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Team Lead, LPG Retail Sales (Lagos) at Ardova PLC

By9jabook

May 11, 2025
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About Ardova Plc

Ardova Plc is a Nigerian leading indigenous and integrated energy company involved in the distribution of petroleum products. With an extensive network of over 450 retail outlets in Nigeria and significant storage facilities in Apapa, Lagos and Onne, Rivers State, we procure and distribute petrol (PMS), diesel (AGO), kerosene (DPK) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Our services also involve the manufacturing and distribution of a wide range of quality lubricants from our oil blending plant in Apapa, Lagos. These lubricants include Super V, Visco 2000 and Diesel Motor Oil. We are also the sole authorised distributor of Shell branded Helix Engine Oils in Nigeria.

Location: Lagos

Type Job: Full Time 

Dealine not specified 

Job Summary

The role holder is responsible for driving revenue growth, expanding customer relationship, and identifying new business opportunities.

Job Details

  • Analyze market trends, customer needs, and competitor activities to identify opportunities and challenges in the LPG business
  •  Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, distributors, and stakeholders.
  • Identify customer needs, provide product information, and offer solutions to enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand the market presence.
  •  Monitor and analyze sales performance metrics
  • Prepare regular reports on sales activities, market trends, and competitor activities.
  • Maintain minimum stock of LPG at retail outlet and LPG plants being covered.

Requirements

Education

  • A bachelor’s degree in marketing, mathematics, business administration, or related field.

Experience

  • 7-8 years relevant experience in Business Development, Sales, Marketing etc
  • Relevant professional certification and post graduate degree is an added advantage

Skills

  • Good understanding of the local and international Oil & Gas sector including guiding principles and regulations. Good knowledge of marketing operations in the downstream oil and gas marketing sector.
  • Influential leadership and stakeholder management.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving with a results-driven mindset.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to adapt to changing environments.

Benefits

Financial Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation: Receive a generous salary for your work
  • Transport Stipend/ Fueling Allowance: Additional financial support for your daily commute
  • 13th Month Allowances: Receive an extra boost at the end of the year
  • Leave Allowances: Financial support to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Non-Financial Benefits

  • Comprehensive HMO Coverage: For employee, spouse, and up to four children
  • Group Life Insurance: Ensuring peace of mind for you and your family.
  • Industrial Training Fund (ITF): Extensive learning and development for career growth.
  • Paid Time Off: Generous annual, parental, study, compassionate, and exam leave.
  • Complimentary Lunch: Stay fueled and energized during work hours.

How To Apply 

Interested and Qualified candidates should Go:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY online 

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Cheap, potent, and widely smuggled (often from India and other Asian countries), it offered users energy, euphoria, and pain relief — appealing to commercial drivers, laborers, students, and young men seeking confidence or stamina. Scale of the Problem: Millions of tablets seized annually by NDLEA. High prevalence among young males aged 15–35. Linked to increased crime, sexual violence, organ damage (kidney failure, seizures), and mental health breakdowns. Contributed to broader opioid misuse alongside codeine cough syrups. Government responses included tighter import controls and public awareness campaigns, but these only displaced demand to other substances rather than eliminating it. Phase 2: The Rise of “Canadian” (Mid-2020s) “Canadian” or “Canadian Loud” emerged as a popular code for high-grade cannabis (often indica-dominant strains) or cannabis mixed with other synthetics. It gained traction as users sought alternatives or combinations to Tramadol’s effects. This phase marked a move toward imported or locally cultivated premium weed, sometimes laced with stronger chemicals. Youths in urban centers like Lagos, Kano, Jos, and Onitsha embraced it for its perceived “cleaner” high compared to opioids. However, it fueled polydrug use — combining cannabis with opioids, sedatives, or alcohol — amplifying health risks. Phase 3: Exol-5 – The Current Threat (2024–2026) Exol-5 (Benzhexol Hydrochloride / Trihexyphenidyl 5mg), originally a prescription medication for Parkinson’s disease and drug-induced movement disorders, has become the latest pharmaceutical being heavily abused. Why Exol-5? Euphoric Effects: Users report intense euphoria, hallucinations, and a sense of detachment — making it attractive as a cheap “upper” or escape. Accessibility: Sold over-the-counter or on the black market despite being a controlled prescription drug. 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Why This Evolution Continues Supply-Side Failures: Porous borders, corrupt officials, and overproduction of pharmaceuticals enable diversion. Demand Drivers: Unemployment, poverty, peer pressure, trauma, and the pursuit of performance enhancement (e.g., for “hustle” culture). Weak Regulation: Many pharmacies sell restricted drugs without prescriptions. Online and street vendors fill gaps. Displacement Effect: Cracking down on one substance (Tramadol/codeine) pushes users and dealers toward the next available option. NDLEA reports ongoing large seizures, but the problem persists due to high profitability and low risk for mid-level distributors. Broader Impacts on Nigerian Youths Education: Increased dropout rates and poor academic performance. Mental Health: Rising cases of psychosis and depression. Economy: Lost productivity among the working-age population. Crime and Violence: Drug-fueled robberies, cultism, and family breakdowns. 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Exol-5 represents the dangerous new frontier — a legitimate medicine turned youth destroyer due to misuse and greed. Without urgent, multi-layered intervention — combining supply disruption, demand reduction, and socioeconomic support — an entire generation risks being lost to addiction. The time for half-measures is over. Nigeria’s future depends on winning this fight.

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