Edo Validates Digital Gender Violence Policy
EDO, Nigeria – Stakeholders in Edo State have validated a draft policy framework aimed at tackling technology-facilitated gender-based violence, recommending additional technical inputs before…
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Cybercrime
Army Warns Nigerians Over Fake Profiles Impersonating Top Military Chiefs
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Army has raised alarm over fraudulent social media accounts impersonating senior military officers, warning Nigerians against falling victim to…
IGP Pushes Tech Policing in Cybercrime Crackdown Drive
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to strengthening technology-driven policing following an operational…
Lagos First Lady Warns Boys Against Cybercrime, Urges Discipline Integrity
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State First Lady Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu warns young boys against cybercrime, urging them to embrace discipline, integrity and responsible digital behaviour…
US Freezes Assets Of 20 Nigerians Over Terror, Cybercrime
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 20 Nigerian nationals and entities accused of links to Boko Haram, the Islamic State’s West Africa affiliate and cyber-enabled…
Police Arrest Six over ₦7.7bn Telecom Airtime, Data Fraud
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) arrests six suspects over the alleged hacking of a telecommunications company’s systems, resulting in the diversion…
Tapped, Tricked, Betrayed: How Nigeria’s Digital Boom Is Exposing Millions to Cyber Predators
On a humid weekday morning in Abuja, a single tap on a WhatsApp link unraveled Mrs. Adaeze Okonkwo’s carefully ordered life. Within minutes, her…
NIS, EFCC, NCoS Deport 192 Foreign Cybercrime Convicts
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have jointly deported…