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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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Court sentences 19-year-old without fine option for extortion, hurting motorcyclist

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A Kano Senior Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old man, Aliyu Balarabe, to three years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for extorting N40,000 phone and hurting a motorcyclist. The Senior Magistrate, Mrs Aminu Fagge, sentenced Balarabe who pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of extortion and causing hurt. Fagge ordered that the convict should pay his victim N50,000 as compensation for his treatment. Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP Yusuf Sale, said that Balarabe attacked brothers – Messrs Aminu Muktar and Usman Muktar – both of Danbare Quarters, Kano, at 9.00p.m. on Jan. 4. He said that Balarabe attacked the brothers as they were repairing their motorcycle at the Rijiyar Zaki Quarters. Sale said that the brothers reported the case at the Rijiyar Zaki Police Division on Jan. 5. “The accused attacked and snatched Aminu’s cell phone valued at N40,000 and stabbed Usman with a knife on his left hand,” he said. According to the prosecutor, the offen...