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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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Peace Corps @ 20: Weathering the storms of inter-agency rivalry

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O N   July 10, 2018, the Peace Corps of Nigeria marked its 20th anniversary as a corporate entity. With   Discipline and Patriotic Services   as its motto, the Corps is committed to promoting National creativity, Peace and Youth Development. The Corps’ Mission Statement include training, educating and orientating the youths on leadership and nation-building, to enable them become decent citizens with respect for constituted authorities, democratic norms and the rule of law. But the Corps’ existence today can be attributed to the rare  courage and resilience of its founder and National commandant, Amb. Dr. Dickson A. O. Akoh (FCITr), values which he evidently transmitted to all loyal members of the Corps over the years. Left to the whims of some security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Department of State Services,DSS, the Corps would have long been a relic, with its officers either hounded into detention or intimidated into denouncin...