Tag: PHONES

‘25m phones stolen in 12 months in Nigeria’ – NBS

Aminu Imam
NBS on stolen phones

The National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), has reported over 25 million phone thefts between March 2023 and April 2024, according to its ‘Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024’. The NBS report, titled: ‘Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024’, indicated that an estimated 17,965,741 people had their phones stolen during the reference period. Phone theft, which is a common individual crime in the country, shows that seven out of every 10 stolen phones happened at home or public places, with a mere 11.7% of people who reported to the…

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Keep phones aside, read books, Author advises young people

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Books

The author of the book; “Power of the Secret Place”, Kingsley Onigbo has called on young people to keep their phones aside and read books in order to gain knowledge and wisdom. Onigbo made the appeal in Abuja at the launch of the book -“Power of the Secret Place” ,which dwelt on spirituality and promoting societal values. The author started working on the book in 2012 and was able to put it together through prayers and wisdom. The author said promoting reading culture and growing individual spiritual life was necessary for…

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NCC denies asking subscribers to submit their IMEI number

Aminu Imam
Nigeria Communication Commission

…’ Requesting Nigerians’ IMEI illegal’, says SERAP The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has said that subscribers are not required to submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers for now. Recall that according to earlier reports, the NCC was said to have declared that Nigerians will have to submit the IMEI  of their phones to it as from July. The Director of Public Affairs of the NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, clarified this in a statement, saying, “At no time did the Commission issue a statement regarding the registration of IMEI…

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Nigerians to submit phone IDs in three months – NCC

Aminu Imam
Nigeria Communication Commission

The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has said Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity of their phones to it from July. The regulatory body said this in the Commission’s ‘Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration’. The NCC said, “One of the means to achieve the aim to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone market, discourage mobile phone theft, enhance National Security, protect consumer interest, increase revenue generation for the government, reduce the rate of kidnapping, mitigate the use of stolen phones for crime, and facilitate blocking…

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China bans classroom mobile phone use over addiction concerns

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ban China’s primary and middle schools have introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect pupils from internet and video game addiction. Primary and middle school students should not bring mobile phones into classrooms, according to a circular from the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Monday on phones on campus. If students must have a mobile phone at school, a special request should be submitted to the school authorities along with written consent from their guardians, said the ministry. Once the request has been…

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