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- 15 Sept 2019
NCC urges Telecom operators to protect their networks against cybercrime
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecom operators to protect their networks against cybercrime. The commission noted that “Cybercrime is now on the increase and service…
- 27 Oct 2024
Nigeria Lost Over $500m To Cybercrime In 2022 - EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the dangers of cybercrime, saying Nigeria lost over $500 million to it in 2022. At a National Cybercrime Summit organised by…
- 31 Oct 2017
Senate Committee seeks Review of Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act
The Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime yesterday said that the current law on cybercrime in Nigeria needs to be reviewed to meet the standard in developed countries. Abdulfatai Buhari, chairman…
- 23 Nov 2023
Senate to Amend Cybercrimes Act to Stem $500m Loses Annually
Senate has decried an annual loss of $500 million to cybercrimes in Nigeria and described the loss as a major threat to cybersecurity. Accordingly, the upper chamber resolved to amend the Cybercrime…
- 13 May 2018
Stakeholders Urge FG to Review Cybercrime Law
Cybercrime stakeholders have urged federal government to update the existing cybercrime law to take care of new technological developments as well as approaches adopted by the cybercriminals. They…
- 14 Feb 2020
Pantami Decries Alarming Incidence of Cybercrime
Dr. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has said cybercrime is growing at an alarming rate globally. He also explained how cybercrime ‘generates’ massive income globally.…
- 9 Nov 2014
Prolonged Battle against Cybercrime
Cybercrime is an image nightmare for Nigeria. Cybercrime is any illegal activity that uses a computer as its primary means and also includes any illegal activity that uses a computer for the…
- 12 Aug 2026
Africa Faces Rising AI-Enabled Cybercrime as INTERPOL Reports 55% of Cases
Africa is facing a new wave of cybercrime driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), with 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes on the continent now reportedly AI-enabled, according to the International…
- 6 Aug 2017
Experts Frown at Lack of Implementation of Cybercrime Law
Cyber security experts have decried poor implementation of cybercrime law passed some two years ago, they said that effective cybercrime law is necessary with the advent of the Internet of things…
- 25 May 2025
Nigeria Launches Cybercrime Team with Commonwealth, UK Support
Nigeria recently launched a new joint case team to step up its response to cybercrimes that affect people and businesses at home and abroad. The ‘Joint Case Team on Cybercrime’ brings together…
- 17 Mar 2013
CBN Worried about Rising CyberCrime, Moves to Protect Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that the figures involved in global cybercrimes were ‘quite alarming’ and has plans to protect banks from Internet frauds and other cybercrimes. Mrs. Olatokunbo…
- 26 Sept 2015
Cybercrime Act to Protect N6.4tr Telecom Investments, Regulates Cafés
The fight against cybercrimes and telecoms infrastructure vandalism received fresh impetus on May 15, 2015 when Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, erstwhile president of Nigeria, signed into law, the Cybercrimes…
- 11 Jun 2019
FG Moves to Amend Cybercrimes Act
The Federal Government has stated that the Federal Ministry of Justice is committed to pursuing the amendment of the Cybercrimes Act, which many lawyers, journalists and activists have considered…
- 24 Apr 2018
Cybercrime Profits Estimated at $1.5 trillion
New criminal platforms and a booming cybercrime economy have resulted in $1.5 trillion in illicit profits being acquired, laundered, spent and reinvested by attackers. This was one of the findings of…
- 24 Aug 2015
Experts Say Cybercrime Law Has ‘Fundamental Flaws’
Legal luminaries and other key stakeholders in the nation’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry have picked holes in the some provisions of the Nigerian Cybercrimes Act 2015.…
- 3 Aug 2026
INTERPOL Report Shows AI Powers 55% of Cybercrimes in Africa Amid $484m Losses
INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 revealed that Artificial intelligence accounts for 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa and making attacks faster, more…
- 3 May 2024
INTERPOL Appoints Uche, Nigerian CP as Chairman, African Heads of Cybercrime Units
International Police Organization (INTERPOL), has appointed Ifeanyi Henry Uche, Nigerian Police Commissioner, as the chairman of the African heads of cybercrime units comprising heads of 54…
- 25 Oct 2016
Police to Create Special Unit to Tackle Cybercrime
The Nigeria Police Force yesterday said it would create a Specialists Unit to deal with the rising cases of cybercrime in the country. Mr. Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (I-G), disclosed…
- 22 Oct 2024
Nigeria Lost over $500m to Cybercrime in 2022 - EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the dangers of cybercrime, saying Nigeria lost over $500 million to it in 2022. Ola Olukoyede, chairman, EFCC, who spoke on…
- 6 Mar 2018
Expert Decries Abuse of Cybercrimes Law, makes Case for Journalists & Ordinary Nigerians
Tope Ogundipe a digital rights expert, has condemned the abuse of Nigeria’s Cybercrimes (Prevention etc) Act to harass journalists and ordinary citizens. She disclosed this at the Research…
- 3 Oct 2024
Nigeria Police Charge 4 Journalists with Cybercrimes for Corruption Reporting
Despite recent reforms to Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act, journalists continue to be targeted for publishing news in the public interest, with four reporters being charged under the law last month,…
- 20 Nov 2016
Lack of Trained Manpower Hobbles Cybercrime Law Implementation
Nigerians are yet to feel the impact of the cybercrime law, one year after, no thanks to the dearth of trained judicial and enforcement officers to implement the law. Oluseyi Akindeinde, chief…
- 27 Nov 2024
Kaspersky Contributes to Joint INTERPOL-AFRIPOL Operation Combating Cybercrime Across Africa
Kaspersky has recently assisted its partner law enforcement agencies INTERPOL and AFRIPOL in a joint effort to disrupt cybercrime across the African region. Dubbed “Serengeti,” the operation has led…
- 28 Nov 2015
NSA Partners Microsoft on Curbing Cybercrime Breaches
In a renewed drive to tackle headlong the menacingly advancing cybercrime challenge in Nigeria, platforms and productivity services giant, Microsoft Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja joined forces with the…
- 15 Oct 2020
CPJ Enjoins Online Publishers to Rise against Cybercrime Act
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has enjoined online publishers in Nigeria to rise against the Cybercrime Act, noting that journalists publishing online are vulnerable to the various challenges…
- 19 Nov 2020
Nigerian Police Opens Reporting Portal to Fight Cybercrime
Nigeria Police Force has unveiled a Cybercrime Reporting Web Portal, with Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP) promising whistleblowers of confidentiality. The portal which can be…
- 13 Jul 2017
Police to Partner Security Agencies to Check Cybercrime
Mr Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of Police yesterday said that the Nigeria Police Force was open to partnering with other security agencies to fight cybercrime in the country. Idris said this at a…
- 31 Jul 2018
ITSSP Asks Telcos to Pay 0.005% Cybercrime Levy
Information Technology Security Professionals (ITSSP), a group within the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS), has said telcos must pay the 0.005 per cent levy specified in the Cybercrime (Prohibition,…
- 19 Mar 2024
CSOs Laud Cybercrimes Act Amendment, Urges FG to Further Safeguard Freedom of Expression
Six civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to take decisive action in further amending the Cybercrimes Act of 2015 to safeguard freedom of expression. The…
- 25 Jan 2010
Ways to Stem Cybercrime
Cyber criminals unarmed but very lethal are the prowl in Nigeria. The unchecked activities of these thieves are near plague. The bad after taste of cybercrime and the unseriousness of Nigeria…