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...
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LACK OF FUND STALLING AMBASSADORS' APPOINTMENTS- MINISTER. (PHOTO).

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 Lack of fund stalling ambassadors’ appointments – Minister


The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has attributed the delay in appointing ambassadors to financial and economic challenges being faced by the current administration.


Tuggar disclosed this during the ministerial sectoral briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.


Nigeria has 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates globally.


“The whole idea was to stop subsidising consumption and focus on subsidising production.


“However, the government has faced various other challenges. When the microeconomic reforms began showing benefits, platforms like Binance and the rise of cryptocurrencies began undermining those gains,” Tuggar stated.


According to the minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not been receiving the necessary funding to operate effectively.


He noted that it was pointless to appoint ambassadors without the financial resources to support their travel and the effective running of missions abroad.


“We met a situation where Foreign Affairs was not being funded like the way it should be. Some loopholes are exploited by the likes of Binance. It is a money problem. There is no point sending out ambassadors if you do not have the funds for them to even travel to their designated country and to run the missions effectively, one needs funding,” he said.


Despite these hurdles, Tuggar assured all that the government was addressing the issue.


“Mr. President is working on it and it will be done in due course,” he concluded.


On September 2, 2023, President Bola Tinubu recalled all career and non-career ambassadors operating the country’s diplomatic missions, embassies and consulates globally.


The envoys were directed to return to the country on or before October 31. They include the 41 non-career ambassadors and 42 career ambassadors appointed by Former President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2020.


The lack of appointed ambassadors has raised concerns about Nigeria’s diplomatic representation and the effectiveness of its foreign missions.


Tuggar explained that upon taking office, Tinubu prioritised the removal of subsidies on consumption to redirect focus towards production subsidies.

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