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...

ETISALAT BROUGHT A LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MTN,OVER THE ACQUISITION OF VISAFONE.

                     I just received an information that Etisalat,a telecommunication firm in Nigeria has brought a legal action against MTN Nigeria and Visafone Ltd,challenging MTN's use of the 800MH spectrum following the acquisition of Visafone.Etisalat said the court action was necessary to prevent the use of the spectrum by MTN at this time,as it will entrench the dominance of MTN in the retail data service market.It noted that MTN Nigeria had been declared dominant by the Nigerian Communications Commission {NCC} in 2013 and remains dominant in the wholesale leased line and retail voice markets.Chineze Amanfo,Head of Media,Etisalat in a statement said the use of the 800MHz spectrum to deploy broadband services ahead of its competitors,particularly those who,prior to MTNs purchase as MTN,will further entrench MTN's dominance in the Nigerian telecommunications sector.She said in line with Section 86 of the Nigerian Communications Act,2003,engaged the NCC to understand the basis of its decision to approve the acquisition.Before the acquisition of Visafone by  MTN Nigeria last month,the GSM operators controlled about 98 percent of the Nigerian market,while the CDMA controlled 1.58 percent market share,according to statistics from the NCC.One more photo below.                                                                                                

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