Jobberman in collaboration with Ventures Africa, Africa’s foremost online platform for news, analysis and discussion about African business, policy, innovation, and lifestyle, has just released the List of the Top 100 Companies for Millennials to Work in Nigeria, based on employee satisfaction.
Every generation creates a new flock of young adults that brings nuanced energy, expertise and awareness to the workplace. Born between 1982 and 2003, millennials account for about 60 percent of Nigeria’s population and a substantial segment of the workforce. Tech savvy and innovative, this new class of employee thrives on peer motivation and challenge.
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Accounting for 80 percent of new intake in companies like Nigerian Breweries, millennials possess consumer-oriented perspectives that causes them to evaluate companies based on alignment to their own personal values and ambition. According to our survey of millennials in the workforce, company prestige ranked as the most significant factor in job consideration. This was followed by passion, with financial remuneration ranked third. Although the survey revealed that millennials are attracted to high financial remuneration, they are less likely to stay for long periods at a job if they do not achieve work-life balance or feel fulfilled.
Amid global trends of millennial influence in changing corporate culture, young Nigerians demonstrate that they, too, are looking for jobs that are purposeful, exciting and inspiring, as well as the companies that can provide them.
Methodology
In collaboration with Jobberman, Nigeria’s largest jobs search engine, we conducted a two-stage survey to find the best places to work for Nigeria’s millenials. The first stage comprised 335 companies with over 6,000 respondents from entry level to executive level between the ages of 20 to 35, 65 percent of whom were gainfully employed at the time of the survey in 2014.
The index was calculated by the weighted average of each respondent’s top five companies. This was selected using parameters such as company culture, dream company, staff welfare, gender equality, government institution, company’s prestige, salary, and non-salary benefits.
The second stage of the survey accounted for the level of satisfaction and happiness of employees. This index was cal-
culated by the weighted average of each response, which was selected using parameters such as level of satisfaction, salary consideration, level of contentment, career growth, concerns outside work, and work-life balance.
For the first stage of the survey, the oil and gas companies were once again highly ranked in a majority of the categories. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) was first in allbut one category – “Government Institution to Work For” – where the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) came out on top. However, telecommunications and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies also fared well. MTN and Nigerian Breweries emerged at the forefront among organisations in these categories. The list which follows reflects the public’s perception of firms from different sectors. It also illuminates the perception of millennials who work in these organisations and partook in the survey. This year, FMCG dominated, while firms from banking, telecommunication, oil and gas, and technology were represented significantly. Konga Online Shopping Ltd was voted the number one company to work for in Nigeria, based on employee response.
1. Konga Online Shopping
Konga is Nigeria’s leading online retailer and marketplace. Founded in 2012 as an e-commerce start-up, it has grown into a $100 million company with almost 1,000 employees. Konga maintains an open-door policy that allows the staff to feel comfortable giving opinions and sharing ideas. Chief Executive Sim Shagaya also revealed that employees own 10 percent of the company’s equity. Nneka Obiano, a marketing associate notes, “I feel very happy working here and would advise jobseekers to apply when there are openings. Konga does not only bring out the creative part in you but ensures that you enjoy work-life balance.”
2. Drugfield Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Drugfield Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a wholly owned Nigerian pharmaceutical company. It started by producing dosage forms of dermatological antibiotic and antifungal preparations in 1993, but now sells a wide range of products. Drugfield is the first Nigerian and African company to manufacture newborn cord-care antiseptic gel, Chlorhexidine Digluconate 7.1, which prevents umbilical cord infections in newborn babies.
3. Insight Communications Ltd
Insight Communications Ltd is one of Nigeria and West Africa’s largest advertising agencies, and the most lauded advertising agency in Nigeria. Their services include advertising, public relations advisory, media planning and buying sales promotion, direct marketing and brand development. The company, with a staff strength of 106, currently services some of Nigeria’s most esteemed brands such as Nigerian Breweries Plc. and Jumia.
4. NEMA: The National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA) is responsible for managing disasters in Nigeria. With offices in each of Nigeria’s 36 states, the agency is the government’s principal instrument, in all situations relating to the environment and disaster relief. Our survey revealed that in addition to handling some of Nigeria’s more complex emergency situations, NEMA also provides a favourable working environment for its younger staff.
5. Authentic Value Nigeria Ltd
Established in 2010, Authentic Value Nigeria Ltd is an Information and Communication Technology company engaged in the distribution, implementation and deployment of hardware, software and enterprise solutions. The company, with staff strength of over 55, has worked with esteemed brands such as MTN, Airtel, Glo and Etisalat. It trains its staff to provide technical support which is usually conducted in collaboration with manufactures such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Dell, Veritas and Microsoft, APC, Tally, and Epson. Dorcas Oyedeji, human resource person, notes, “Aside from remuneration, we are also rewarded for our performance and also paid when we have to work overtime.”
