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...

ANAMBRA STATE GOVT FLAGS OFF COVID-19 MASS VACCINATION.{PHOTOS}.

Anambra State Government has flagged off the mass vaccination exercise against Covid-19 in the state which kickstarted today December 7 and will end on January 5, 2022 in all the apex primary health care centers across all the 326 wards in the State and selected private health facilities and other public spaces.


While flagging off the exercise at Anambra State Immunization Cold Store at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Governor Willie Obiano restated the resolve of the State Government to meet the global target of reaching seventy percent of the population by the end of June, 2022.


Specifically, Governor Obiano who was represented by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Vincent Okpala said the State targets to inoculate at least fifty percent of the population of Ndị Anambra by the end of January, 2022


He said this is very important at this time especially if the success already made in keeping the virus at alms length in the state will be sustained as he urged Ndi Anambra to ensure they receive their vaccination as it is the only assured protection against the disease. 


The Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu said the exercise hopes to reach every onye Anambra from age 18 and above at their doorsteps with the exercise now going on in three hundred and thirty primary health care Centres, sixty private health care facilities and sixteen special Centres including in schools, shopping malls and other open spaces.


Speaking on behalf of the partners of the State Government such as the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, World Health Organization, WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, Dr Edward Okeke of WHO reassured Ndị Anambra that the COVID-19 vaccine has been tested and confirmed safe while underscoring that the more the delay in achieving herd immunity, the more the virus develops adaptive features which will continue to enhance its circulation. 


Later at the COVID-19 mass vaccination Flag-off, the UNICEF Consultant for Anambra State, Mr Diden Gbofeyin handed over a 50KVA generator to Anambra State Government for use at the State Immunization Cold Store and seven hundred and seven megaphones for social mobilization on Immunization and other equipment which shall be distributed to the local government health authorities immediately.

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