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...
Today monday,Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode unveiled plans to commence the reconstruction of two roads in each of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state,just as he charged the Executive Secretaries to judiciously ensure that the projects meet international standard.The Governor spoke at the Lagos House,Ikeja during the monthly meeting with the Executive Secretaries of the 57 councils to review the progress report in their various communities as well as their challenges.He said the decision to embark on the road rehabilitation was in line with the reforms at the local government level,noting that the first phase will commence with the reconstruction of 114 roads,two per local government,at the cost of 19billion.The Governor who said the execution of the project will be left in the care of the local governments,however tasked the Executive Secretaries to ensure that only the best contractors are engaged to ensure that the prescribed standard is met on all the roads.He said ''We expect you to create jobs in your communities and get our employed on these projects''.Governor Ambode said that the ongoing reforms in the councils are geared towards making them more effective and deliver better service to their communities,saying that the new structure which has become operational will go a long way to reduce cost of governance.He said further that ''With this new structure,a lot is expected from you,the Executive Secretaries.You are the face of the government in your communities.Your people must know you and you must know the people.You must have a good knowledge of their challenges and be able to jointly with them,proffer solutions that the government can implement.You should live with your people.There is no reason why an Executive Secretary of a Local Government should live outside his community.The chain of communication must be fluid and information should flow either way.You have created websites,we have erected boundary demarcation sign posts and created phone lines for easier access to the Local Governments and Councils.We expect all these to ensure better communication with your communities and for the people to know which Local Government they reside in.This is a government of continuity with improvement.As such our people must feel that improvement.They can only feel it if you are dedicated to serve them.As we work on ways to improve the lives of our people,i charge you all to get involved in your communities.You must live with your community and you should be accessible to them.Community Governance should be our priority as we have promised.We can only consider our administration a success if we can touch the lives of all our citizens positively in any community they reside.That is the challenge facing you and i''.One more photo below. 
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