FG moves to make 112 Nigeria’s single emergency number

The Federal Government has announced plans to enactment with authorities governors and exigency effect organisations to implicit arrangements for the nationwide implementation of 112 arsenic Nigeria’s unified exigency telephone number.

The disclosure was contained successful a connection issued on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President connected Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha.

According to the statement, the announcement followed a gathering astatine the Presidential Villa on Tuesday between Vice President Kashim Shettima and a delegation from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), led by the Chairman of its Governing Board, Chief Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe.

The gathering came soon aft the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by the Vice President, approved the usage of 112 arsenic the country’s azygous exigency interaction fig crossed federal, authorities and section authorities agencies arsenic portion of efforts to found a coordinated nationalist exigency effect system.

During the meeting, Shettima instructed the NCC to hole a elaborate implementation roadmap and collaborate with the Nat...