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...
It was reported today that Liberia has finally joined the World Trade Organization.A move that is bound to benefit the country's economy a great deal after 8 years of accession.Liberia President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson speaking at the 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi said ''The road to accession has come with milestones to economic growth,Liberia created the fiscal space by removing our debt of 4.9 billion dollars,domestic revenues increased by 600% in peak,infrastructure is being mobilised,electricity increased from zero to 150MW by end of 2017,reaching 54 thousand households''.
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