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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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2019: INEC drops 300,000 names from voters’ register

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that over 300,000 ineligible voters were dropped after the Automatic Fingerprints Identification System (AFIS) screened out their names. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this yesterday when ECOWAS Pre- Election Fact-Finding Mission paid him a courtesy visit at the commission’s headquarters, in Abuja. He noted that the screening was part of effort aimed at ensuring a clean voters’ register ahead of 2019 general election. Yakubu assured the delegation that the commission would continue to perfect and improve it processes and deliver logistics and the functionality of technology. He said: “For the registered voters as at last week before I travelled, I was told that over 300,000 names were dropped after the Automatic Fingerprints Identification System (AFIS). “But cleaning the voters’ register is not just the responsibility of the commission, it is also the responsibility of every Nigerian...