Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Ilorin on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, struck out the objection against the admissibility of the statements tendered by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a $10,000 fraud trial of an Ilorin-based businessman, Chukudubem Ezenwa and one Adeleke Damilola. Ezenwa and…
Investigators at the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested forty-four(44) suspected internet fraudsters. The suspected fraudsters were arrested in an early morning sting operation on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Satellite Town, Tinapa junction and parliamentary extension areas of Calabar in Cross River State. Items recovered from them…
The Federal Government has said mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales operators nationwide will reduce kidnapping and help security agencies arrest recipients of ransom payments from kidnap victims. It also vowed that security agencies would go after PoS operators who fail to comply with the directive to register with the Corporate Affairs Commission after July 7, 2024….
A federal high court in Abuja has rejected a request to cancel an arrest warrant issued against Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi state. The judge, Emeka Nwite, criticized Bello for filing applications while failing to appear in court. He accused Bello of trying to derail the case brought against him by the Economic…
A contractor with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Victor Onyejiuwa, on Thursday, told the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja how he was pressured to pay $600,000 before he was paid for a contract. Onyejiuwa, the Managing Director of Resource Computer Limited, testified in the ongoing trial of the former CBN Governor, Mr…
The Kogi State Government has confirmed the abduction of nine students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene. This was as the State Governor, Usman Ododo assured the people of the state of the safe return of the abducted students. Trust News Africa gathered that the students, who were reading for their…
One of Nigeria’s oldest banks, Union Bank, has attained certifications in MSECB management system in ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 22301:2019, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018. MSECB is a leading international provider of audit and certification services for management systems based on a wide range of global standards. A recent statement from the bank disclosed that it received the…
The United States Agency for International Development, in collaboration with the Coca-Cola Foundation, has announced the launch of the Nigeria Plastic Solutions Activity. According to a statement, the initiative, funded equally by Coca-Cola and USAID with a combined investment of $4m, would address the critical challenge of plastic waste management in Nigeria through innovative recycling…
The United Bank for Africa Plc has upgraded its mobile banking application, with a transaction dispute feature and other solutions to ease banking for customers. A statement from the bank on Thursday disclosed that the transaction dispute menu feature on the mobile app would help their customers report any failed transactions from the mobile app’s…
