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...
Since 2013,Nigeria has recorded more than 2 million cases of Cancer,with up to 500,000 cases of the disease being registered each year.As someone who has suffered the pain of losing a loved one to Cancer,it gives me great joy to announce that today at the Senate,we passed for its third and final reading,the Bill to establish the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment.Once established,the Cancer Research institute will provide a holistic national strategy for dealing with cancer treatments,and will serve to reorient the public on preventable measures..President of the Senate,Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,today tuesday canvassed for global support for Nigeriain the area of renewable energy and said the country stands to benefit in terms of job creation and affordable power supply if well harnessed.Saraki also gave kudos to the United Kingdom parliament for collaborating with the nation's legislative bodies in putting resources and relevant laws in place for the benefit of the people.Speaking when he hosted a delegation from the UK Parliament led by MP,Kate Osumor,in his office,Saraki said the challenges facing the nation at the present time are surmountable and urged Nigerians to join forces with the present administration in finding lasting solutions to present economic,social ans security challenges.Highlighting the significance of renewable energy to the country,the Senate President pointed out that the sector when fully tapped will boost job creation as thousands of unemployed youths will be engaged and become useful to the nation.He added that with renewable energy,and the support from the international community,issues of epileptic power supply in the country will be a thing of the past.In doing this,Saraki said that the desire of the 8th Senate in particular and the National Assembly in general is to ensure that government policies and ideas are in tandem with the aspirations of the masses.One more photo below. 
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