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- 29 Jul 2013
Nigeria’s Vacillation on Cyber Crime
With effective deterrents to cyber crimes lacking, Nigeria is at the mercy cyber criminals- the gang of unarmed but lethal criminals hiding under the anonymity of the county’s cyber space. The…
- 3 Nov 2015
$9.3Bn Global Cyber-Crime Lose Emanates from Nigeria- CSEAN
Cyber-crime originating from Nigeria costs about $9.3 billion annually across the globe, President, Cyber Security Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), Mr. Remi Afon has said.‎ ‎ In a statement in…
- 12 Dec 2013
Too Many Agencies Fighting Cyber Crimes Nigeria-Sesan
Gbenga Sesan, executive director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), has decried the existence of multiple agencies in the fight against cyber crimes in Nigeria, and insisted that the country does…
- 18 Aug 2008
Cyber Crime: Killing Nigeria Quickly
Cyber criminals unarmed but very lethal are on the prowl in Nigeria. The unchecked activities of these thieves are near plague. At least count, Nigeria financial institutions lost some N7.3billion…
- 25 Aug 2025
Interpol Sting Sniffs Out Cyber Crime in Nigeria, Others
An Interpol-coordinated operation has led to the arrest of 1 209 suspected cyber criminals that targeted nearly 88 000 victims. Dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the crackdown recovered $97.4 million…
- 24 Jun 2013
Cyber Crime Killing Nigeria’s Economy-Ajayi
Engineer Lanre Ajayi is the president, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and former president, Nigerian Internet Group (NIG). He is also the managing director of Pinet…
- 10 Sept 2025
Reps Panel Says Nigeria Loses $500m Annually to Cyber Crimes
Ginger Onwusibe, chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes, on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria loses about $500 million annually to the activities of cyber criminals.…
- 7 Nov 2017
Nigeria Loses N127Bn to Cyber Crime – Saraki
Dr Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, has said that Nigeria has lost about N127 billion to cybercrime. He disclosed this at Nigeria’s first Legislative Stakeholders Conference on ICT and Cyber…
- 15 Mar 2010
6 Yrs After: Police, Politicians Frustrate Cyber Crime Bill
Myriad of bottlenecks have combined to delay the passage of Cyber Crime Bill, touted as solution to the seemingly intractable challenges posed by cyber criminals, unarmed but lethal gang of…
- 4 Jun 2015
Nigeria Loses N2Trn to Tax Evasion, Cyber Crimes
Nigeria has lost some N2 trillion as a result of tax evasion by capable companies and cybercrimes perpetrated by some Nigerians, according to Aloysius Etok, chairman, Senate Committee on…
- 10 Nov 2009
Cyber Crime Fight Must Be Fought with Technology –Kola
Kola Olugbodi is the managing director of Background Check International, the arrowhead of the background screening industry in Nigeria and also one of the foremost African members of the National…
- 30 Jul 2018
Nigeria Security Agencies Laud Global Accelerex Over Cyber Crime Seminar
More than 40 Security officials across 15 Nigerian Security Agencies gathered under one roof in Abuja last week, for the Global Accelerex Cyber Crime Seminar for Nigeria’s Security Agencies. The…
- 22 Oct 2012
ANPP Calls for Introduction of Cyber Crime Law
All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) is worried that cyber crime is taking its toll on the socio-economic wellbeing of Nigerians while the government of the day sit idle and watch. The party also said…
- 12 Jan 2016
Shittu Decries Nigeria’s N78Bn Loss to Cyber Crimes Yearly
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has lamented that Nigeria loses about N78 billion yearly to cybercrimes. According to Shittu, financial institutions, government ministries, departments…
- 24 Oct 2024
EFCC Opens 24-Hour Cyber Crime Rapid Response Centre
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it is establishing a 24-hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk, which will receive information on cyber-crimes from the public and respond…
- 17 Nov 2016
A Look at the State of Cyber Security in Nigeria
Sometime in May, 2015, the Cyber Crime bill was signed into law. With this, individuals and organisations are now aware of what constitutes Cyber Crime as well as the punitive sanctions that goes…
- 30 Aug 2019
NCC Mobilises Kano Community against Cyber Crimes
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday met with residents of Kura community in Kano State, to educate them on cyber crimes and what role they should play as consumers to avoid falling…
- 7 Oct 2019
Ecobank Calls for Joint Effort to Tackle Cyber Crime
Ecobank Nigeria Limited has advocated continuous collaboration by all stakeholders in the fight against cyber crimes in the country. In his welcome address at the second general meeting of the…
- 25 Mar 2013
Fears for Nigeria as Cyber Terrorists Topple Nations
God forbids! Any cyber attack on Nigeria’s critical infrastructure will shut down the country because she lacks any form of protection, according to ICT and security experts who should know. Waxing…
- 6 Mar 2014
NIMC Takes Security Measures to Prevent Cyber Crimes
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has taken security measures to protect the data base of the commission from cyber crimes. Chris Onyemenam, director-general of NIMC said this at a…
- 9 Jul 2018
Skill Gap Hobbles Fight Against Cyber Crime
Cyber security experts have decried the dearth of skilled human capital in the fight against cyber- attacks in Nigeria which has only 1800 professional in that space. The experts are therefore…
- 16 Jun 2017
Capacity Building for Cyber Security in Nigeria
One of the biggest challenges on the internet today is cyber crime. This is because, hackers are becoming more sophisticated by the day. In order to ensure that the internet is much safer, there is…
- 25 Aug 2008
Experts Blame Cyber Crime on Domain Hoisting
Information and Communications Technology experts have blamed the rising online fraud in the country on hoisting of websites by government and private organizations in domains outside the…
- 28 May 2015
Nigerian Cyber crime Net Widens
Africa, as a continent, is vulnerable to a plethora of Internet threats, from financial fraud and malware distribution to terrorism, drugs and human trafficking. With 67 million Internet users as of…
- 6 Sept 2012
Defence HQ, New Horizon Join Forces to Tackle Cyber Crimes
The Defence Headquarters and New Horizon, the foremost provider of IT training in Nigeria have agreed to join forces to put measures to tackle fast rising cyber crimes in the country. Air Vice…
- 1 Sept 2013
Cyber Crooks Threatens National Security with RAT
Despite recent moves by Nigeria to enact a cyber crime law to combat the global scourge, a study by Symantec – the leading security firm, shows the rogues are inventing more ingenuous routes to…
- 9 Mar 2017
State of Nigeria’s Cyber Security
In spite of the fact that the Cybercrime Act was passed into law in 2015, key stakeholders, such as the Judiciary and the Law Enforcement agencies are yet to come to terms in understanding and…
- 22 Aug 2017
Nigeria Ranks 3rd in Global Internet Crimes
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that Nigeria currently ranks third globally in cyber crimes behind the UK and the U.S. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC…
- 30 Apr 2025
FG Partners UK to Combat Cross-border Cyber-crime
The federal government and the United Kingdom signed an agreement Tuesday to combat the growing threat of cyber-crime. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed following a courtesy visit by David…
- 12 Dec 2019
Africa Found Wanting on Cyber Crime Preparedness
That's one of the biggest takeaways from the 2019 KnowBe4 African Cyber Security Report which surveyed over 800 respondents across SA, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritius and Botswana.…