A new report from Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, reveals alarming trends in identity fraud across Africa, with Nigeria recording the highest average fraud rate in 2024 at 5.91%, doubling from the previous year. Other nations with significant fraud rates include Algeria, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Chad. Sumsub provides customizable solutions in KYC, KYB, transaction…
The Federal Government has designated kidnappers and violent armed groups as terrorists, escalating Nigeria’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers and community violence. The announcement was made by Information Minister Mohammed Idris at the end-of-the-year press briefing in Abuja on Monday. This signals a shift from treating mass kidnappings and rural attacks as ordinary crimes…
Emails used by staff members of several committees in the U.S. House of Representatives were compromised in a cyber intrusion linked to a Chinese hacking group. According to the Financial Times, the group, nicknamed Salt Typhoon, accessed email systems used by some staffers on the House China committee, as well as aides working for panels…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has denied reports alleging it was selling employment slots to the public. A statement by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye on Saturday called on members of the public, especially jobseekers to disregard the rumours. According to Soneye, there was no iota of…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, revealed how he rejected a move to have him endorse former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor. Under the Obasanjo government, El-Rufai served first as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and later as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from…
Tension erupted at the Government House in Asaba at the weekend when a cow attacked a staff member, causing panic among workers. The cow, which was meant for slaughter, went on a rampage and injured several people. One of the victims, a man in his 30s who attempted to subdue the animal, was severely injured…
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has revealed that his decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was inspired by President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market. Speaking during a media chat on Tuesday, shortly after officially announcing his defection to the ruling…
The political dynamics in Enugu State took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the entire structure of the Labour Party in Enugu East Local Government Area collapsed into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following the defection of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Leading the mass movement…
Hon. (Mrs.) Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, Member representing Ibadan North Constituency I at the Oyo State House of Assembly, has remembered with deep respect and emotion the second anniversary of the passing of a distinguished PDP great leader and Honourable Leader, Elder Olutunji Daniel Ajuwon. In her heartfelt remembrance message, Hon. Comforter described Elder Ajuwon as a…
Popular Oyo State-based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, has narrated the reasons for his interest in the state governorship position. Hamzat said it was not unconnected to God’s intervention, stressing that he weighed the advice from his advisers and decided to run for governor in the 2027 elections under the Accord Party. While thanking all the advisers…