6. Channels
Channels Television is the leading independent TV station in Nigeria. Boasting an audience of over 20 million viewers and some 340 employees, Channels TV has bagged the “Best Television station of the Year” award in Nigeria for the last nine years consecutively. Though licensed in 1993, Channels TV made its first transmission on July 1st 1995. Despite a temporary shut down by the Nigerian government in 2008, the station has been growing in strength ever since.
7. Nigerian Breweries Plc
Nigerian Breweries Plc. is the first and largest brewing company in Nigeria. With over 3,000 employees, the company has a reputation for paying its staff very well. It also provides spousal and children’s benefits such as free healthcare, as well as scholarships for university. Its employees are encouraged to have life outside of the office.
8. Google Nigeria
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gle has come a long way from its dorm room start in 1998 to its present day fancy headquarters in Mountain View, California – better known as the Googleplex. Today, Google has more than 70 offices in over 40 countries around the globe, including Nigeria. Google Nigeria is a multinational corporation specialising in internet related services and products. Google Nigeria carries the global brand’s way of doing work. Google’s website says: “Our offices and cafes are designed to encourage interactions between Googlers within and across teams and to spark conversation about work as well as play.”
9. Sahara Group
Sahara Group is a leading, privately owned energy and infrastructure multinational with operations in the upstream, midstream and downstream infrastructure and power sectors. It has offices in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, UAE, Switzerland, Singapore, and United Kingdom, and boasts over 600 employees. As of 2012, the company’s annual turnover stood at $11.4 million. Sahara ‘s senior management notes: “At Sahara, we operate in an environment where individuals are not only encouraged to strive for excellence in their work, but to also enjoy the experience.”
10. The Nation Newspaper
One of Nigeria’s national newspapers, The Nation covers politics and business while also delving into lifestyle, arts, and sports. The company has about 200 staff and prints its newspapers simultaneously in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The company claims its 2014 turnover was $15 million (3 billion Naira). Almost all the top executives working with the Nation newspaper have, at one point, worked with other media companies. For instance, the current managing director of the company was also the managing director of Thisday newspaper. “I have attended training sponsored by The Nation; I am not just a reporter but also a multimedia person. At the Nation, you are not being restricted to doing what you can do. We are allowed to push our ideas,” said David Lawal, a staff member and online reporter for The Nation.
11. Pwc
13. Chicken republic
15. Deloitte
17. Mantrac
18. Nigerian bottling company Ltd
19. General electric (GE)
21. Sabmiller Nig Plc
23. ARM Plc
25. Lafarge cement Nig Plc
26. Schlumberger Nigeria Limited & Smile Communication Nigeria
27. Crusader & Sterling pension
28.Promasidor
29. Leadway assurance co. ltd.
32. Agip oil company
33. Union Bank Nigeria Plc
36. Nigerdock Nigeria Plc
37. NLNG
38. GLAXOSMITHLINE (GSK)
39. Procter & Gamble
40. Airtel Nigeria
41. CFAO
42. Ernst and Young
43. Jumia Nigeria
44.Covenant University
45. FCMB
46. fhi360
47. Heirs Holdings
48. Samsung Electronics West Africa
49. Interswitch Limited
49. MTN
50. Mansard Insurance
50. Wakanow
51. Stanbic IBTC Bank
52. INEC
53. Nigcomsat
54. Sterling Bank Plc
55. APM TERMINALS
56. Guaranty Trust Bank
57. GZ INDUSTRIES
58. MRS OIL AND GAS LTD
59. Accenture
59. PZ Cussons
60. KPMG
61. COSCHARIS MOTORS LIMITED
62. Total E&P
63. UAC
64. Etisalat Nigeria
65. BAT
66. Multichoice
67. Oando Plc
68. Diamond Bank Plc
69. Benin Electricity DIstribution Company
70. KEYSTONE BANK
71. SPDC
72. Ecobank Nigeria Limited
73. Ericsson
74. Chams
75. Skye Bank plc
76. Wema Bank Plc
77. Consolidated breweries
78. Grand Oak Limited
79. Saro Agrosciences
80. Access Bank
81. Dangote Group
82. Saipem
83. Mutual Benefits Life Assurance
84. Coca Cola
85. Virgin Atlantic
86. Globacom Limited
87. BRISTOW HELICOPTER
88. FBN
89. Zenith Bank Plc
90. CHI LIMITED
91. Toyota
92. UBA Plc
93. CNSSL
94. 7up Bottling Co Plc
95. FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria PLC
96. Nestlé
97. ExxonMobil contract
97. Nigerian Customs
98. Julius Berger Nigeria PLC
99. SANOFI
100. NHIS
Complementary Source: Ventures Africa
You have missed it by putting CHI as part of them. I am working there as a senior staff. It is not worth being a staff there if you are not an indian. It is scarcity of jobs that makes some of us to still be there.
