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...

NAIRA DEPRECIATION CONTINUES AS DOLLAR SUPPLY FALLS TO ALL-TIKE LOW AT DOREX MARKET. (PHOTO).


 Naira depreciation continues as dollar supply falls to all-time low at forex market


Naira depreciation continued as US dollar transactions at the official foreign exchange market dropped to an all-time low of $84.38 million.


This is according to FMDQ data at the close of work on Thursday.


The day-to-day FX supply turnover dropped from $160.77 million on Tuesday to $84.38 million on Thursday.


Consequently, the Naira further dipped to N1459.73 per dollar on Thursday from N1416.57 on Wednesday.


This represents an N43.17 depreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market.


Similarly, the Naira dropped to N1,450 per dollar on Thursday in the parallel market section, compared to N1,438 the previous day. This brings the gap between the official and parallel markets to N9.73.


Naira’s depreciation has been consistent for days now in the FX market.


The country’s forex instability has persisted despite the recent surge in foreign reserves by $262 million.

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