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- 29 Aug 2022
SEC to Flush Out Ponzi Scheme Operators
Mr Lamido Yuguda, director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that his agency partner with relevant agencies to flush out Ponzi scheme operators . Speaking over the…
- 28 Apr 2019
NLRC, NCC Partner to End Ponzi Schemes
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have inked a signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to flush out illegal lottery operators, especially…
- 8 Jul 2026
How EFCC Turned Recovered Loot Into School Supplies for Thousands of Nigerian Students
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, July 7, handed over 1,452 items recovered from proceeds of crime to the Federal Ministry of Education to support schools across the…
- 11 Dec 2013
UniLag/ANCO to Commence Courier Certification, Diploma Programme
Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (ANCO) has reached an understanding with the University of Lagos (UniLag) to conduct both a certificate and diploma programme for the courier sector, in the…
- 15 Nov 2013
Siyanbola, Bowill’s MD Emerges New President of ANCO
Mr. Siyanbola Oladapo, managing director, Bowill Errands Limited has emerged the new president of the Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (ANCO) with a promise to entrench professionalism,…
- 10 Dec 2013
ANCO Inaugurates New Executives
The Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (ANCO) on Tuesday, in Lagos, inaugurated a new-seven member executives, while harping on the need to revolutionize the industry for greater contributions…
- 10 Jul 2025
EFCC Recovers Funds Lost to CBEX Fraud
Ola Olukoyede, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has announced that the body has recovered lost funds from the CBEX fraud scheme. Olukoyede did not announce the amount…
- 5 Aug 2014
Boko Haram: Gruesome Footage Implicates Military in Atrocities
Gruesome video footage, images and testimonies gathered by Amnesty International provide fresh evidence of extrajudicial executions and other serious human rights violations being carried out in…
- 16 May 2016
Nigeria to Track Terrorists with DNA Data-Bank
The federal government is set to establish a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) data-bank with a view to deploying it in tracking criminal elements, especially terrorists in the country. Nigeria is overdue…
- 9 Sept 2014
Injured Col. Obasanjo Eager to Return to War Front
Lt-Col Adeboye Obasanjo, son of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, who was shot on Monday by Boko Haram insurgents near Michika in Adamawa State, has said that he wants to return to the battle…
- 24 Jun 2025
Court Hands 23 Chinese Nationals 1 Year Jail Term Each for Cyberterrorism, Fraud
A Federal High Court in Ikeja, Lagos state has sentenced 23 Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for their involvement in cyberterrorism and internet fraud. Economic and Financial Crimes…
- 18 Dec 2020
Customs to Sack Non-ICT Compliant Officers in 2023 — Ali
Mr Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday reminded his officers and men to be fully computer literate and Information and Communications Technology (ICT)…
- 26 Apr 2020
How NCC Stopped $3Bn Call Masking Revenue Fraud In Nigeria
The masking of foreign calls with local phone numbers was illegal, a security risk and also a threat to the revenue base of major mobile network operators (MNOs) whose networks were bypassed for such…
- 24 Jan 2015
Bank Insiders Help Fraudsters Steal Billions
Despite multiple security checks in banks, incidents of fraud are on the increase, prompting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise alarm, blaming it on insiders. A report by Weekly Trust takes a…
- 28 Jun 2017
Airforce Reactivates 2 Aircraft for Courier Delivery
The Nigerian Air Force has reactivated two of its aircraft intended to be used for courier service and airlifting frontline troops to visit their families. Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Air…
- 22 Jan 2019
Building Confidence in Nigeria’s Tough E-Commerce Market
By Sammy Lee Despite the positive projections and huge potential locked in Nigeria’s emerging e-commerce landscape, the sector is proving more than a tough nut to crack for the majority of players in…
- 31 Oct 2015
Nigeria is Broke, Buhari Declares
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially declared that Nigeria as a country is indeed broke. The president at a press conference after the India-Africa Summit, which took place in New Delhi,…
- 10 Aug 2010
MTN Unveils Tri-Generation Plant to Produce Power, Recycle Water
The MTN Group has recorded a major breakthrough in power generation on the African continent with the development of a self-sustaining, environment-friendly power supply initiative. A team of…
- 13 Oct 2025
Capital Flight and the Politics of Betrayal: When Leaders Stop Believing in Their Own Economy
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s economy is bleeding, not from the absence of money, but from the silent, systemic outflow of capital that should be building industries, creating jobs, and stimulating…