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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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Is Nigeria really a country?

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By Tony Eluemunor Nigeria has a name, a boundary, enjoys a sovereignty over its territory, and enjoys the recognition of the international community. But it ends there as many cannot be employed outside their states of origin as they are “non-indigenes.” Now, even the sovereignty is under attack from a relentless Boko Haram. President Muhammadu Buhari Where is the Nigerian? A unity among the nations (or ethnic groups) that form Nigeria’s federating units, may have been an unrealistic expectation, but playing by the rules…constitution really could have de-emphasised the differences. Now, I have to check myself because if I move a step further in a straight direction, I would arrive at the reasons the majors gave for overthrowing Alhaji Ababakar Tafawa Balewa-led First Republic; the symptoms, not the sickness, that killed that Republic. Instead, I have to make a detour and show that even before that coup d’état, Nigeria was not actually a country as most of the political ...