By Baba Alfa, Minna In a significant development aimed at curbing the growing menace of illegal mining and cybercrime, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced a strategic partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The initiative,…
The Lagos State Police Command has dismantled an illegal cybercrime training centre, arresting 10 individuals involved in internet fraud, including four suspected masterminds and six trainees. Police spokesperson CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the operation, stating that detectives raided the facility,…
The Commissioner of Police for the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Mr. Godwin Omodeinde, has called on students in Ogun State to avoid engaging in cybercrime activities. This appeal was made during a dialogue with leaders from key student bodies…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s administration and Nigeria’s 36 state governors at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. The suit challenges the alleged misuse of the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act…
The eighty-five Chinese nationals who were remanded at Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja over alleged cybercrime have been released on bail. The spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Federal Capital Territory Command, Adamu Duza, who disclosed this to our correspondent…
The Nigerian Police have filed fresh cybercrime charges against detained human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. The additional 12 count charge was filed on Friday, December 6, 2024, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti. The development follows 16 charges…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted a total of N1bn bail to 109 foreign nationals detained on allegations of their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrime and hacking activities said to be threatening the nation’s security. Justice Ekerete…
Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded 113 foreign nationals at Kuje and Suleja correctional facilities. The foreigners were arraigned before the court on Friday on the allegations of their involvement in high-level cybercrime and…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the remand of 109 foreigners, charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime, in Kuje and Suleja Correctional Centres. Justice Ekerete Akpan gave the order following an application by one of the defence…
SP Abubakar Smart, Acting Assistant Director, Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, has urged journalists to be disciplined and mindful of their choice of words online. Smart spoke at a cybercrime workshop organised for journalists by the Maritime Reporters Association…