It broke my heart when I saw Chi Limited. The staff welfare is zero. The Indians are rude and crude. It’s not a place to submit CV let alone work as a staff. They treat Nigerians like animals and use d f word on them. This same ill treatment they melt on their vendors and advertising agencies working for them. I wish I could expose more details with evidences but …….Anyways fellow Nigerians, do not misled by this article Chi is not a palatable place to work,I’d rather sell packaged pepper than work with the cursed coy
Whao!
Hello GMP. Are you serious about CHI? I was there for an Interview and I noticed CHI staff work on Saturday. I heard the staff are paid #160,000 for entry level.
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I sing n write
Konga 4 Life!!!
Good publication.how do some one apply in NEMA
Someone close to me just confirm that Chi Ltd is a terrible place to work,it means there could be other companies that should not appear in your list.Please review the list,you may find out that your record may come to only ten at the end of the day.These companies are so unethical and cruel in their approach to employee welfare.
Don’t be fooled, Nigerian Breweries does not encourage u to have a life outside work, they only encourage u to have a life in the bar.
Good to know!
It is very unfair to put Saro in this group, saro just terminate my appointment but that’s not the issue, saro is a one man show, if he likes you, you’re good otherwise you’re not going to have any good will. I worked with Saro for 4 years but what was my termination benefits…… 30,000 naira. You’re not valuable at all in Saro, if you ask the ordinary staff in confidence, then you will verify what am saying. There’s so much wrong going on inside Saro that I can continue to say for days
An application for the post of account officer in any organisation. I’ve HND in banking and finance, I’ve 8years + working experience in account office. Thanks, your sincerely. Elizabeth
This is very fantastic and intresting.
I would like to work with channels Television, what is the link. Am a second class graduate of music /communications. Thanks
Glo??? Thats a very big No No… its just name and nothing more. we are all hoping for the best someday.
U’re saying the truth, have worked there too, before i moved down to FMN. FMN is far better than most of the companies listed out.
How can i apply for a job at FMN
am a fresh graduate wld b glad if u cn help me
I never knew KONGA is sooo fantastic. Am totally surprised by the Number 1 position
I will like to appreciate you guys for wonderful job, may Almighty God increase you.
No Law firms?
I think GistMe communications is far better than some of these companies mentioned above in terms of staff maintenance and services. I’ve worked closely with both companies. #My opinion pls
Grinned when I saw fhi360. Not like I was surprised. I’m volunteering there; it’s one huge experience. I’m hopeful I get asked to stay back after my service year.
i will like to work with nigcomsat,i am a rigger,networking personel, also work with communication companies in nigeria.
dats nice is Nigerian brewery recruiting now?
I need a job…plus am very good at what I do. #don’t look away#
Sounds like Frank Donga, do your type really exist? #MovingOn
Where is HealthPlus Pharmacy? That’s one great place to work!
You guys should beam your searchlight to cover more industries in Nigeria, especially the Health maintenance organizations, hospitals and some investment companies. Some of them are doing truly good where as some are extremely poor.
Union bank is a fantastic place to work and recently the salary scale is on the high side. I agree to this!!!
PnG eye opener my experience there was nothing but the best
Any Indian or Lebanese company is not worth to be in that list.
True talk bro.
I totally agree with most of these comments though i personally have not had any experiences with the likes of CHI but i have heard a lot about them up close and personal especially as i work for a Chinese coy i understand what it means for a coy to have zero in staff welfare.
Hello…Just a note of thanks. But you should look beyond the “stylish names” of this companies, if you dig deeper you’ll only get discouraged.
well of all the places listed Chevron is still the best,not the money now but do you know what a conducive,clean and organised working environment does to mental ability? Speed and good reasoning,you think better
where are the multinational pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies. they pay like blood money.
@LED. U r totallyy spot on.
Dangote, Chi are not suppose to make that list. there is a company in VI called PGS Geophysical, i am sure they where suppose to make the list. its a fantastic place to work.
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I’m tired of all these companies i’ve been looking for job since 2006 ended up in Nur/Pry.Sch.giving peanut.I need a better job.I’ve ND in civil engineerng,pls.alert me.
Great job ! Keep it up jobberman, but I expected a company like media vision to be on the list
woww..am pretty surprised dat Nestle pls is at the bottom of this list..its quite a nice place to work at though.
Message..please do you have a female staff on your payroll called Nkoyo Essien ??
Yes we do. We’re quite curious however, to know why you inquired. Do feel free to talk to us.
I really doubt this listing. Konga Number One? Is Konga batter than PriceWaterhouse coopers and Deloitte? Pricewaterhouse Coopers number 11 and Deloitte number 15? like seriously? So where is Massmart/Walmart (Game) in the List? Game Discount World (Massmart/Walmart) is a good place to work in.
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Globbacom Nigeria is one great place to work and their salary package is really good
How much are senior transmission engineers paid in globacom
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