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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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No money to pay Super Falcons, we never knew they would win – Dalung

Barrister Solomon Dalung, minister of
youths and sports, has revealed that the
federal government and NFF never knew
Super Falcons of Nigeria could win the
Africa Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The minister made this shocking disclosure
while addressing newsmen at Aso Rock,
when asked why the ladies allowances were
being delayed.
In an audio piece obtained by Premium
Times, the minister admitted that the sit-in-
hotel protest of the Falcons wouldn’t have
occurred if the NFF had put into
consideration the Falcons chances of winning
the African title.
Dalung says mo money to pay Super Falcons
because FG and NFF never knew they would
win AWCON trophy
He noted that the government would have
made preparations for the ladies if the
football federation had envisioned the ladies
victory.
The minister said nobody believed Falcons
will become champions again.
He said that if they had known the ladies
would win, they would have gotten their
allowances by now. Dalung blamed the NFF
for not planning ahead of time.
According to him, it is a tradition in Nigeria
that when a team is victorious, they should
be rewarded. Dalung described the ladies
condition as unfortunate as he condemned it.
However, he assured that something will be
done soon.
Listen to the audio HERE !
The victorious Nigeria women senior team
launched a sit-in-hotel protest after waiting
for bank alerts but to no avail.
Despite appeals from Sanusi Mohammed, NFF
sec-gen, the ladies insisted that they will not
release their trophy until they get bank
alerts.
They even rejected the N50,000 offered to
each of them.

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