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- 3 Oct 2013
AIB Launches Investigation into Associated Airlines Crash
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has launched preliminary investigation into Associated Airlines plane that crashed at the MMIA in Lagos at about 9.32am yesterday The aviation accident…
- News21 Aug 2026
Releasing President Tinubu’s Records Can Endanger Lives – FBI
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIB) has warned that releasing some records relating to President Bola Tinubu could endanger the lives or physical safety of individuals.
- 28 Jan 2018
US Extradites Opara, Nigerian for Alleged eMail Scams
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has announced the extradition of Onyekachi Emmanuel Opara from South Africa, for participating in fraudulent business email compromise scams that…
- 11 Dec 2013
US Fines Julius Berger N5.1Bn For Bribing Nigerian Officials
The United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have confirmed that construction giant Julius Berger’s foreign affiliate Bilfinger SE, has agreed to pay N5.1…
- 16 May 2018
Cybercrime Losses Exceed $1.4Bn in 2017
Losses of cybercrime victims exceeded $1.4 billion in 2017, the latest Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 2017 Internet Crime report, shows. The study found that the majority of victims and…
- 30 Nov 2015
Cyber Security: Aligning Nigeria With Rest Of The World
Top cyber threats listed by the United State’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are hacktivism, crime, insider, espionage, terrorism and warfare. The world is no longer witnessing an era of…
- 24 Apr 2025
FBI Sends Team to Nigeria to Track Down 'Sextortion' Scammers
Sextortion scams have become so widespread that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is sending agents to Nigeria to help track down the perpetrators. The agency's "Operation Artemis" has led to…
- 5 Jun 2025
FBI Busts Alleged Cyber Fraud Ring Led by Nigerian ‘Tech Queen’
A Nigerian tech enthusiast known online as the “tech queen,” Sapphire Egemasi, has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with a massive fraud scheme targeting U.S.…
- 14 Aug 2018
Global Heists on ATM Machines Imminent- FBI
America's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned banks in Nigeria and others across the globe that criminals are gearing up to execute a global bank heist in the coming days. In a…
- 13 Feb 2023
NDPB Investigates Banks, Others Over Alleged Data Breaches
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) is investigating four banks, one telecommunications firm, consulting firms and a large number of loan sharks for various alleged data breaches, according to Dr.…
- General News21 Aug 2026
Autobrake Failure Contributed to Enugu Air’s Benin Runway Overrun - NSIB
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has identified an inoperative autobrake system as one of the factors that contributed to the runway overrun involving an Enugu Air aircraft at Benin Airport.
- 15 Feb 2023
NDPB Investigates 110 Companies for Data Breaches
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has said that it is presently investigating over 110 companies in Nigeria over allegations of data breach. Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Bureau,…
- 27 Sept 2020
NCC Board Chairman Alleges Threat to His life by Agents of DG
Tonye Jaja, chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has raised the alarm over alleged threat to his life by agents of John Asein, director general of the agency. He…
- 30 Jan 2023
NDPB Investigates GT Bank, Zenith Bank Over Data Breach Complaints
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has opened an investigation into allegations of data breach by two Nigeria Banks, namely GT Bank and Zenith Bank. This investigations were triggered by allegations…
- 18 Dec 2025
Nigeria Police Arrest Okitipi, Nigerian Allegedly Linked to Microsoft 365 Hack
Okitipi Samuel, a Nigerian man, has been taken into custody by the Nigeria Police Force for his alleged role in a global cyberattack on Microsoft 365 users. Benjamin Hundeyin, Force public relations…
- 26 Aug 2021
U.S Trains 50 Nigerian Investigators to Combat Cryptocurrency Fraud
The U.S. authorities have trained over 50 Nigerian investigators and prosecutors to tackle cryptocurrency-enabled organised crimes. The training, which was held virtually, focused on enhancing the…
- 29 Jan 2023
FG Asks NDPB to Probe Banks, Fintechs over Data Privacy Breaches
Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged the Nigerian Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) to investigate banks and data-processing firms on data privacy and protection…
- 10 Feb 2024
FG Probes GTB, Zenith Bank over Alleged Data Breach
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) has opened an investigation into allegations of data breach by two Nigerian banks; GTB and Zenith Bank. The investigations were triggered by allegations of…
- 12 Oct 2018
Overland Aircraft Catches Fire at Lagos Airport
A turboprop aircraft belonging to Overland Airways was on Friday severely damaged by fire while parked at the airline’s hanger at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport,…
- 11 Sept 2013
US Jails Nigerian Fraudster 3 Years for 419
Emmanuel Ehkator, a Nigerian who was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for criminal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in the United States of America has…
- 4 Jul 2022
FG Probes Firm for Supporting Online Loan Sharks
Federal government is investigating the role of an unnamed consulting firm for supporting the illegal activities of some online lenders in Nigeria, according to Dr Vincent Olatunji, national…
- 28 Oct 2022
NDPB, FCCPC Sign MOU on Consumer Rights & Data Protection
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for the purposes of protecting consumer rights…
- 13 Feb 2024
Alleged $6.2m Fraud: FG Enlists INTERPOL to Arrest 3 Suspects Linked to Emefiele
Federal government has requested the Interpol National Central Bureau to place a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff and two others on its Red Notice. Monday’s request is connected to an alleged…
- 5 Jun 2020
Group Petitions US Congress, Demands Emefiele’s Sanction over Alleged Scam at CBN
Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), global pan-Nigeria group, has petitioned the US Congress over alleged multiple scams at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the watch of Godwin…
- 4 Nov 2019
EFCC Arrests Top Banker, Wife over Alleged $1.49m Scheme
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Lagos has arrested a couple, Rowly Isioro, a former Assistant General Manager with one of the first generation banks and his wife, Ovuomarhoni Naomi…
- 5 Aug 2016
Nigerian Criminal eMail Syndicate Steals Millions from Companies
A criminal syndicate in Nigeria is stealing millions of dollars from companies around the world by intercepting their emails and diverting bank transfers, according to FT. SecureWorks, a cyber…
- 26 Aug 2012
Surfing with Eyes Wide Open on Social Networks
The dangers of social networking sites are real and there is every reason to be extra vigilant when on these sites. This is because some unarmed but lethal men and women are hiding under the…
- 7 Nov 2016
FTSE 100 Crushed as Pound Leaps Higher
While the impending US election vote is continuing to drive all headline attention, the FTSE 100 concluded the week losing over 1.4% and dipping below the psychological 7000 milestone level as a…
- 13 Jun 2018
FBI Arrests 29 Nigerians, Others in eMail Fraud Crackdown
United States (U.S.) authorities said it has arrested 74 people in a global crackdown on email fraud scams, in which criminals have attempted to steal billions of dollars from businesses and…
- 29 Jul 2018
US Jails Ndukwu, Nigerian for eMail Scam
Emeka Ndukwu, 46, a Nigerian-American based in Maryland, has been sentenced to four years in prison for engaging in business e-mail scheme and conspiring to launder more than $900,000 proceeds of…