Hold a university degree (at least a 4-year Bachelor’s degree).
Have a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience (prior to August 2022) in the relevant field, after completing a university degree.
Demonstrate a commitment to public service and potential for professional advancement.
Be interested in the policy aspects of their field of specialization.
Have both the need to participate in the program and the potential to benefit from it.
Be proficient in both written and spoken English, and have a valid English language test score of minimum of TOEFL IBT 71, TOEFL ITP/PBT 525, or comparable IELTS score.
Note: The Humphrey Program offers a Long-Term English (LTE) language training opportunity to facilitate the participation of candidates from non-elite populations, rural areas, minority groups, and others who may be excellent candidates but have low English language test score (a minimum of TOEFL ITP/PBT 440, TOEFL IBT 42, or comparable IELTS score). LTE part
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has warned the public about the activities of fraudulent recruitment agencies who are using various online portals and the promise of well-placed jobs at the Authority to scam jobseekers.
The GHA in a press release dated January 14, 2021, said the fraudulent recruitment agencies are asking applicants to deposit and pay fees with the promise of securing well-placed jobs in breach of the formal recruitment processes of the Human Resource Division of the GHA.
The release signed by the Acting Chief Executive of the GHA, A.B.K. Nuhu also stressed that the GHA does not ask for any deposit or fees, (Refundable or Non- Refundable) at any stage of the recruitment process, as advertised on the numerous online portals .
Updated: 9:58 AM CST January 12, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Authorities say a man died in what police described as a “domestic incident” in New Orleans’ St. Claude neighborhood early Tuesday.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, officers responded to reports of a fight around 1:04 a.m. in the 3100 block of North Claiborne Avenue. Officers arriving at the scene found one adult man with no signs of life. Paramedics later pronounced him dead.
Police say it is unclear how the man died, but are investigating his death as a homicide.
After an autopsy, the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office will release the victim s name and the official cause of death but not before getting in touch with the victim s family.
The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi
Once again, Nigerian professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 are emigrating abroad. Those who are married go with their families. Economic upheaval at home and an almost out of hand national security challenge explain why these young citizens choose to vote with their passports. But this is also a global phenomenon. Whether in Africa, Asia or the Americas, we are dealing with what Patrick Gilligan has described as the ‘No Nation’ Generation whose members âare breaking ties with their birth countries and seeking a more affordable and better standard of living overseas.â
The leading countries in which most of these professionals seek to reside, going by the latest MoveHub global survey, are the United Kingdom, Australia, US, Spain, Canada, France, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland and Portugal. At number 16, the only African country on the list is South Africa. According to the survey, âthe majority chose better job prospects as the