Cybercrime
17 Feb
The UK Government said it spent more than 300 million pound sterling delivering programmes and peacekeeping in Africa in 2023 to strengthen security and ensure stability.
6 Feb
Nigeria Police has cautioned the public on the use of dating applications due to growing cases of sextortion, blackmail and cybercrimes. Force Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Ademuyiwa Adejobi, gave the caution at a briefing on a recent case of sextortion, cyberbulling, character defamation, and blackmail in Abuja. He said increasing cases of cybercrimes in Nigeria…
1 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has deplored what he termed mislabelling and blanket stereotyping of Nigeria as a country with the highest prevalence of cybercrime and other forms of corrupt practices.
18 Dec
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for parading a seven-year-old boy, Victor Odeh, who was later convicted by the Kaduna State High Court, following prosecution by the agency on June 26, 2023.
10 Dec
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the weekend, said land fraud and cyber crimes are tops in cases being handled in the Southeast geopolitical zone. The EFCC Southeast Zonal Commander, Aliyu Nuhu Naibi, who disclosed this shortly after a road walk in commemoration of this year's International Anti-corruption Day, lamented that the ugly…
9 Nov
Consequent upon the rising cybercrime in Nigeria, the government has underlined the need to guard privacy of citizens. The measure was stressed at a multi-sectoral stakeholders’ meeting on cybercrime, organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja.
26 Oct
The Director of Studies, Bafuto Institute of Management and Information Technology, Adekunle Banjo, has warned against the negative use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), saying its wrong application poses a significant threat to the society.
2 Oct
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has stressed the importance of having cybersecurity and digital literacy in school curriculums.
7 Sep 2023
The cybercrime centre of the Nigerian Police Force has arrested 10 suspects in connection with cyber crime.
23 Aug 2023
Cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky has supported INTERPOL with threat intelligence data in its Africa Cyber Surge II operation, which enabled investigators to identify compromised infrastructure and apprehend threat actors suspected of cybercrimes across the African region.
25 Jul 2023
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of four persons, including a 21-year-old cinematographer, Abiodun Ayomide, from Ikirun, in Ifelodun Local Council of Osun State, for offences bordering on personation and Internet fraud.
19 Jul 2023
Rising cases of cybercrime in the banking industry is becoming a big headache to bankers, customers and law enforcement agencies in the country. With so many people highly skilled in hacking techniques desperate for quick wealth, cybercrime may soon be the biggest danger to banks and their customers. As we all know, cybercrime is a criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer or a computer network.