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 SENATE IS WORKING TO REPOSITION THE TRANSPORT SECTOR-SARAKI.

Image may contain: 1 person, sitting            Senate President,Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,has said that the Senate is presently working on critical legislation to reposition the nation's transportation sector.
Saraki disclosed this when the National Executive Committee of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria {RTEAN},led by its National President,Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq visited him in Abuja.The Senate President who was decorated as the Grand Patron of the association by Sadiq,during the visit,according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,Sanni Onogu,stated that the National Assembly,under his leadership,will spare no effort to ensure that the transport sector is working effectively.
Saraki said: ''In the Senate already,our main focus is to see how we can encourage more private sector participation in the transport sector and that is why we have about six different bills in the transportation sector.They include the Transport Commission Bill,Federal Roads Authority Bill,All these are meant to improve the Transport sector and help businesses in the country,'' he said.He said that the National Assembly will continue to encourage entrepreneurs to manufacture cars locally at affordable prices.''We still believe that we can provide the enabling environment that will make the price of new vehicles almost the same as some of the second hand cars that are being imported to check the idea where vehicles that have been condemned in other parts of the world are brought here,he said.
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