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Job: Nigeria, Britain partner to combat unemployment

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The Nigerian government has expressed its willingness to partner with the British Government in tackling unemployment and creating job opportunities for young persons in the country. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, with the Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Mr Dominic Williams. PHOTO: NAN The Minister of State for  Labour  and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, stated this when the Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Mr Dominic Williams, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. “We are ready to collaborate with our partners all over the world to open up avenues for job creation. We are open to all kinds of suggestions and levels of co-operation,” he said. He disclosed that the Government has opened up other sectors as part of efforts to diversify the economy from oil, which would, in turn, create room for employment. According to him, part of the efforts of Government to diversify the economy and boost job creation include
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- NAFDAC discloses that tests on the
suspected fake rice showed that the product
is not plastic rice but contaminated with
micro organisms
- The acting director general of NAFDAC,
Yetunde Oni, says the seized rice is
unsatisfactory and unwholesome for human
consumption
- Oni urges the public to report suspicious
cases about all NAFDAC regulated products
to any of the offices across the nation for
prompt regulatory action
NAFDAC has disclosed that the Best Tomato rice
has no NAFDAC number, batch number, date
markings, details of the manufacturer and is
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The National Agency for Food and Drug
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plastic rice in Nigeria.

NAFDAC at a news conference in conjunction
with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in
Abuja on Thursday, December 29, said
laboratory result of the suspected fake rice
showed that the product was not plastic but
rice contaminated with micro organisms.
The acting director general of NAFDAC,
Yetunde Oni said the seized rice was
unsatisfactory and therefore unwholesome for
human consumption, The Punch reports.
She said the consignment would be destroyed
upon handover by the NCS.
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branded ”Best Tomato”, was in 25kg bag,
without NAFDAC number, batch number, date
markings and details of the manufacturer.

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She added that lead and cadmium were not
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Oni urged the public to report suspicious
cases about all NAFDAC regulated products to
any of the offices across the nation for prompt
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