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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...
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Security beefed up in Lafia for Emir’s burial

[FILE PHOTO] Nigeria police
Security measures have been beefed up in Lafia, Nasarawa state capital and its environs, ahead of the burial of the Emir of Lafia, Dr Isa Mustapha, Agwai 1.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports on Friday that, officers and men of the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies were seen stationed at strategic locations to ensure smooth ceremony.
More security personnel were also deployed in Akwanga, Keffi and Karu Local Government Areas of the state.
The monarch, who died on Jan.10 in Abuja at 84, is to be buried immediately after the Friday prayer.
Mustapha-Agwai ascended the throne in May 1974 and was survived by three wives and two children. Until his death, he was the 16th Emir of Lafia and celebrated his 44th anniversary on the throne last year.
He was a former Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and the Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State among other appointments, until his demise.

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