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...

SENATE URGED FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH & NCDC TO MAKE MENINGITIS VACCINATIONS FREE.{PHOTO}.

No automatic alt text available.                                     Today tuesday,the Senate urged the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Centre for Disease Control {NCDC} to make meningitis vaccinations free in public healthcare facilities across the country.The resolution followed a motion titled: ''Outbreak of Meningitis and the Urgent Need to Curb its Spread & Stop Further Deaths'' sponsored by Senator Gbenga Ashafa and 16 other Senators.The Senate noted the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in five States,while also stressing the need for an increase in the budget of the Federal Ministry of Health,on order to ensure that the Ministry and its parastatals are able to better fund healthcare-related activities in the country.The Senators also resolved that meningitis vaccinations should be made free across the country,citing the need for agencies of the federal government to continue to collaborate with the World Health Organization and UNICEF to make the scarce inoculations against meningitis readily available.Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,the Senate President,noted that with Lassa Fever,Cholera and Meninggitis outbreak in parts of the country,there was a need for increased coordination and funding for regular and specialized healthcare in the 2017 budget.He assured Nigerians that the Senate is prepared to promptly pass any supplemental appropriation request to combat disease outbreaks.
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