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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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Key dates since Iran’s 40-year-old Islamic revolution

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Here are key events that have marked Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the monarchy. Iran’s 40-year-old Islamic revolution/ Image Credit:  nytimes . com – Islamic republic proclaimed – On January 16, 1979, the US-backed shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, leaves for exile after months of protests. On February 1, revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini makes a triumphant return from exile. The shah falls 10 days later, with public radio declaring “the end of 2,500 years of despotism”. An Islamic republic is proclaimed on April 1. – 1979: US hostage crisis – On November 4, 1979, pro-Khomeini students take 52 Americans hostage at the US embassy in Tehran to protest the ex-shah’s admission to hospital in the United States. Washington severs diplomatic relations in 1980. The hostages are freed on January 21, 1981, after 444 days in captivity. – 1980: Iran-Iraq war – On September 22, 1980 Iraq invades Iran after its president, Saddam Hussein, tea...