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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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Buhari not committed to credible elections, Wike alleges

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Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has alleged that Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari is not committed to free, fair and credible elections. Wike said the president intends to use the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and police to rig the 2019 general election. “It is INEC and security that don’t want us to have peaceful elections in Rivers State,” Wike said in a statement. “The failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the amended Electoral Act is a sign that the President is not committed to credible polls.” Buhari declined to assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill in December 2018  after rejecting the bill on three previous occasions. However, the president, at different times, assured Nigerians on free, fair and credible polls in the 2019 general elections, saying the elections are not a ‘do or die’ affair. But Wike believes Buhari was not truthful to his words for rejecting the electoral act amendment bill. “He said he wants to leav...