JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Rivers State Civil Service Commission invites applications from qualified candidates to fill various vacant positions in the State Civil Service. This follows the approval of His Excellency, Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, POS (AFRICA), the Executive Governor of Rivers State, to employ ten thousand eligible youths into the State Civil Service. If you meet the requirements for any of the positions, kindly submit your application for consideration.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be made online (FREE) at the Commission’s dedicated website (www.rscsc.ng) with the following attachments:
Recent Passport Photograph
Typed and Signed application
Professional Qualifications
Degree/HND/ND Certificate
WASC/SSCE/NECO
First School Leaving Certificate
Birth Certificate/Sworn Age Declaration
Local Government Identification
NYSC Discharge Certificate/Exemption
Evidence of current practice license and registration with professional regulatory bodies
All certificates must be from recognized institutions.

Applicants are required to print out a hard copy of the submitted application form.

All shortlisted applicants will be notified via email, sms and on the Rivers State Civil Service Commission Website (www.rscsc.ng)

NOTE

Applicants must not be less than 18 years or more than 50 years of age
Applicants must possess the minimum qualification for the position he/she is applying for.
Applicants who apply for more than one (1) position will be disqualified
Applicants who are already in the Rivers State Government Service are not eligible to apply

CATEGORY A

Accountant: Candidate must possess a degree in Accounting or Accountancy
Administrative Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in the Social Sciences, Humanities or Arts.
Architect: Candidate must possess a degree in Architecture or Final I examination of the Nigeria Institute of Architects.
Anesthetic Technician: Candidate must possess certificate/diploma in Anesthetics.
Assistant Dental Technologist: Candidate must possess ND in Dental Technology.
Assistant Education Officer: Candidate must possess National Certification in Education.
Assistant Procurement Officer: Candidate must possess HND in Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Accountancy, Law, Insurance, Management, Banking and Finance, Quantity Surveying, Engineering and Computer Science.
Auditor: Candidate must possess a degree in Accounting or Accountancy.
Biomedical Engineering Technology/Technicians: Candidate must possess ND/HND in Biomedical Engineering Technology
Commercial Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Economics, Business Administration, Co-operative Management, Commerce or Marketing.
Confidential Secretary: Candidate must possess a degree in Secretarial Administration
Cultural Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Fine Arts, Music, Theatre Arts, Linguistics or Journalism.
Curator: Candidate must possess a degree in Anthropology, History, Sociology, Fine Arts or Music.
Data Processing Officer: Candidate must possess ND in Computer Studies or Data Processing.
Data Processing Assistants: Candidate must possess S.75, JSSC or GCE (Ordinary level) with three credits at one sitting or four credits at two sittings.

Dental Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Dental Surgery.
Dental Surgery Technician: Candidate must possess diploma (ND) in Dental Surgery.
Dental Technologist: Candidate must possess HND in Dental Technology.
Dental Therapist: Candidate must possess an ND/HND in Dental Therapy.

Dietician: Candidate must possess a degree or HND in Dietetics.
Dispensing Optician: Candidate must possess diploma/certificate in dispensing opticianry.
Education Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Education.
Engineer: Candidate must possess a degree in Engineering (Agriculture, Civil, Chemical, Marine, Gas, Electrical, Mechanical, Petroleum, Computer, Industrial etc).
Environmental Health Officer. Candidate must possess a degree in Environmental Health Science/Management or a related course.
Environmental Health Superintendent: Candidate must possess HND in Environmental Health Science.
Executive Officer (Accounts): Candidate must possess HND in Accounting or Accountancy.
Executive Officer (Revenue): Candidate must possess HND in Accounting or Accountancy.
Executive Officer (General Duties): candidate must possess ND in Business Administration/Studies or Public Administration
Fisheries Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Zoology, Fisheries, Biology, Bio-Chemistry or Agriculture.
Geologist: Candidate must possess a degree in Geology.
Hydrogeologist/Hydrologist: Candidate must possess a degree in Geology or Applied Geology.
Information Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Arts, Journalism, Mass Communication, Social Sciences or English Language.
Inspector of Taxes: Candidate must possess a degree in Accountancy, Business Administration or Economics.
Labour Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Arts, Social Sciences or Law.
Land Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Estate Management or Land Economy
Librarian: Candidate must possess a degree in Library Studies.
Livestock Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Zoology, Animal Sciences, Animal Husbandry/Animal Production, Agriculture or Range Management.
Medical Imaging Technicians: Candidate must possess ND in Medical Imaging Technology
Medical Imaging Technologist/Radiographer: Candidate must possess a degree/HND in Radiography/Medical Imaging Technology
Medical Laboratory Scientist: Candidate must possess a degree in Medical Laboratory Science.
Medical Laboratory Technician: Candidate must possess WASC/SSCE and evidence of completion of a three-year training in a recognized institution, and obtained the registration of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology of Nigeria for Technician cadre.
Medical Laboratory Technologist: Candidate must possess Associate Membership of the Institute of Medical Laboratory technologist of Nigeria, WASC or SSCE plus the National Diploma of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology (obtained after four years course) and registration with the medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria for Health Technologist.

