OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).
Over 25 million phones stolen in one year – FG The Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report of the National Bureau of Statistics, a Federal Government agency, shows that Nigeria recorded 25.35 million phone theft cases between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the report, this was the most common type of crime within the period under review. The report read, “The number of crimes experienced by individuals in Nigeria was analysed over a period of time. The results show that theft of phones (25,354,417) was the most common crime experienced by individuals, followed by consumer fraud (12,107,210) and assault (8,453,258). However, hijacking of cars (333,349) was the least crime experienced by individuals within the reference period.” It also noted that most phone theft cases occurred either at home or in a public place, and about 90 per cent of such cases were reported to the police. Despite the high rate of the incident being reported, only about 11.7 per cent of t...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control {NAFDAC} has warned of some Maggi noodles produced by Nestle India.NAFDAC said these noodles contained excess lead and were therefore deemed unsafe and hazardous for human consumption.''Nestle has recalled its Maggi instannt noodles from stores across India following the report by the Indian Food Safety Regulators of probable lead contamination.Lead exposure causes an estimated 143,000 deaths a year worldwide.In view of the potential safety concerns on consumption of the lead contaminated Maggi instant noodles.NAFDAC warns that Maggi instant noodles produced by Nestle India should not be consumed.Department stores,wholesalers and retailers should also be proactive in ensuring that such products are brought to NAFDAC if they come across any,and under no circumstances should such products be sold''.
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