E .2 percent in April.4 -0.
Civilian Labor Force 148,762 148,157 146,788 605 0.5 ----

U.2 0.0%
Professional +
Business Services 648 .6 0.0 991.3 -0.3%
Leisure + Hospitality 3.2%

Note: May 2005 nonfarm jobs statistics will be released June 20, 2005

CONTACT: Barry Ciccocioppo, Pennsylvania Department of Labor + Industry,
+1-717-787-7530.

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will meet with representatives of the Government of Niger to
mark the official signing of a landmark uranium exploration
agreement.m.
East of Yonge between Adelaide St. HARRISBURG , Pa.
Resident unemployment declined by 31,000 persons." To
receive a copy call: 717-787-7530 .0%
Rate 4.4 5.4% 1,974 1.8% -480 -5.9%
Rate -0.2%

Goods Producing
Industries 956.1 0.2 0.

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4%
Employment 141,099 140,501 138,645 598 0.0 ----

Year-to-Date Change from
Change April 2004
volume percent volume percent
PA
Civilian Labor Force 3 0.3 -2.1% 17.5%, with the highest penetration recorded in Reunion
(over 20%) followed by the Seychelles (around 14%).

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Media Advisory: Northwestern Mineral Ventures becomes one of the first North American companies with permission to explore for uranium in Niger

Located in west Africa, Niger is one of the world's most
important sources of uranium: The country ranks fourth for production globally
and has cumulative output to date of approximately 100,000 metric tonnes
uranium (U)., Pennsylvania's
seasonally adjusted civilian labor force -- the number of people working or
looking for work -- fell by 7,000 residents in April to 6,329,000.1%
Employment 6,017 5,993 5,916 24 0.2 5.7%
Unemployment -46 -12.2 ---- -0.8 246.9 1.4 746.4% 61.8%

Service Providing Industries 24.9%
Financial Activities -0.3 1.0% 22.

Benin is a democratic state with free elections, but has a literacy rate of only about 41% (2005), and 33 % of the country's population is estimated to live below the poverty line (estimation from 2001).

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TORONTO, March 8 - Northwestern Mineral Ventures
Inc. Nationally, jobs were up 1.8%
Unemployment -384 -4.0%
Construction 253.0 0.2 1,013.7 1.0 0.5 2.7 1. Several African countries have experienced
triple-digit growth rates in Internet usage in 2003 and 2004, including Cote
d'Ivoire, Morocco, Senegal, Sudan and Tanzania .

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2 0.6%
Other Services 265.2 0. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www. New operators with fresh capital are
needed to provide broadband connectivity to and within the continent and to
serve what is becoming a very attractive telecom market opportunity for both
equipment and service providers.

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The United States' jobs count similarly rose by
0.4 %
Unemployment 7,663 7,656 8,143 7 0.9 3.8 109.1 0.2 336.8 0.8 2.9 262.0%
Government 747.1% 9.

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Down half a percentage point from the March rate of 5.

Current Labor Force Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)

Change from
April March April March 2005
2005 2005 2004 volume percent
PA
Civilian Labor Force 6,329 6 ,336 6,257 -7 -0.5 0.3 18.5% -0.8%
Manufacturing -4.1% -1.

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The number
of working Pennsylvanians, however, rose by 24,000 individuals from March.9%
Information -0.2 -0.

Subjects include:

- The broadbanding of Africa - policies, initiatives, projects
- Internet statistics and market analyses
- Barriers to Internet development
- Internet and broadband infrastructure
- International bandwidth and local connectivity
- Community telecentres
- The emergence of xDSL in Africa
- Internet via satellite
- Wireless Broadband
- Local, national and regional ISPs
- The role of the mobile networks and 3G
- VoIP telephony liberalisation and grey markets

Countries profiled:

- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkino Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cote D'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe

For more information visit
http://www.

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E.0 percent.2 percent) in April.0% 72 1.8% 101 1.S.7 956 .7 -0.2 0.8 2.5% -3.

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Since April 2004, the
civilian labor force increased by 72,000 persons, with employment gains
accounting for all of the increase. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was three-tenths of a
percentage point below the United States' rate of 5.1 percent.8% -28 -8.1 5,680.0%
Financial Activities 335.6 1.3%
Trade, Transportation
+ Utilities 0.8% 10.com/reports/c14193

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

This category lists English-language sites related to Benin.