Medical Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Medicine/Surgery (MBBS or MBBCH)
Medical Records Technician: Candidate must possess Associate Membership of The Association of Medical Records Technicians, Associate Membership of Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators, and Certificate of Registration of the Institute of Medical Laboratory technology for Technician Cadres after successful completion of the prescribed three years’ training programme.
Nursing Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Nursing.
Nursing Superintendent: Candidate must be a Registered Nurse /Midwife.
Optometrist: Candidate must possess a degree in Optometry or equivalent qualification.
Orthopedic Cast Technologist: Candidate must possess a diploma in Orthopedic Cast Technology.
Pharmacist: Candidate must possess a degree in Pharmacy.
Pharmacy Assistant: Candidate must possess Pharmacy Assistant Certificate.
Pharmacy Technician: Candidate must possess the Pharmacy Technician Certificate
Physiotherapist: Candidate must possess a degree in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution and membership Certificate of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
Planning Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Economics, Statistics.
Procurement Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Accountancy, Law, Insurance, Management, Banking and Finance, Quantity Surveying, Engineering and Computer Science.
Programme Analyst: A candidate must possess a degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics.
Quantity Surveyor: Candidate must possess a degree in Quantity Surveying.
Scientific Officer (Health, Water Resources, Environment): Candidate must possess a degree in Physics, Geophysics, Bio-Chemistry, Chemistry, and Microbiology.
Social Welfare Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Sociology or Physical or Health Education or Social Works.
Social Works Superintendent: Candidate must possess a diploma in Social Works or ND in Social Development.
State Counsel: Candidate must possess a degree in Law and must have been called to the bar.
Statistician: Candidate must possess a degree in Statistics and Mathematics.
Surveyor: Candidate must possess a degree in Land Surveying or Survey Engineering, Geodetic Science or Geodetic Engineering.
Technical Officer (Survey, Works, Town Planning, Water, Transport, Health, etc ): Candidate must possess HND in any of the Technical Officer Fields.
Tourism Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Tourism, Arts or Social Science.
Town Planning Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Urban and Regional Planning or Town Planning.
Veterinary Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Veterinary Medicine or Science.
Youth Development Officer: Candidate must possess a degree in Social Science or Physical and Health Education.

CATEGORY B

Artisan/Craftsman: Candidate must possess FSLC and a pass in the Trade Test Class III, II, I.
Cameraman: Candidate must possess ND in Mass Communication or Cinematography
Cleaners/Gardeners: Candidate must be physically fit and able-bodied.
Clerical Assistant: Candidate must possess Junior Secondary School Certificate or GCE O/Level in three subjects obtained at one sitting.

Clerical Officer: Candidate must possess WAEC/NECO with 4 credits at one sitting or 5 credits at two sittings.
Driver: Candidate must possess a minimum of FSLC, S.75, WAEC or NECO with a valid Class ‘C’ Driving License.
Messenger: Candidate must possess FSLC
Official Reporter: Candidate must possess WAEC and a Diploma with evidence of computer literacy.
Security Guards: Candidates must possess FSLC and evidence of either training in the Nigerian Police, Military or paramilitary.
Store Assistant: Candidate must possess WAEC, NECO OR SSCE.
Veterinary Laboratory Assistant: Candidate must possess WAEC with a pass in Chemistry
Works Superintendent: Candidate must possess ND in a relevant subject, NABTEB.

All applications MUST be submitted on or before 10th April, 2023

REGISTER TODAY
Visit the Rivers State Civil Service Commission recruitment portal to begin your application

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While the CBN did not announce a specific deadline for the closure of the portal, the issue that has arisen is causing concerns for those who have not yet deposited their old Naira notes. The error message that users receive, which reads “Account number validation failed,” has been persisting for several days now, regardless of the time of day that the user attempts to generate the deposit reference.

This error message has caused great frustration and confusion among users, who are unable to complete the deposit process without the deposit reference. This situation has led to uncertainty about the status of the portal and whether there is a deadline for depositing old Naira notes and if it will be extended beyond the election period.

The lack of information from the CBN about the status of the portal and any potential extension of the deadline has left many users feeling uncertain and anxious about the process of depositing their old Naira notes. In order to ensure a seamless and efficient process for all citizens, it is imperative that the CBN provides clear and timely communication about the situation and any updates related to the portal.

We call on the CBN to urgently address this issue and provide a resolution for the error message that users are encountering. It is crucial that the CBN keeps the public informed about any developments and provides clear instructions on how to overcome any issues that may arise during the deposit process.

