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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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President Buhari to present 2017 Budget today

President Muhammadu Buhari will today,
December 14 visit the National Assembly
- Buhari will present the 2017 Appropriation
Bill to a joint session of the legislature
- This is Buhari’s second budget since he
assumed office in May 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari will today,
December 14 present the 2017 Appropriation
Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly
by 10 am.
President Buhari had expressed optimism that
the 2017 budget will Nigeria out of recession
The president will be accompanied to the
National Assembly by top federal government
functionaries to lay the document which will
be the second since he assumed office in May
2015.
The Federal Executive Council had on
Wednesday, November 30 approved the
document for presentation to the National
Assembly.

“The 2017 budget has been approved by the
Federal Executive Council and the details will
be revealed when the president presents the
budget to the National Assembly,” minister of
budget and national planning, Udoma Udo
Udoma told state house correspondents after
the meeting.
Udoma recently told the Senate Joint
Committee on Appropriation and Finance that
the federal government will issue new oil
licences in 2017.
According to the minister, the federal
government would also review the current
joint venture arrangements with oil
companies, marginal oil fields as well as
mount pressure on revenue generating
agencies to surpass expected targets.
All these are part of the government’s effort
to explore new streams of revenues as the
economic recession in the nation bites harder.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up the
National Assembly complex ahead of Buhari's
visit to the legislature.
gathered that the presidential
guards have taken over the complex while
some of the workers have been given a day
off today.
In a related development, President Buhari
has expressed optimism that the 2017 budget
would take Nigeria out of economic recession.
The president said with collective dedication
and hard work, Nigerians would in 2017
overcome the economic difficulties, and
return the country to the path of prosperity.

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