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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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Deadly Brazil dam collapse raises fears of environmental woes

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Chewbacca, a rescue dog of Santa Catarina state Firefighters Rescue Unit searches for victims at Corrego do Feijao, where last January 25, a dam collapsed at an iron-ore mine belonging to Brazil’s giant mining company Vale near the town of Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on January 31, 2019. – Communities were devastated by a dam collapse that killed at least 99 people at a Brazilian mining complex, with hopes fading for 250 still missing. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP) Nearly a week after a dam storing mining waste collapsed in southeast Brazil, the human cost is clear, with nearly 350 killed or missing, but the environmental impact is still being evaluated. Authorities fear the mineral-laced slurry released by the collapse could eventually pollute the Sao Francisco River, the second-longest in Brazil, which hosts various species of fish and has many towns on its banks. Daily tests carried out by Brazil’s national water agency ANA in the Paraopeba tri...