Africans in the diaspora to join hands and change the narrative about the continent while they help fast-track its economic development.
“On the internet you will only see historical images and animals, as if Africa was a big jungle. Africans never gets full credit in any way. Entertainers, filmmakers and producers, the press and anyone that creates content should take part in redefining this continent,” he added.
The three-day YouthConnekt Africa summit opened on Wednesday under the theme: “Realizing Africa’s Youth Potential.”
It focused on establishing a policy, programmes and partnerships to guide the continent to its goals of creating at least 54 million jobs that will absorb the growing labour force.
Among the participants are government officials and special guests including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Jack Ma, Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD and most importantly successful entrepreneurs, artists and youth opinion leaders from across the continent.
The Summit was organised jointly by the Government of Rwanda in collaboration with UNCTAD, UNDP and other YouthConnekt partners.
A Ghanian girl Rashidatu Mohammed a.k.a Rashida Black Beauty has come under fire on social media releasing her unclad video which has gone viral. She was bashed not just because of the video she posted but how fly was following her private part. (Video has been deleted and taking off social media)
Several articles, top social media pages and well know blogs and websites are currently the main topic of discussion of Rashida Mohammed. According to other pages Rashida did the nude video as she was given advice from one Ghanaian journalist that if she wants to become famous she has to do such behaviour. The video she did was explicit and flies were passing around her private part and the video was shared online and has now went viral.
“Rashida Black Beauty’s release of a nude video has become topical on social media and is receiving the buzz it needs.
Several celebrities have also commented on the video with most of them condemning her for releasing such an unpleasant video to the world. Some sections have called for counseling for her because to them, she has probably may be suffering from depression. Actress Ama K Abebrese has added her voice to the many comments on Rashida’s “disgusting” video.
For the actress, she won’t condemn Rashida for her actions and only prays that the video does not define her but rather builds her into a better person to face the challenges ahead of her.
She posted “I don’t condemn her, I pray that she is able to get past this, get good counselling and go on to achieve greater things. Hopefully these mistakes won’t define her”.
She however, reminded her of human nature saying “The same people who bring can bring you up are the ones who brings you down. Especially when they brought you up for something that had no substance. This girl who is clearly misguided and by her finding fame and being awarded for being controversial and spewing obscenities i.e. Mala**ka, she is now only doing what she thinks will continue to make her more famous”.
Rashida later offer an apology to the public for the viral video after tones of insults of her action. “My fellow Ghanaians I Plead with you, this is an old video and I didn’t know who released the video I’m so sorry please forgive me”
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Mary Love, Liberian comedian and vlogger gave birth to twins. The young mother we all know for making us laugh on Facebook with her funny videos is now a mother to two cute boys called Ben Max Forson and Benji Madison Forson.
This is her Facebook post to let her viewers knows of the good news..
“I am so grateful to God for all the strength he has given me throughout my pregnancy. Today I welcomed my son Ben Max Forson and Benji Madison Forson into the world.”
Lets wish her congratulations
Four Lloyds Banker workers who helped fraudsters steals millions of pounds from rich customers using a string of impersonators are facing jail. London-based bank staff Courtney Ayinbode, Tajinder Goldsmith, Benjamin Omiregie and Molly Jones were part of the high level and sophisticated scam between November 2012 and August 2013.
They sourced the computer system for rarely accessed accounts holding large sums of money and passed on the details prosecutor Paul Cavin said. They also ordered bank cards so imposters could pose as customers and transfer hundreds of thousands at a time. One victim lost £750,975 in three days in July 2013 while a customer with a £3 million account avoided being defrauded when another staff member became suspicious and rang t0 check, the Old Bailey trail heard.
Kushveer Raulia, 25 operated a network of bogus companies to launder the proceeds which would be moved offshore. Once it is offshore it can come back on shore and nobody can trace it; Mr Cavin added. Galsinh, 35 of Hayes and Ayinbode, 29 of South Norwood were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Raulia of Hayes was convicted of converting criminal property, Parvez Hussain, 50, of Romford, who helped launder cash was convicted of converting criminal property. All denied the offences, Bailing them before sentencing, judge Anuja Dhir said: “It doesn’t follow you will not receive a conditional sentence”. Jones, 24 of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Omoregie of no fixed address had admitted their part.
Source: Metro
