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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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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala  (born 13 June 1954) is a global finance expert. She is an economist and international development expert with over 25 years of experience working in Asia, Africa, Central Europe and Latin America. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chairs the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC). In July 2018, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was named on the board of Twitter Inc. In July 2017, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was named an independent non-executive director at Standard Chartered Plc in the United Kingdom. She is also a Senior Adviser at Lazard. Previously, Okonjo-Iweala spent a 25-year career at the World Bank as a development economist, rising to the position of Managing Director (2007-2011). She also served two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria (2003-2006, 2011-2015) under the leadership of President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan respectively. Education and personal life Okonjo-Iweala was b...