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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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“Don’t Include Benin In Your Map” – Group Warns IPOB

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A Benin socio-cultural group, Great Benin Descendants, GBD, worldwide, has warned the leadership of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against including Benin kingdom as part of its enclave. The group noted that the Benin kingdom that has existed for more than 5,000 years could not be part of Biafra. Coordinator-General of GBD, Imasuen Izoduwa gave the warning while addressing newsmen in Benin City yesterday, where he also cautioned the Ijaw in Benin kingdom to stop being “antagonistic by their utterances and actions against the Benin kingdom.” GDB frowned on a statement where the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was quoted as saying that South-South geopolitical zone is part of Biafra. The group said the statement was an aberration to the pre-colonial and post-colonial history of Nigeria. It added, “History easily remembers that the term Biafra is a borrowed word from the Portuguese colony in present-day Cameroon and a supposed secessionist nation borrowed a name that is fore...