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...

NNPC SET TO TRANSFER WARRI, KADUNA REFINERIES TO PRIVATE OPERATORS. (PHOTO).


 NNPC set to transfer Warri, Kaduna refineries to private operators


The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has officially announced its plans to seek collaborations with reputable and trustworthy operations and maintenance firms to oversee the operations of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC). 


This decision was communicated in a statement released on Friday through the company’s official ‘X’ handle.


"NNPC Ltd is actively seeking partnerships with reputable and reliable Operations & Maintenance (O&M) companies to manage the operations of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), with the objective of ensuring reliability and sustainability to fulfill the nation's fuel supply and energy security obligations," the statement read.


The Warri Refinery, situated in Delta State was commissioned in 1978, and is a complex conversion refinery with a distillation capacity of 6,250,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTA). It includes a petrochemical plant commissioned in 1988 with production capacities of 13,000 MTA of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of carbon black.


The Kaduna Refinery was commissioned in 1980 and was initially capable of producing 50,000 barrels per day (opd). Its capacity was expanded in 1983 and further increased in 1986, bringing the current capacity to 110.000 bpd.

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