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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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House of Reps approves June 12 as democracy day

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Members of the House of Representatives have approved June 12 as Nigeria’s new Democracy Day. The members approved this on Thursday while considering a report on “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Public Holidays Act, Cap. P40, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to bring the Act in tandem with the current realities and exigencies of the modern times and to declare June, 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria and for Related Matters”. Considering the report during plenary, the lawmakers approved amendments to three clauses ‎in the Act, as recommended in the report. With the new development, May 29 has been deleted in the establishing Act, paving way for June 12 as the new Democracy Day in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari had in June, directed that the nation’s Democracy Day should, henceforth, hold on June 12 of every year as against the current arrangement where the ceremony holds on May 29. He also honoured the presumed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential elect...