Industry leaders have identified important measures to secure telecommunications infrastructures in the country and ensure that investments in the telecoms space are protected. They argued that as much as the effective implementation of the Executive Order on the Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) is important, the Order cannot solely guarantee infrastructure safety except certain internal and standardisation issues are first resolved by operators. Speaking at the 7th Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) Summit on CNII implementation held Thursday in Lagos, the industry leaders highlighted pressing issues such as infrastructure vandalism, unauthorized installations, and cable theft, while…
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By Miriam Humbe The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, secured the conviction of Abubakar Suleiman for operating a Bureau De Change business without a valid licence. Dele Oyewale EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement. The Directorate also secured the conviction of one Lawal Farauq for cybercrime-related offences. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, convicted and sentenced the two fraudsters who were charged separately on one-count charges The charge against Suleiman reads: “That you, Abubakar Suleiman, sometime in May, 2024 at Chikanda…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned a suspect, Okorie Sylvernus Sunday arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, with $578,000( Five Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand United States of America Dollars). Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement. The suspect was arraigned before Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He is facing trial over a four-count charge bordering on…
By Miriam Humbe In line with its mandate to ensure that the scourge of money laundering is curbed in the nation, the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, on Monday, March 24, 2025 pasted a notice of non-compliance with Anti Money Laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism AML/CFT requirements on Huge Dream Properties Limited. This was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by Dele Oyewale EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity. Huge Dream Properties Limited, a real estate firm with projects in various locations within the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, was initially visited on October 9, 2023 and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. He was re-arraigned alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Aminu Baba Kusa, Acacia Holdings, Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited. They are being prosecuted on a 32-count charge, bordering on breach of trust and dishonesty to the tune of N33,200,000,000 (Thirty-three billion, Two Hundred Million Naira).…
By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa in Kaduna attended the opening Ceremony of the Special Operation Forces Training where he pledged the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) continuous support for the school, while calling on the trainees to redouble efforts towards achieving the purpose which they are there for. Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The CDS said: “This ceremony is not just for the training and equipping of our Special Operation Forces but also for investing in the security and stability of our great nation…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have begun investigation of the sum of CFA 7m intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, along the Idiroko Border in Ogun State. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The investigation of the CFA 7m, which is about N17m ( Seventeen Million Naira) commenced on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 after it was handed over to the EFCC by the Customs’ Area Comptroller for the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu at Idiroko in Ipokia…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu has charged the Scheme’s Guidance and Counselors to make positive impact in the lives of Corps Members entrusted in their care. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. He also admonished them to serve as pillars of support by providing the Corps Members with the necessary tools to cope with their emotional, psychological and social challenges. General Nafiu stated this today while declaring open, the maiden workshop for NYSC Guidance and Counseling Schedule Officers…
***As IGP Charges Officers to Adopt, Effectively Propagate Positive Reforms By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, along with other dignitaries, on Tuesday 25th March 2025 at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The decorations were done amidst cheers from their families, friends, and professional colleagues. The promoted officers included 20 CPs to the rank of AIG and 19 DCs to the substantive rank of CP. This was…
The Force Public Relations Department (FPRD) is devastated by the untimely passing of the Police Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Police Command, Superintendent of Police (SP) Abdulahi Usman, who lost his battle to a prolonged illness in the early hours of Sunday 23rd March, 2025. His departure leaves an irreplaceable void in the hearts of those who knew him, worked with him, and were touched by his commitment to service. SP Usman was not just a police officer; he was a bridge between policing and the people. For three years, he dedicated himself to fostering trust, ensuring transparency,…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Sergius Onah of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, March 24, 2025 convicted and sentenced Oguzie Chima Joseph ( a.k.a Sergeant Flores Nguyen) to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. He was prosecuted by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on two –count charges bordering on cybercrimes. Count one of the charges against reads: “That you Oguzie Chima Joseph (a.k.a Sergeant Flores Nguyen), sometime in 2024 in Nigeria…
By Miriam Humbe The former Head of State and founder of the National Youth Service Corps, General Yakubu Gowon, has commended the managers of the Scheme for sustaining the vision that informed the establishment of NYSC. NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. He said the NYSC was greeted with strong opposition from Nigerian students across the country at inception, had not only overcome the initial misgivings but had grown to become a nationally recognised and accepted tool for fostering national unity, integration, development, job creation, and youth empowerment in…