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...

FG INAUGURATES TASK TEAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 50,000 HOUSES.(PHOTO).



 FG inaugurates task team for construction of 50,000 houses


Federal Government has inaugurated the Multi-Agency Project Delivery Task Team to develop a roadmap for the construction of over 50,000 houses annually across the country.


At the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Ahmed Dangiwa, said the team comprised highly qualified and experienced professionals in the housing sector.


The Minister also inaugurated three other task reform teams, they are Housing Institution Reform Task Team, the Building Materials Manufacturing Hubs Task Team, and the Land Reforms Task Team.


According to Mr. Dangiwa, the Land Reforms Task Team was to develop a sustainable blueprint for implementation.


He maintained that the Building Materials Manufacturing Hubs Task Team would effectively reduce the dependence on imports and lower the cost of construction materials in the country.


The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, explained that the housing sector was faced with numerous challenges due to obsolete laws and charged the teams to live up to expectations.


The Chairman of the Multi-Agency Project Delivery Task Team, Brigadier General Tunde Reis, thanked the federal government for the opportunity to deliver programmes and policies that would enhance the development of the housing sector.


Other representatives of the teams lauded the Minister of Housing and Urban Development for contributing to the growth of the sector and promised to work towards attaining the desired objectives of the Ministry.

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