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- 9 Jun 2025
NCoS Dismisses Reports, Confirms Progress in Inmate NIN Registration
Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that a majority of inmates across the country have been successfully enrolled into the National Identity Management Commission’s (NIMC) database,…
- 2 Jul 2024
Gambaryan, Binance Exec Fights for his Life, Freedom as Health Deteriorates in Jail
The health of Tigran Gambaryan, Binance executive remains uncertain one month and one week after Justice Emeka Nwite ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) to transfer him to a capable…
- 1 Dec 2015
NSE, CSCS to Commence Post-Trade Allocation Service
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc. have concluded arrangements to commence post-trade allocation service to operators on the NSE by December 1.…
- 30 Oct 2023
NDPC and Ministry of Interior Forge Strategic Alliance to Safeguard Personal Data Integrity
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) team, led by the National Commissioner/CEO, Dr Vincent Olatunji, conducted an advocacy visit to the Honourable Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,…
- 10 Jun 2025
CDCFIB Warns against Recruitment Racketeers
Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has warned job seekers to be wary of fraudsters circulating inappropriate recruitment information. The warning came against…
- 19 Oct 2025
FG Deport 192 Foreign Nationals Convicted of Cybercrimes
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has in collaboration with other agencies deported another batch of 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related…
- 24 Jul 2023
NCC to Galvanize NPA, ANA, Others to Harvest Creativity Behind Bars
In line with its statutory mandate and the renewed drive to encourage the use of copyright to grow the creative sector, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) will partner with relevant agencies,…
- 2 Mar 2020
EFCC Busts Syndicate of Bankers Stealing Depositors’ Funds
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo zonal office of the has uncovered a criminal syndicate of bankers that specialized in forging signatures of deceased bank customers, and stealing…
- 13 Mar 2020
EFCC Arraigns 5 Bank Staff for Allegedly Stealing Dead Customers’ Money
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned five workers of Fidelity Bank Plc before Justice Archibong Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo over a diversion of…
- 5 Nov 2024
How Hackers Manipulated, Stole N622m from Interswitch within Minutes- Police
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has heard how Daniel Ikeoha and Sylvester Ebeta, two alleged hackers, manipulated Interswitch Nigeria Limited’s Payment Gateway switch and…
- 17 May 2026
Xenophobic Attacks: Anonymous Nigeria Threatens to Leak South African Stolen Data
Anonymous Nigeria, hacktivism, known for launching coordinated cyberattacks and protests in support of socio-political movements, has threatened to leak stolen South African government data unless…
- 11 May 2025
NIN: FG Increases DoB Update Fee by 75Percent to N28,574
Nigerians seeking to correct their date of birth on the National Identification Number (NIN) database will now pay N28,574, following a major upward review of service charges by the National Identity…
- 7 Jul 2024
FG to Harmonise 112, Nigeria's Emergency Response Number
Dr Bosun Tijani, minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has said that his ministry and the Ministry of Interior have entered into an agreement to streamline emergency response…
- 8 Jun 2025
FG Enrolls 59,786 Inmates on NIN Platform
Federal government has said that it has successfully captured 59,786 inmates, representing approximately 74 percent of the total prison population into the National Identity Number (NIN) database.…
- 13 Nov 2013
NIPOST to Strike Out Names of Unverified Pensioners from Roll
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) pension board of trustees has concluded arrangements to conduct an internal verification exercise of all the service’s pensioners to obtain accurate data needed…
- 6 Aug 2026
DSS Arraigns Eze for Allegedly Hacking, Stealing N800m from SunTrust Bank
Ugochukwu Eze, a 47 year-old man, was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into the server of SunTrust Bank to steal a total of N800m. Ugochukwu also known…
- 13 May 2022
FG Launches Mobile App for Sending Crime Alerts to Security Agencies
The federal government has launched a mobile app for sending crime alerts to security agencies. Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior who spoke at the launch of (NISPSAS) mobile application at…
- 12 May 2022
FG Unveils Mobile App for Sending Crime Alerts to Security Agencies
Federal government has launched the Nigeria internal security and public safety alerts system (NISPSAS) mobile application for sending alerts to security agencies. According to a statement on…
- 13 May 2025
Tinubu’s Administration Expands Insurance Benefits for Federal Workers
Federal Executive Council has approved a group life insurance scheme for federal government officials, civil servants, and some other workers at the federal level. The approval was given at the FEC…
- 12 Jan 2025
BudgIT Queries Irregularities in FG’s Proposed 2025 Budget
BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has said that it has observed certain legacy issues with the federal government…
- 10 Aug 2017
NIPOST Says Unlicensed Courier Operators Dangerous to Economy, Shuts 3 Offices
The Courier Regulatory department (CRD), an arm of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has decried the increase in number of unlicensed courier/delivery companies in the country. The Department…
- 28 Apr 2022
NCC Says 5G Services‘ll be Available by Q4 this Year
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it is hopeful that 5G services will be available by the fourth quarter of this year in the country. Usman Aliyu, Head, Spectrum Administration,…
- 9 Feb 2025
SERAP Sues Tinubu over Alleged N167Bn Projects Fraud
President Bola Tinubu has been dragged to court by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), over alleged N167 billion project fraud. A statement made available to journalists by…
- 8 Jul 2024
CBN in Court, Claims Binance Operated Illegally in Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Abuja, that Binance, crypto exchange performed banking services without proper authorization. Olubukola Akinwunmi, head of…
- 24 Mar 2026
Court Remands Hacker for Allegedly Stealing N3.09Bn from FCMB
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has remanded, Andrew Odekina, an alleged hacker, who is part of a fraud syndicate that stole N3.09 billion from First City…
- 6 Aug 2024
Court Grants N50m Bail to Hackers Who Allegedly Stole N1.9Bn from MTN Network
Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday granted bail in the sum of N50 million to Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, two alleged hackers, who were accused by the…
- 24 Jun 2021
Odunmide, Ex-Banker Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing N3.2m
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Amusa Aminat Odunmide, an ex-banker, before Justice Uche Agomo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan…
- 1 Aug 2024
Police Arraign Two Students for Allegedly Stealing N1.9Bn in Data, Airtime from MTN
Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, has brought two students before the Federal High Court for allegedly hacking into MTN Nigeria Communications’ systems and stealing airtime and data worth N1.9…
- 8 Jun 2025
Wema Bank Workers, Others Arraigned over Alleged N8.9Bn Cybercrime
The trial of three employees of Wema Bank Plc and four others accused of orchestrating N8.9 billion cyber heist has been stalled due to the Eid-el-Kabir public holiday. Economic and Financial Crimes…
- 21 Jan 2022
Adenmosun, Ex- Director of Bank PHB Arraigned over Alleged N26.6Bn Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Friday, arraigned Samuel Funmi Adenmosun, a former director of Bank PHB (now Keystone), before a Federal High Court, Lagos over alleged money…