{"id":913790,"date":"2022-01-06T01:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T01:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/06\/todays-headlines-another-protest-begins-in-abuja-3700-nigerian-youths-to-be-trained-by-google\/"},"modified":"2022-01-06T01:11:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T01:11:11","slug":"todays-headlines-another-protest-begins-in-abuja-3700-nigerian-youths-to-be-trained-by-google-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/06\/todays-headlines-another-protest-begins-in-abuja-3700-nigerian-youths-to-be-trained-by-google-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Headlines: Another Protest Begins In Abuja, 3,700 Nigerian Youths To Be Trained By Google"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><strong>Another Protest Begins In Abuja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/82c7adfb90de4b48a7c15ff9d44910c1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Punch Newspapers <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some retired soldiers are protesting the non-payment of their pension and other allowances in front of the Ministry of Finance, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the protesters who came with mats also carried placards.<\/p>\n<p>They called for the enrollment of verified veterans on the pension scheme and the need to address the disparity in salary and pension of serving and retired soldiers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/70e53e1f75684125a5bfe0258db0d4df\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Google <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3,700 Nigerian Youths To Be Trained By Google<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/c12a659ac54c4f02b20595d736db2c8b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Peoples Gazette <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tech giant Google in partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) alongside MindtheGap, will train 3,700 Nigerian youths on digital skills.<\/p>\n<p>SMEDAN, on Tuesday, disclosed this in a statement, stating that one million youths in Africa will benefit from the training.<\/p>\n<p>SMEDAN also noted that as a body that regulates MSMEs in the country, it would only be concerned with the training of the selected MSMEs in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 100 Clerics To Pray For Yahaya Bello<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1193342526254207944ff59d00ec70b2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: PM News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some clergymen have assured Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi of their support in the upcoming 2023 general elections as soon as he makes public his intention.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Jonathan Praise, convener of the Inter-denominational prayer in Abuja said over 100 Bishops and Christian clerics will hold a three-day prayer and fasting for Bello\u2019s success in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheikh Gumi Speaks About Bandit Kingpins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1641431471_350_0906d571b7214375916327261b91a413\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Punch Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Controversial Islamic scholar, Dr. Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has asked the Nigerian military to provide evidence of bombardment and the killing of two notorious bandits at Zamfara forest last week.<\/p>\n<p>Gumi also insisted that what was required to win the war\u00a0was dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>The media consultant to the cleric, Tukur Mamu, who spoke on behalf of Gumi, told newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday that in most cases, innocent lives died during raids by the Nigerian military.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bandits Abduct Chinese Workers <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/db1c77ddbadd4c199f7899aaa3899c09\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Peoples Gazette<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bandits have kidnapped two Chinese workers at the Zungeru Hydro Power Dam project in Niger, where they killed two security guards.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary to Niger State Government, Ahmed Matane, confirmed this to journalists in Minna on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Dabliz (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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