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- 6 Dec 2023
Cybercriminals Unleash 411,000 Malicious Files Daily in 2023
Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 411,000 malicious files every day, which is an increase of nearly 3% in 2023 compared to the previous year. Particular types of threats also…
- 5 Sept 2022
Aladekomo Calls for Development of Smart Cities As Nigeria’s Population is Estimated to Hit 411m in 2050
Following the United Nation’s estimate of Nigeria population hitting 411 million by 2050 and the attendant rural-urban migration challenges, Sir Demola Aladekomo, Founder of Chams Plc and Executive…
- 23 Feb 2016
GSMA Says Registered Mobile Money Accounts Increased to 411m in 2015
The GSMA yesterday released its fifth annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’. The report provides a quantitative assessment of the industry, drawing on the results of the annual GSMA…
- 26 Jan 2025
Court Orders Arrest of Access Bank Acting MD, Others over Alleged Theft of Property
Justice Ibironke Harrison, Judge of the Lagos State High Court, has ordered the arrest of Bolaji Agbede, acting managing director, Access Bank PLC, and three others, in the case of alleged…
- 14 Sept 2017
Nigeria Still World’s Most Mobilized Country, Traffic Hits 81%- Twinpine
Nigeria has retained its position as world’s most mobilized country, a new report released by Twinpine has shown. The Twinpine’s 2017 “Nigeria Mobile Trends Report”, shows Nigeria gained 5% from the…
- 6 Dec 2017
YouTube Rewind Trends: What was created, watched & Shared in 2017
By peter oluka YouTube has released its annual Rewind lists, showcasing the moments that captured the attention of Nigerians and YouTube users around the globe this year. The top 10 videos (excluding…
- 5 Aug 2018
Access Bank Staff Accused of Stealing Customers N14m
Mr Kolawole Agboola, an employee of Access Bank Plc in Lagos, was on Friday arraigned at the Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos Island on a three-count charge of conspiracy, fraud and theft.…
- 7 Sept 2018
Paga to Further Accelerate Growth with $10M Series B2 Investment
Paga, the leading mobile money company in Nigeria has announced that it has closed a $10 million growth financing led by the Global Innovation Fund. Also participating in the round were existing…
- 11 Sept 2018
2 Airtel Staff Land in Court for Conspiracy, Stealing
Isaac Ilupeju and Emmanuel Adeyanju, two Airtel employees, who allegedly stole N198, 000 under the guise of swapping a customer’s sim card, on Tuesday, appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court…
- 20 Sept 2018
4 Men Hack into FCMB Database, Steal N1Bn
Four suspected hackers were arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos for allegedly stealing the sum N1billion from accounts belonging to customers of First City Monumental Bank (FCMB).…
- 16 Mar 2009
MTN Expresses Commitment to Socio-economic Development
Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to playing a role in driving socio- economic growth and development in the country. According to Ahmad Farroukh, the…
- 15 Jul 2019
Man Allegedly Hacks into Wema Bank Account, Steals N4m
Nonso Okereke, a 29-year-old man has been being arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into a Wema Bank account and stealing N4 million. Okereke,…
- 16 Dec 2019
Science and Tech Ministry, Private Sector Partnership Aimed @ Economic Growth
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, has said its engagement with private sector will ensure economic growth and domestication of technologies in the country. Ogbonnaya Onu Mr Bitrus…
- 27 Jan 2020
Female Banker Accused of Stealing N42m
Aghata Igwe, a former banker, who allegedly obtained N42 million from a businessman under false pretences, on Monday appeared at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Igwe, 42, whose residential…
- 25 Feb 2020
EFCC Arraigns Polaris Bank Staff for Allegedly Stealing Customer’s N12.6m
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Babatunde Keshinro, a staff of Polaris Bank, formerly Skye Bank Plc, in an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly stealing…
- 20 Jan 2021
Bank Workers in Trouble for Allegedly Stealing Customers’ Funds
Two employees of Fina Trust Microfinance Bank are in trouble for allegedly stealing funds belonging to customers of the financial institution. On Wednesday, the police arraigned the suspects…
- 29 Sept 2021
Bank Guards in Court for Allegedly Stealing N2.4m from ATM
Two bank security guards were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos The defendants allegedly stole N2.4million from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). Friday Audu,…
- 17 Aug 2022
Sterling Bank Partners Farafina to Premiere Anthology of Nigerian Literature
Sterling Bank Plc has collaborated with Farafina Books, Nigeria’s leading independent literary publishers, to launch a premier anthology of the best of Nigerian writings spanning 200 years, from 1789…
- 25 Sept 2024
How Olajide, Access Bank Staff Allegedly Stole N40.4m from Customers' Accounts - Police
Bello Azeez Olajide, a 31 years old staffer of Access Bank Plc has been arrested by the Police at the Adeniji Adele Division, Lagos Island of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly unlawfully…
- 7 Mar 2019
Diamond Bank Staff Arrested for Stealing N3.4m from Customer’s Account
Fatiu Mohammed, marketing agent of Diamond bank in Matori, Mushin area of Lagos State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly diverting N3,441,000 from the savings of one of the bank’s…
- 7 May 2014
WEF Special Coverage on Bloomberg Tv Africa, Nig. CommunicationsWeek
The 24th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa commenced on Wednesday 7th and ends tomorrow Friday 9th May 2014 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria with the theme, Forging Inclusive…
- 5 Jun 2017
Mobile Internet Use on the Rise - Report
Mobile Internet consumption increased at an average rate of 44% a year between 2010 and 2016 reveals the latest survey results from Zenoth. Mobile Internet use will account for 26% of global media…
- 10 Aug 2017
Police Recover 189 SIM Cards from Fraudsters
Moruf Animashaun, a prosecutor, has told a Lagos court that 189 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards were retrieved from accused persons charged with defrauding a woman of N3.3million through a…