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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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Alleged N3.5bn Fraud: Transfer Of Judge Stalls Trial of Saraki’s Aide, Others

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File photo The scheduled trial of Mr. Gbenga Makanjuola, a Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, alongside two others over an alleged N3.5 billion Paris Club Loan could not go on at the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, on Thursday.  This is because the trial judge, Justice Babs Kuewumi has been transferred from the Lagos division of the court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had On October 7, 2018, arraigned Makanjuola alongside a cashier in the Senate President’s office, Kolawole Shitu and a third man, Obiora Amobi, the Operations Manager of a Company, Melrose General Services Limited, allegedly used as conduit pipe in the said fraud. At their arraignment, the EFCC had told the court that the three defendants, the company, and one Robert Chidozie Mbonu (now at large), conspired among themselves sometime in Dec 2016 to disguise the origin of the sum of N3.5 billion, which was paid into Melrose General Services Limited accoun...