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...

ANED,IS APPEALING TO ORGANISED LABOUR IN NIGERIA,NOT TO HOLD PROTEST TOMORROW OVER INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF.

                     According to sources,today sunday in Kano,the Association of Nigeria Electricity Distributors ANED,appealed to NLC to shelve its planned protest over electricity tariff increase,tomorrow monday.A statement issued by the Executive Director,Research and Advocacy of the association,Sunday Oduntan,urged the unions to support the power sector operators to improve electricity supply in the country.The statement urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government and the power sector operators to ensure the sustenance of the sector.It said that Nigeria was witnessing an all time high 5,075 megawatts of electricity for the first time in the history of the nation's power sector.''This is a demonstration that the sector has the capacity to meet the country's power needs.Power is a major requirement in the drive to grow the nation's economy and improve quality of life.We believe that this is only the beginning and that we can accomplish much more improvement in the sector,if all the stakeholders work together in partnership.ANED and its members are sensitive to customers anxiety over the recent increase in electricity tariffs.The increase will help to mitigate the negative cash flow and revenue shortfalls that have bedvilled the sector''.The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission,NERC,had approved electricity tariffs increase by between N9.60 and N14.80,effective February 2,2016.The statement further said that,customers should know that the increase in tariffs was necessary for improvement of electricity infrastructure that had suffered decades of neglect.One more photo below.                                                                                                     

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