Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, unveiled a technology-driven strategy to end the persistent vandalism of streetlights across Abuja.

Mr Wike said new streetlight contracts awarded to construction firms, including China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and China Geo-engineering Corporation (CGC), now include advanced security features and a centralised monitoring system designed to protect public infrastructure from criminal damage.

He spoke in Abuja after inspecting several ongoing infrastructure projects across the territory.

The minister said the new approach would rely on technology rather than deploying security personnel to guard each installation....