Nigerian technology enthusiast, Sapphire Egemasi, faces a potential prison sentence exceeding 20 years after being arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly defrauding several United States government agencies of millions of dollars Egemasi, a programmer known for her Devpost account, was taken into custody around 10 April 2025, in the Bronx, New York. Also read: FBI arrest: Anambra …

Nigeria on Tuesday signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK to combat the menace of cybercrimes in the two countries. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), also launched the Joint Case Team on Cybercrime (JCTC) in response to the need for a coordinated and robust approach to fighting cybercrimes as …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned 20 foreign nationals before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged cybercrime and attempt to destabilise Nigeria’s social and economic structures. The defendants include 15 Filipinos, one Indonesian, and four Chinese nationals. Some of the foreigners are: Kayceelyn Remorin, Jonylyn Agulto, Donny Hermanto, Guo Bin, Darwa …

A joint operation between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Police Agency of Japan has led to the arrest of 11 suspects involved in identity theft, romance scams, and computer-related fraud targeting Japanese victims. The crackdown followed a report received on 3 April 2024, detailing five cybercrime cases linked to 13 individuals operating from Nigeria. A statement on …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arraigned 11 Chinese nationals over allegations of cyber fraud, identity theft, and an attempt to destabilise Nigeria’s constitutional structure. The defendants were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos. They pleaded not guilty to the charges. The development comes only a day after the anti-graft agency arraigned 42 Chinese and …

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to detained activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to the tune of N10 million with one surety in like sum. The court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice Musa Liman, held that the surety must be a responsible individual with landed …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals (87 of whom are males), primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators (including four males) for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that threaten national security. In a statement on Sunday, Police Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police …

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said no one can prosper without hard work and honesty, and that deviating from these values would have severe consequences. She said this time on Tuesday during the unveiling of the 24/7 Rapid Response Desk of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) aimed at reducing the response time between cybercrime …

Nigeria will continue to work with its international partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organised crime groups involved in transnational car thefts are deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. To this end, President Bola Tinubu has directed security and law enforcement agencies — including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the …

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Malam Nuhu Ribadu has directed full implementation of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act 2024. In a statement by the Head Strategic Communications Office of the National Security Adviser Zakari Mijinyawa, Ribadu also directed the operationalisation of the National Cybersecurity Fund by all regulators and businesses specified in the second schedule of the Act. …