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Tag Archives: Computer crime

Nigeria: Growing Menace of Cybercrime

September 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Thisday The absence of an enabling legislation on Nigeria’s cyberspace has continued to increase concerns over online safety, dwindling consumer confidence in e-commerce and other online financial transactions, writes Amaka Eze Now that the internet has gone fully commercial, affordable … read more »

Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa | Tagged Computer crime, Electronic commerce, ICT, Information and Communication Technology, International Telecommunication Union, Lagos, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo | Leave a comment

Nigeria: Cyntia, Cyber-Criminals and Conscience

August 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The tragic news went viral on radio, print and electronic media as well as the internet of the brutal murder of Cynthia Osokogu, a retired Major General’s daughter, a post-graduate student of Nassarawa State University and an up-coming merchant. It … read more »

Posted in Article, Columnist, Justine John DYIKUK | Tagged Abia State, Attorney general, Computer crime, crime, IGI Global, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Thomas Aquinas, Twitter | 1 Comment

Six Nigeria ‘scammers’ held in India

January 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Police in India say they have arrested six foreign nationals suspected of defrauding hundreds of people using text message and email scams. Scam victims were duped after being told they had won a lottery. Authorities seized 14 laptops, seven memory … read more »

Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa | Tagged Computer crime, E-mail spam, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Information Technology Act, Internet and Mobile Association of India, Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab, Latin America | Leave a comment

Nigeria comes third in global cybercrimes survey

December 1, 2010 by benim

Nigeria currently occupies the number three position in the worldwide cybercrime trends index, Nigeria’s anti-graft boss said yesterday. Speaking on the first day of the 1st West African cybercrime summit in Abuja, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes … read more »

Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa | Tagged Abuja, Computer crime, cybercrimes, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Farida Mzamber Waziri, Farida Waziri, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Information and communication technologies, International relations, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Nigeria, nigeria comes, Political geography, Sola Akinyede, Technology Internet, technology-news, West Africa, West African States | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Computer crime

Nigeria: Growing Menace of Cybercrime

Nigeria: Cyntia, Cyber-Criminals and Conscience

Six Nigeria ‘scammers’ held in India

Nigeria comes third in global cybercrimes survey

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