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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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Gentle Soul - Mama's Prayer

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Hate speech: DSS arrests PDP Spokesman

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The Director, Media and Publicity, Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Organisation, Mr.Ben Bako, has been arrested by security agents. It was learnt that, Mr.Bako, has been taken to Abuja headquarters of the Department of Security Service, DSS,for questioning over what it referred to as hate speech made during the PDP campaign in Kafachan last week. Recall that the All Progressives Congress,(APC), supporters have earlier called for Mr. Bako’s arrest over alleged incitement. They further claimed that, the PDP’s Spokesperson had told their supporters in Southern Kaduna during one of the opposition’s campaign rallies to attack anyone who will vote for APC in the area. Reacting, PDP Deputy Campaign Director-General, Ashiru/Marshal governorship Campaign Organisation , Mr.Danjuma Sarki alleged that the arrest “was orchestrated to persecute and silence the opposition in the last days of the election”
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Hate speech, use of hard drugs pose serious threat to polls

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[FILE PHOTO] Hate-speech A non-governmental Organisation, CleenFoundation, has warned that hate speech and misinformation by the media remains a critical threat to credible elections. It also identified widespread availability and use of hard drugs as serious threat to the electoral process, especially in the northern part of the country. Its Executive Director, Dr. Benson Olugbo disclosed this while presenting findings of its nationwide Election Security Threat Assessment (ESTA) in Abuja. He said the survey, which was conducted in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), uncovered other factors that may endanger the process. They are: proliferation of arms, insurgents, godfatherism and marginalisation of vulnerable groups, among others. He said electoral umpire and security agencies must reassure Nigerians that they are, indeed, neutral to forestall any form of violence during and after the polls.  He, however, noted that despite the...
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HATE SPEECH: Nigerian ICT practitioners berate govt’s new wiretap measures

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•Govt should outline parameters for monitoring account, ISPON •No criteria on what constitutes hate speech, digital rights group •There should be legal approval from Judiciary, DS-HUB By Emeka Aginam Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, recently issued an order to security agencies asking them to “tackle the propagation of hate speech through the social media, particularly by some notable Nigerians.” The order means that some prominent Nigerians should be monitored and tracked down if they make statements that could be described as hate speech. However, this decision to monitor social media accounts of important personalities in the country is not going down well with stakeholders in the ICT industry. A digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative, described the order as government’s latest attempt to curtail free speech online, and vowed to challenge it in court. Already, members of the National Assembly, Senior Advocates of Nigeria, the People’s Democratic ...
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