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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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Iran confirms arrest of US veteran

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Related Tunisia convicts dozens of jihadists over teen beheading Vote for only PDP candidates – Ortom Ganduje swears in four new commissioners Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi Iran on Wednesday confirmed a US media report that an American military veteran had been arrested last year, but denied he had been badly treated. “A US citizen called Michael White was arrested some time ago in Mashhad and the US government was informed of this in the first days of the arrest through the US interest section in Tehran,” said foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi on his Telegram channel. White, 46, from Imperial Beach, California, was arrested in July after visiting his girlfriend in Iran’s second city Mashhad, his mother told The New York Times this week. The US State Department said Tuesday it was “aware of reports” of his detention but declined to release details, citing privacy considerations. Ghasemi said reports in th...