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S.3 0.1 -0.0% 0.9 2.com/reports/c14193 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 - African Broadband and Internet Markets to their offering.newscom .

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Terms of the deal are available in the Northwestern press release issued
earlier today via Canada Newswire and PR Newswire.

Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: April 2005

Pennsylvania added a total of 61,200 jobs since April 2004, an increase of
1.3 3.1%
Trade, Transportation
+ Utilities 1,128.7 0.

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WHERE: Rosewater Supper Club
19 Toronto St.9 percent
in April.4 percent,
April's rate was the lowest since August 2001 - the last time Pennsylvania's
rate was under 5.8 ---- -0.9 685.1%
Leisure +
Hospitality 484.0 481.6 0.8 0.8%
Education + Health Services 9.2 2.

Benin is a country in West Africa, bordering on Togo, Nigeria, Niger and Burkina Faso.

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WHO: Kabir Ahmed, Chairman and CEO, Northwestern Mineral Ventures
Marek Kreczmer, President, Northwestern Mineral Ventures
Hon. and King St.7 percent over the past year.9 953.3%
Natural Resources
+ Mining 18.6%
Manufacturing 684.0%
Education +
Health Services 1,014.5 -0.

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Employment 943 0.3 473.6 1.4%
Government 1.3 0.

Research and Markets: African Broadband and Internet Markets Analyzed

By early-2004, overall Internet penetration in
Africa was around 1. This compares with over
50% penetration in developed countries.researchandmarkets.

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WHAT: The management team of Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc.
Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor + Industry today issued a
separate released titled , "Statewide Unemployment Rate Hits 4-Year Low.9 5.2%
Rate -0 .7% 2,454 1.6 690.1 0.2 1.1%
Natural Resources + Mining -0.1%
Construction 4.

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The seasonally adjusted number of nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania rose by
9,700 (0.5 ----

U.7 4,672.9 1,118.8 265.2% 1.
(Logo: http://www. While Internet uptake increased from less than
500,000 in 1995 to over 12 million in early-2004, its use remains
comparatively minuscule due to the lack of telecoms infrastructures in many
regions and high prices.

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2 percent.4%
Unemployment 312 343 340 -31 -9.
Civilian Labor Force 559 0.9 9.3 335.1 0.3 %

Year-to-Date Change from
Change April 2004
volume percent volume percent

Total Nonfarm Jobs 24.1 -0.4 1.9 0. South Africa and Tunisia
were next in line with between 6 and 7%.com
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2%
Employment 49 0.7 0.2 4,726.5 0.5 648.4 -2.4%
Professional +
Business Services 7.

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Africa remains the least connected continent in the world both from the
view of the total bandwidth feeding the entire continent and from an Internet
penetration perspective.

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0 1,127.8 113.6 745.3 2.1%

Goods Producing Industries 0 .6% -5.5 -0.6% 3.

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Mohamed Abdoulahi, Minister of Mines + Energy, Republic
of Niger

WHEN: Thursday, March 9, 2006
11:00 a.

Northwestern and Government of Niger representatives will be available
for media interviews . The rate was also down half a percentage point
from a year ago. But while national job growth was spread across most
industries, Pennsylvania's job growth was concentrated in three supersectors:
construction, leisure + hospitality, and government.7 0.7 0.8 -0.5 0.
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the African Broadband
and Internet markets .

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(TSX-V: NWT; OTCBB: NWTMF) invites you to attend a ceremony to mark the
official signing of an agreement that makes Northwestern one of the first
North American companies to receive permission to conduct exploration for
uranium in Niger.

EDITOR'S NOTE: A breakdown of Pennsylvania's employment statistics
follows.2 5.3 ----

Note: May 2005 labor force statistics will be released June 20, 2005

Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Jobs
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)

Change from
April March April March 2005
2005 2005 2004 volume percent

Total Nonfarm Jobs 5,690.3 18.7 -0.6 6 .0%
Information 109.2 0.2%
Other Services 1.

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Rate 5.7 249.2 630.5% 60.9 0.

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Service Providing
Industries 4,733.8% 6.researchandmarkets. Growth is slower than world averages and is less than
half the growth rate of mobile.
While Africa is still struggling to ensure universal availability of basic
voice services, the implementation of broadband networks is still very limited
but has picked up momentum during 2003 and 2004.