A new report states that FG trains 177 youths in smartphone repairs, allocating ₦5.9 billion for training as part of efforts to boost the Nigerian economy within the Technology sector.
As the news appears on the front page of Punch Newspaper in the viral image (not sure if it’s from Punch) circulating on social media, it contains this story.
Note: The news about FG training 177 youths in smartphone repairs is not confirmed yet by a reliable source, and the federal government has not made any official statement regarding it.
The PR Nigeria Report states: The claim that the FG spent N5.9 billion to train 177 youths on smartphone repair is not true.
Did FG Trains 177 Youths In Smartphone Repairs?
No, The federal government did not spend ₦5.9 billion on training youths to learn smartphone repairs, and the news is entirely false.
Honestly, some people created a viral image with a Punch Newspaper headline, claiming unconfirmed news regarding FG spent N5.9 billion to train 177 youths on smartphone.
However the federal government recently launched the Conditional Cash Transfer program, and many beneficiaries received a 25,000 Naira cash transfer from it.
