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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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Fact-Check: How True Is Nnamdi Kanu's Claim Atiku Is From Cameroon?

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Saturday, stirred controversy when he alleged that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is not “originally” a Nigerian. “Do you know that Atiku Abubakar is from Cameroon? His area of Adamawa was in Cameroon,”  Mr Kanu said in a live broadcast on Radio Biafra which commenced 6 p.m. on Saturday. The claim by the separatist leader has generated a buzz, especially on the social media. But, how true is that claim by Mr Kanu? Going by history, he is in fact not entirely wrong in his assertion, a fact-check by PREMIUM TIMES shows. Jada History Atiku Abubakar is from Jada town in Adamawa State of Nigeria. However, Jada used to be in Ganye Local Government Area in Adamawa. Ganye is regarded as the mother of the whole Chamba tribe. This area was never part of Nigeria legally until the February 1961 plebiscite where the people of the then Northern Cameroon vot...