OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 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...

FUEL SCARCITY,HITS AWKA ANAMBRA STATE.

                      According to sources,there is now fuel scarcity in Awka Anambra state and they are now selling fuel as high as N110 and N115 .Some pressmen who monitored the situation today wednesday reports that most filling stations had no fuel sign placed at their gates while a few that had the product had long queues of vehicles.Mr Benjamin Abimaje,Manager at Femas Services Station Awka said ''There was no product because of the sudden outrageous increase in loading cost.I have applied for products for some days noe but the increase in price and scarcity at the depot in Lagos had made it impossible for them to get loaded.We do not have fuel.The cost is high at the depot and when you add other charges,it may not land at less that N98.It is also biting us because we are not selling,no profit,yet we are incurring loss,we hope it normalises soon''.Chief Ikechukwu Nwankwo,Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria {IPMAN},Enugu zone said ''I can confirm to you that there is no PMS now,the pump price increase is only natural because landing cost at the station is now between N95 and N99,the NNPC on its part does not have products.Marketers are having problems with funds because most times,government does not remit their part and even when they do,it comes late.Also the interests to banks eat up our profits.The government has role to play to ensure we come out of this problem''.More photos below.                                                                                

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