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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...
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Google Maps to help drivers stay within speed limits


By Emmanuel Elebeke
Two years after test-running the speed limits feature in San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, search engine company, Google, said it has rolled out the feature into Google Maps for other countries.
The speed limit feature will show in the lower left side of the app, the maximum speed  in any area.  Google Maps will also display the locations of speed traps through small camera icons, and the app will play an audio warning to alert drivers when approaching a speed trap.
The feature is being added for the United States, United Kingdom, and Denmark. Meanwhile, speed camera locations are appearing for the U.S., U.K., Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Russia.
Users have been allowed to report the location of speed trap cameras in Google Maps since late last year, through the report button that shows up with a “+” sign at the bottom left of the app’s main screen. The app is now making the data visible to users in several countries.
It appears that the new features are coming to Google Maps through server-side changes. The app itself does not need an update in order for users to start seeing the speed limits and speed trap locations.
Google maps users have been requesting the features for a while, especially as crowd sourcing navigating app Waze, provided such information.
The features are already available on Waze when Google acquired it for about $1billion in 2013.
It makes sense for Google to keep the two services different, as Google maps caters more to users exploring areas on foot, while Waze is designed for  drivers. However, that does not mean  Google Maps will not add what is now considered essential features for drivers. It took a while, over five years, but the Waze features are now being added to Google Maps.
There has been a wave of updates for Google Maps recently, including new features dedicated to making commutes easier. Google Maps also recently started informing users of any special offers and upcoming events on places that they follow in the app.

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