Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan decrees that families of dead jobseekers to be given three jobs

Families of 20 Nigerian jobseekers killed in stampedes across the country for jobs in the Nigerian Immigration Service are to be given three jobs, reports Nigerian newspaper, Leadership.
Thu, 27 Mar 2014Families of 20 Nigerian jobseekers killed in stampedes across the country for jobs in the Nigerian Immigration Service are to be given three jobs, reports Nigerian newspaper, Leadership.

Following the deaths earlier this month, the paper reports that in an effort to placate the families of the dead jobseekers, Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan issued a directive that three family members should be given jobs with the Nigerian Immigration Service, with one of the three being a woman.

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