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Nigeria's labor minister sacked

ABUJA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has terminated the appointment of Minister of Labor and Productivity Alhaji Hussaini Akwanga with immediate effect, an official from the federal government said here Thursday.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation Ufot Ekaette said in a statement that Obasanjo had already served Akwanga with a letter terminating his appointment due to an alleged fraud in the implementation of the...