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...
2.5 million preschool and school age children will be de-wormed by the Anambra state government from December 7 to December 9 2016.Dr Joe Akabuike,the state Commissioner for Health,made this known to newsmen in Awka,saying that the exercise would cover children aged one to 15 years.He said that the exercise would be flagged-off by Gov.Willie Obiano of Anambra at the Central School,Isi-Anaocha in Awka North Local Government Area.The commissioner said that the state-wide exercise would hold in all public and private primary and junior secondary schools to achieve the desired objectives.He said that the exercise was aimed at reducing worm loads on children and enhance their health.According to him,the World Health Organisation {WHO} recommends periodic treatment with anthelmintic {de-worming} medicines,without previous individual diagnosis to preschool and school age living in endemic ares.''Treatment should be given once a year when the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in a community is about 20 per cent and twice a year when the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the community exceeds 50 per cent.The regular de-worming of our children will reduce stunting,improve absorption rate of nutrients ingested through proper feeding,and promote general well being of our children'' Akabuike said.He added that the intervention would reduce child morbidity by eliminating worm burden.
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