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- 17 Jul 2026
FG, UNODC Plan National Strategy against Organized Crime
Federal government will next month launch Nigeria’s first national organized crime strategy to strengthen the country’s response to terrorism, cybercrime, human and drug trafficking, kidnapping,…
- 25 Sept 2013
Report Names Nigeria as Organized Crime Hub of Africa
A damning report by StrategyPage, a leading resource on armed forces affairs worldwide said that Nigeria is seen by international crime experts as the center for organized crime in Africa because the…
- 23 Dec 2018
Organised Crime Syndicates Harvest Human Organs in Nigeria, Others
Human organ harvesting is one of the most profitable black market operations around the world. According to Business Insider, across the globe, it is coordinated by an organized crime…
- 18 Mar 2014
Global Enterprises Loss Over $315Bn to Organized Crime Annually
Enterprises worldwide are expected to spend nearly $500 billion in 2014 to deal with issues caused by malware deliberately loaded onto pirated software — $127 billion dealing with security issues.…
- 13 Oct 2008
EFCC, Nipost, Soca Intercept N55 Bn
A tripartite collaboration between Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost) and Serious Organized Crime Agency (Soca), a London -based group, specifically…
- 24 Sept 2013
ITU Seeks Global Approach to Combat Cyber Crimes
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said that no organization or country can work alone to combat cyber crime, primed now as a borderless and very fluid, menace. The admonition was part of…
- 7 Aug 2022
NDLEA, NCC Renew Partnership to Check Piracy, Drug Abuse Crimes
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their partnership in the fight against organized crimes, including drug trafficking and…
- 4 Feb 2024
Sophos Uncovers How Criminals are Leveraging “As-a-Service" Business Model with Sha Zhu Pan Kits to Expand Cryptocurrency Fraud
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today revealed how sha zhu pan scammers—those conducting elaborate, romance-based cryptocurrency fraud—are leveraging…
- 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…
- 19 Jul 2019
Thumbs Up for Lagos DNA, Forensic Centre
Zubairu Muazu, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has said that the state-of-the-art Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre (LSD&FC) will help the Lagos Police Command in crime investigation and…
- 25 Mar 2012
Thumps Up for NCC’s Clamp Down on Counterfeit Phones
The high volume of counterfeit and sub-standard mobile phones in the domestic market is threat to Nigeria's economy, raising serious doubts on current efforts by the Federal Government to underpin…
- 8 Jul 2018
Mindless, Brazen IP Theft by Government Agencies
Unless stealing and lying being consciously put together in brazen manner in government circles are stemmed; the current fight against corruption is meaningless. Majority of Nigerians continue…
- 2 Aug 2015
Worrying IP Theft, Corruption by Govt Agencies
The stark reality is that Nigeria wastes entirely too much money and time policing crimes like burglary, fraud, and bank-robbery when it should be doing something about intellectual piracy instead.…
- 29 Sept 2013
Celebrating 53 Years of IP Theft, Corruption
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek editorial Unless corruption, stealing and lying being consciously put together in brazen manner in government circles are stemmed; the independence, which the country is…
- 5 May 2019
Worrying IP Theft, Corruption in Nigeria
The stark reality is that Nigeria wastes entirely too much money and time policing crimes like burglary, fraud, and bank-robbery when it should be doing something about intellectual piracy instead.…
- 25 Jan 2013
Rising Wave of Authority Stealing
Stealing and lying are being consciously put together in brazen manner in government circles in Nigeria. The same government whose job it is to protect the intellectual property of its citizenry is…
- 18 Feb 2016
Government Officials’ Addiction to IP Theft
The government is a big sprawling place and there are lots of people acting in it. Though some people in government act nobly, it is hard to say that everyone always does. Particularly disturbing is…
- 13 May 2025
EFCC Tells Nigerians to Shun Ponzi Schemes Like CBEX, Others
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Nigerians to shun Ponzi schemes as many of such schemes have destroyed lives, eroded trust and undermined national development. Aisha…
- 7 Sept 2025
EFCC Admits Weak Regulation Opens Crypto Investors to Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria has warned about the risks of opening crypto investors to fraudulent elements. Ola Olukoyede, Speaking on behalf of the organization, Ola…
- 30 Nov 2021
Congo, Nigeria Lead as Rate of Organised Crime Spikes in Africa amid Covid-19 – Report
Congo and Nigeria were worst hit as rate of organised crime increased across Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic and shows no signs of slowing, according to the 2021 Organised Crime Index released on…
- 30 Oct 2023
Nigeria, Others Vital in Recovery of €2m from Organised Crime Syndicate – INTERPOL
Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, president of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), has said that Nigeria, as well as certain West African nations, have been crucial in the recovery of over…
- 16 Aug 2020
Identify Thieves Inflict Tears, Losses on Nigerians
Nigerian financial system has been jolted by a new wave of cyber threats targeting Nigerians, banks, e-commerce and other daily financial activities. This is as the COVID-19 pandemic forced drastic…
- 1 Feb 2010
Help! IP Thieves Killing Nigeria
Intellectual piracy, that is stealing of the ideas of others and claiming them as your own is the commonest crime in Nigeria today and one that is threatening all the fabrics of the country’s…
- 7 Jun 2016
WED2016: Tracking Illegal Wildlife Trade with #BigData
To mark World Environment Day 2016 on 5 June, ITU explores the role of Big Data in preventing the illegal wildlife trade. WED 2016 Great apes have disappeared from Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin and…
- 18 Aug 2015
Travellers Out of Nigeria Declare $12Bn
Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has stated that currency declaration by travellers out of Nigeria amounted to $12.058 billion in three years. As he…
- 11 May 2009
Help! Pirates Everywhere
The stark reality is that Nigeria wastes entirely too much money and time policing crimes like burglary, fraud, and bank-robbery when it should be doing something about piracy instead. Piracy is the…
- 17 Mar 2013
NCC Looks Elsewhere as Sale of Preregistered Sim Cards Booms
The over N6.1 billion poured into the ongoing Sim card registration is going down the drains with fresh evidences suggesting ready availability of preregistered Sim cards at every nooks and corners…
- 17 Jul 2026
NCC, NDLEA Partner to Fight Piracy and Drug Trafficking
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fight against piracy and drug trafficking in the country. NCC…
- 6 Aug 2012
Creativity Dies as Archaic Laws Hinder Anti-Piracy War
The fight against Intellectual Property (IP) theft in Nigeria is hampered by outdated laws which do not take into consideration modern achievements in science, technology and general advancement in…
- 2 Mar 2014
Worrying Reign of IP Thieves
Nigeria has been known as safe haven for stolen intellectual works and attempts by Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to stem the tide have yielded little or no results. “Intellectual” and…