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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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10 African Countries With The Highest Debt To China

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Over the years, China has become one of the biggest African trade partners. The Chinese have invested billions of dollars into the African continent in form of debts given to these countries. Below is a list of the top ten African countries with the largest Chinese debt: 1. Angola Angola is the most indebted African country to China. It has an estimated debt of over US$25 billion. Shocking, but that’s the reality at hand. Most of Angolan oil is going towards the repayment of Chinese debts, despite Angola being the second largest producer of oil in Africa. 2. Ethiopia All those Chinese infrastructural development projects in the East African country are coming at a heavy price. Ethiopia has an estimated debt of US$13.5 billion. The debt levels have slowed down some projects due to repayment issues, but there is now a new structure for these debts that makes it a little bit affordable for Ethiopia to repay. 3. Kenya Even after the discovery of oil in the northern part of the co...

Bagudu emerges first African elected to Cancer Board

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA – Wife of the Kebbi state Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu has been elected into the Union for International Cancer Control, the global body for the control of cancer. INAUGURATION: From left – Wife of Kebbi State Governor,Dr.Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu; Country Director,Johns Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC)/National Convener,Women Advocates for Vaccine Access(WAVA),Dr.Chizoba Wonodi; Wife of Senate President/Founder,Wellbeing Foundation Africa(WBFA),Mrs Toyin Saraki and Children from Settlements in Damangaza Villiage during the inauguration of vaccine champions and small grants programme organised by WAVA in Abuja recently. Bagudu who is the founder, Medicaid Cancer Foundation MCF is the only African to have been elected to the board. At a cancer awareness parley with journalists Friday in Abuja, Chief Operating Officer of the MCF, Dr Suraiya Mansur Mohammed expressed optimism that Dr Bagudu’s new position would assist in cancer contr...