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...

THE NIGERIAN SENATE DIRECTED ''NERC'' TO IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND THE FEBRUARY 1ST TARIFF HIKES IN ELECTRICITY BILLS..

                  Nigerian Senate President  Bukola Saraki wrote yesterday tuesday on his social media that ''Today,the 8th Senate directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission {NERC} to immediately suspend the February 1st.  2016 tariff hikes,which are estimated to be upwards of 49 percent.This move is necessary because any increase in cost,without the necessary improvement in service delivery by the power companies is unacceptable.Furthermore,the power distribution companies must work to ensure that every establishment in Nigeria is provided with capabilities for metered billing.Doing this would end the sharp practice of arbitrary billing,which estimates the power consumption of Nigerians in the generation of their monthly bills''.Also today wednesday,few minutes ago,the Senate President wrote ''Today i met with members of the United Kingdom {UK} Parliament under the Auspices of the Africa House London.In our meeting,i emphasised the need for visiting delegation to encourage business leaders from the UK to partner with our business community to bring more manufacturing industries to Nigeria''.More photos below.                                         

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