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- 28 Oct 2025
PalmPay Supports Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre 2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Walk
PalmPay, a Nigerian leading digital banking platform, supported the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) during its Cybersecurity Awareness Walk held in Abuja as part of…
- 30 May 2021
NCC, Nigeria Police to Intensify Interagency Intervention Against Piracy
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their existing interagency partnership for intensified antipiracy interventions across the country. Baba Tijani,…
- 3 Jul 2022
Police Arrest 2 Bank Officials, Others for Bank Robbery
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested two bank officials and four others for their alleged involvement in a planned bank robbery. Also, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force also successfully…
- 31 Mar 2021
IGP Launches Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM
Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP) on Wednesday launched the Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM Abuja, a community-based radio, targeted at “bringing the Police closer to the people.”…
- 28 Aug 2026
Nigeria Police Uncovers 12.5m Victims Email Logs across 50 Countries
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) said more than 12.5 million victims’ email logs had been recovered, with victims identified across more than 50 countries.
- News2 Sept 2026
Police Unveil Boost Crime Reporting, App for Nigerians to Report Cases
Olatunji Rilwan Disu, inspector-general of Police (IGP) has launched the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Vigilant App and the NPF–MTN Closed User Group (CUG) Network to strengthen financial fraud reporting, public engagement and communication among police personnel nationwide.
- 11 Jun 2025
Nigeria Police Dismantle WhatsApp Scam Syndicate, Freeze Millions
Nigeria Police Force has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated cyber fraud syndicate that hijacked WhatsApp accounts belonging to high-profile Nigerians and used them to defraud their contacts.…
- 19 Jun 2026
Police Uncovers N7.7Bn Telecom Data Fraud Syndicate, Recovers Assets Worth Millions
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has uncovered a major telecommunications fraud syndicate accused of compromising a telecom company's billing infrastructure and fraudulently…
- 25 Dec 2018
NGO Accuses Police of Raking in N2.5Bn Monthly through Bribes
International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Onitsha-based frontline research-based rights group, has described the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the most corrupt…
- News26 Aug 2026
Disu, IGP to Deploy New App to Strengthen Tech-Driven Policing
Olatunji Disu, inspector-general of Police (IGP) will on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, launch the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Vigilant App and MTN Closed User Group (CUG) Network in Abuja.
- 29 Aug 2018
Police, Motor Dealers Mull Software to Detect Stolen Vehicles
Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has concluded plans to introduce software for detecting stolen vehicles in October. TPrince…
- 18 Sept 2013
BCMR: New Police Racketeering Project
Contrary to whatever the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) may be saying, the furore engendered by the Force’s ill-advised move to introduce a digital Biometric Central Motor Registration system (BCMR) is…
- 25 Sept 2025
Police Launches Database to Curb Missing Case Files, Others
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of Police (IGP), on Thursday, declared open a nationwide training session for operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on the use of the newly introduced…
- 3 Sept 2024
NPF-NCCC Arrests Alleged Hacker for Leaking Classified Documents
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) has arrested an alleged anonymous hacker linked to a series of crimes including conspiracy, breaches of the Official Secrets Act, and the…
- 4 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…
- 6 Mar 2026
Police Says Victims Enable Cyber Attacks Out of Ignorance
Mr Uche Ifeanyi, commissioner of Police in charge of the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC), said on Friday that most cyber attacks occur because victims act out of…
- 10 Sept 2013
Police Switch to Biometric Motor Registry to Fight Crime, Terror
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will change the process of motor registration from analogue Central Motor Registry (CMR) to a digital Biometric Central Motor Registration system (BCMR) in renewed bid to…
- E-Financial11 Sept 2026
NPF-NCCC @ CIBN Conference, Urges Banks to Set up eFraud Response Teams
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has called on banks to set up electronic fraud response teams to rapidly address cybercrimes.
- 9 Apr 2025
Security Operatives Arrest Suspects behind Illegal NIN Collection in Exchange for Money
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has announced that operatives of the Department of State Security and Nigeria Police Force have arrested suspects involved in the illegal collection of…
- 3 Nov 2024
Police to Charge 113 Foreigners, Nigerians Arrested for Cybercrime
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested no fewer than 130 suspects for “high-level” cybercrimes. Among the suspects are 113 foreign nationals, comprising 87 males and 26 females from…
- 17 Jul 2024
Blord, Crypto Billionaire in Police Net over Alleged Fraud, Terrorism Funding
The Nigeria Police Force has said that it has arrested Linus Williams, popularly known as BLord, a crypto billionaire over alleged crypto fraud and others. Linus Williams ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, Force…
- 24 Nov 2023
Police Vindicates Patricia Technologies in its Security Breach, Arrest Key Suspect in Hack of Platform
The Nigeria Police Force recorded a major breakthrough in the reported cybercrime perpetrated against Patricia Technologies with the arrest of one of the suspects, Wilfred Bonse, after a thorough…
- 4 Feb 2024
Nigerian Police Partners NASENI to Boost Operational Efficiency
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has expressed its commitment to refurbish and revamp redundant operational assets of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) such as…
- 26 Nov 2023
Police Arrests Bonse, Politician over Alleged Theft of Patricia Tech Crypto
Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has arrested Wilfred Bonse, a Nigerian politician, in connection to the theft of over N200 million ($246,153) from Patricia Technologies’ crypto wallet. Patricia is an…
- 18 Jun 2024
NAICOM Seeks Police Support on Enforcement of Motor Third-party Insurance
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has asked the support of the Nigeria Police Force in advancing the insurance industry road map particularly in the enforcement of Motor Third- Party…
- 15 Jan 2026
SEC Partners Police in Nationwide Crackdown on Ponzi Schemes, Crypto Frauds
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigeria Police Force have forged an alliance against illegal scheme operators, investment frauds, and cryptocurrency frauds in a bid to protect the…
- 1 Feb 2023
Access Pensions Leads Pension Industry in Investment Performance
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Pensions and Access Pensions closed 2022 as the top PFAs by investment returns across the four main retirement savings accounts funds, according to recent data…
- 5 Jun 2025
NIMC Denies Blocking Police Commission from Verification Server
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has clarified that all its verification service platforms remain fully functional and accessible to all authorized partners, including security…
- 13 Feb 2023
NDPB Investigates Banks, Others Over Alleged Data Breaches
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) is investigating four banks, one telecommunications firm, consulting firms and a large number of loan sharks for various alleged data breaches, according to Dr.…
- 22 Jul 2019
Multi-Stakeholder Approach Needed to Minimise Exposure to Cybercrimes - NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that multi-stakeholder approach where all necessary stakeholders within the telecommunications ecosystem play their respective roles will help…