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...

CAC EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR POS REGISTRATION. (PHOTO).


 CAC extends deadline for PoS registration


The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has extended the deadline for registration of all Point of Sale (PoS) Operators by additional sixty days to accommodate others who were not able to register due to technical glitches.

Daily Trust reports that the commission had earlier given a deadline of 7th July 2024.

However, in a post signed by Management on its X handle on Sunday, it stated that the deadline had been extended by two months.

“The Corporate Affairs Commission wishes to notify Fintech Operators also known as Point of Sales (PoS) Operators that the initial deadline of 7th July 2024 given for the registration of sole Agents, Super Agents and Agents has been extended for a period of sixty days beginning from 7th July 2024 to the 5th September 2024.

“This is to give sufficient time to Operators particularly those in remote areas who might have encountered network challenges to so register and continue with their businesses,” the management wrote.

It, however, affirmed that “Operators who fail or refuse to register at the end of the extended deadline run the risk of losing such businesses and prosecution for aiding and abetting criminal activities,”

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