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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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Bauchi Governor’s wife empowers 400 women with starter kits

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By Charles Agwam – Bauchi Wife of Bauchi State Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Abubakar has put smiles on the faces of 400 women beneficiaries from Katagum local government area of Bauchi state when she empowered them with starter kits of N10,000 each to support their petty businesses at the cost of N4 million. Wife of Bauchi State governor, Hajiya Hadiza Abubakar This was done through her pet project known as the Bauchi Sustainable Women Economic Empowerment and Peace Initiative, B-SWEEEP under it’s second phase of Women Micro Entrepreneurship Support Scheme. Vanguard reports that the first phase of B-SWEEEP Women Micro Entrepreneurship support scheme empowered 500 women on the 29th of August, 2018 from the Bauchi southern senatorial district with the sum of N5 million. The wife of the governor said women are the backbone of the family and society, hence they need to be empowered to alleviate poverty. “In this second phase of the empowerment scheme, we have carefully selec...