In conclusion, we urge the CBN to take immediate action to fix the error message on the portal and provide clarity to the public about the status of the portal and any potential extension of the deadline for depositing old Naira notes. The deposit of old Naira notes is an important process that must be made accessible and efficient for all citizens. We trust that the CBN will prioritize resolving these technical issues to ensure a seamless process for all users.

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According to Governor Godwin Emefiele, the naira notes redesigns have been duly approved by the Federal Government. He went on to state that in line with the transition from old notes to new naira notes, all bank charges for cash deposits have been suspended with immediate effect.

The CBN Governor also stated that the old notes as well as the newly created naira notes shall remain as legal tender and circulate until January 31, 2023, when the old currencies shall seize to be legal tender. He, therefore, advised all citizens to deposit their old naira notes into their various banks in exchange for new ones.

What You Need To Know

1. All Customers of banks are advised to begin paying their old/existing currencies into their various bank accounts so as to enable them to withdraw the new banknotes starting from 15^th December 2022.
2. All Banks currently holding the existing denominations of the currency are expected to begin returning these notes to the Apex Bank (CBN) immediately, as the newly designed currency will be released to the banks on the order of First-come-First-serve basis.
3. Due to the expected rush from customers, all banks are expected to keep open, their various branches from Mondays through to Saturdays to accommodate all cash that will be deposited by their customers.
4. Bank charges on cash deposits shall seize to be in effect between this period. Hence customers should have no fear about bank charges when depositing monies greater than Ten Thousand (10,000) Naira.
5. Both Old and new currencies shall remain as legal tender until January 31^st, 2023 when the old currencies will seize to be accepted.

Did You Know?

In 2020, CBN spent 58.618 Billion Naira to print Naira notes worth 1.06 Trillion Naira.

It is expected that the CBN will spend even more in executing this new policy.

What will be the effect on the already crumbling economy?

Are there Positive and Negative Implications to this policy?

Mr. Temitope Omosuyi, an investment strategist at Afrinvest Securities Ltd, agrees that the redesign will help to expose people who have illicit monies stored in strange places such as secret rooms, toilet pits, warehouses, etc. because these people will now be forced to return these large sums back to the bank to avoid losing them completely. Meanwhile, the EFCC and other government agencies will be on the lookout for such huge deposits to know their original sources.

This will particularly have an impact on counterfeiters because their large sums will be worthless and their printing devices will also become worthless as well, forcing them to go back to their drawing boards.

Political criminals are also not exempted from the impact of this policy. It is well known that corrupt politicians stack huge sums of money outside the bank as their retirement packages or for vote buying in other to attain even much bigger political offices. Unless these stolen monies are returned to the banks, they will become worthless from February 2023, as such, we hope to see some culprits in the coming months.

Kidnappers and Terrorists are known to operate almost entirely in cash, so as to avoid being traced, or having their accounts frozen. Most kidnappers collect ransoms in millions and even after the operation, prefer to keep much of their money in cash. We expect this group of people to also be negatively impacted as they will be forced to either deposit or spend within the short window available to them.

Interesting Fact

As at September 2022, Out N3.23 trillion Naira in circulation in the Nigerian economy, only N500 Billion are transacted in the bank while N2.73 Trillion are outside of the vaults of the banks. This translates to about 85% of Monies being circulated outside of the banks.

The fact above show effectively, how much of the economy is out of reach and control of the Central Bank, as such, the CBN Governor expects that when the old currencies have been brought back to the commercial banks and then to the CBN, the CBN can effectively regain control of the Naira. Emefiele also believes that when CBN regains control over the money supply, the soaring inflation will also be reduced.

On The Flip side of the coin

Fun Fact
(Sadly Nigeria practically has no coin) I said practically, not theoritically.

Omosuyi on the other hand, also believes the CBN’s directive might trigger aggressive spending, especially by these people stacking ill-gotten money, which in turn, could increase inflation even further in the short term.

Speculations are that most of these people will try to convert their money quickly by buying up tangible assets such as lands, houses, luxurious cars, gold, and other pieces of jewelry, etc. we all know what happens when demand is high… yes price goes up too, causing inflation due to the in flocks of excess money in the market.

Another speculation is that the directive will also affect Foreign Exchange as most people (both genuine and illicit), will try to exchange their money (the old notes) for the dollar and other electronic currencies such as Bitcoins, etc. this in effect will put pressure on the value of the naira.

Final Thought

In general, the new CBN directive promises to be a good development and has mostly received positive reviews from people all over the country. Aside from the short-term negative effect of increased inflation and fear due to change, this development is hoped to affect Nigerians positively except for those few miscreants who have for long practiced the culture of hoarding huge sums of money outside of the bank vaults.

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