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April 9, 2019News

DRUG TRAFFICKING: NDLEA Destroys 18,083,787kg Indian Hemp, Others in Kogi

Some psychotropic substances and 18,083,787 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) that were seized over the last four years have been destroyed […]

April 9, 2019News, Top Stories

CYBER CRIME: Nigeria Records N25bn Cyber Fraud in 5 years — CIFIAN

According to the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors of Nigeria, CIFIAN, over N25 billion cyber fraud have been recorded in […]

April 9, 2019News

MONEY LAUNDERING: We’ll Go After Bankers That Launder Funds For Politicians, Terrorists, Internet Fraudsters – Magu

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has stated that some bankers steal and launder public […]

April 4, 2019News, Reports

CORRUPTION: Nigeria’s Small Businesses Want Government Help, But Corruption is Draining it Away

Nigeria is a country known globally as a petro-economy, but one that in reality is a country of small business people. Nigeria’s […]

April 2, 2019News

CORRUPTION: JPMorgan’s Role in Nigerian Oil Deal Has Come Back to Haunt It

Under the rule of the Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha more than 20 years ago, a handful of high-ranking government officials looted billions […]

April 2, 2019News

MONEY LAUNDERING: EFCC Intercepts N54m At Maiduguri Airport

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted N54million at the Maiduguri International Airport. The commission said four persons and two […]

April 1, 2019News, Top Stories

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: UNILAG Students Develop Software to Unmask Human Traffickers.

Some students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have developed software to unmask human traffickers, track and rescue victims while also creating […]

April 1, 2019News, Reports