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naptu2:
We did and we do.

We had 199 back when P&T and Nitel were still operating. Chaos ensued when private telecoms operators arrived and Nitel went comatose. Every telecoms company had its own number and many states also had their own numbers. Lagos State had 112 and 767 as emergency numbers. Finally the NCC has developed a project to have a single 3 digit emergency number for the whole of Nigeria and the number is 112.

You can see 112 listed as one of the numbers in my second post (112 is the general emergency number, but some agencies still have their own specific numbers).

naptu2:
Telephone service was provided by P&T (Posts And Telecoms) which became Nitel in 1985. There were area codes - Ikoyi was 68, Victoria Island was 61, Lagos Island was 62, Festac was 88, Ikeja was 97, etc.

You had to wait for a dialling tone before you could make a call. We were lucky, the government paid our phone bill.

There were huge telephone books (1978, 1979, 1982 and 1983) and you could find people's phone numbers with the telephone books.

Some short codes were 199 (emergency), 198 (speaking clock), but I can't remember what the ring back short code was.

You had to book international calls with the operator.

naptu2:
We used to have a single national three digit emergency number back when Nitel was the only service provider (the number was 199).

The system became disorganised when private operators were given licenses and Nitel eventually collapsed. Each service provider and state had its own emergency number. The NCC is trying to reintroduce a single national three digit emergency number.

casualobserver:
I didn’t know that. It used to be 999 when I was young.

naptu2:
They were also neighbours on the sick bed

They often got injured at the same time and often came back at the same time.

Anytime I see her usernames my brain always tells me that it's Mariona & Co.

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We are collaborating with security agencies to safeguard lives and property in the state. Our emergency lines 112 and 739 are open 24 hours a day to receive reports and respond to any incidents of crime or breach of security.



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The Edo State Emergency Helplines, 112 or 739, are active 24/7. Call to report any emergency, crime or threat to public safety.


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