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...

SUBSIDY REMOVAL: NIGER OFFERS FREE TRANSPORT SERVICE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (PHOTO).



Subsidy removal: Niger offers free transport services to public schools

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has ordered that there’ll be free transportation of government school pupils within the state.

This measure, the governor said, is to help ensure that learners have easy access to education, amidst the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Tinubu administration.

The governor said, “The free transportation for the children at the basic level of education will encourage pupils to go to school at the basic education level and again cushion the effect of subsidy removal.”

Officials of the National Examination Council, led by its registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi, paid a visit to the Government House, Minna, the state capital.

 Examination body to assist the government in making schools attractive to learners and improve the quality of education in the North-Central state.

“We have not felt NECO in terms of corporate social responsibilities.

We have not seen a block of classrooms that has been fixed by NECO. You cannot be a tenant in our state and not add value to our people and communities,” Bago charged.

The registrar mentioned that the examination body shall collaborate with the state government to better education in the state.

 

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