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Nigeria’s financial sector lost N2.19 billion to fraudsters in 2016, according to Annual Report of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF), released in Abuja. According to the report, the actual money lost to fraudsters is slightly less than the N2.256 billion recorded in 2015. However, the volume of fraud cases jumped to 19,531, against 10,743 cases in 2015, an indication that the financial system had increasingly suffered attacks from fraudsters. The report noted that the attempted fraud value in the year under review slightly decreased to N4.368 billion from the 2015 figure of N4.374 billion. The report indicated that some…

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has commissioned the Nigerian Army Information/ Call Centre in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital today. Adebayo who was given a tour of the facility by Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. After the tour, Adebayo said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here in your midst on this day for the important occasion of the Commissioning Of The Nigerian Army Information/Call Centre. “I wish to thank the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and the entire institution of the Nigerian Army for giving me the honour to be here as a guest of honour.…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said its newly acquired all-weather helicopter gunship, Mi-35M Super Hind, recorded its first hit in battle against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya said on 21 May, NAF Component of Operation “LAFIYA DOLE” conducted an Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission in Parisu, Borno which led to serious casualty on the side of the insurgents. “During the ISR mission, a large structure with solar panels and flags suspected to harbour high value insurgents was discovered, alongside other similar structures hidden under trees.…

As part of her commitment to raising awareness on maternal health issues, the UNFPA Regional Ambassador for West and Central Africa Stephanie Linus visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in commemoration of the International Day to End Obstetrical Fistula. The theme of this year’s commemoration was tagged “hope, healing and dignity for all”, and it featured several activities aimed at giving hope to girls and women around Africa. From 23rd to 25th May, Stephanie participated in a span of activities which included the screening of her award-winning movie ‘DRY’, a private luncheon with African Ambassadors in the DRC and a…

Not for the first time, a Donald Trump tweet has lit up the internet. But this time, users the world over have been left scratching their heads over “covfefe”: a bizarre word apparently created by the president. “Despite the constant negative press covfefe,” read the US leader’s short tweet sent early Wednesday. Was it an acronym? A secret message? Or just a typo? Trump who appears to be enjoying the buzz tweeted again. “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” ??? Enjoy! Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May…

A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for murdering another Thai man over his iPhone 7, a court official told dpa. According to the police, in January, Wasin Luengjam, 26, was stabbed to death by two men in a Bangkok suburb who had also slit his throat. The incident was caught on a surveillance camera. Two men, later identified as Kittikorn Wikaha, 26 and Supatchai Jansri, 25, were caught by police in a nearby province while they were on the run. Police said some cash and a watch remained on Wasin’s body. Both Kittikorn and Supatchai admitted…

Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanacho does not want a move outside the English Premier League. The striker is set to reject offers to leave England and has shunned interest from the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain. The 20-year-old striker is expected to leave the Etihad this summer in search of more playing time after falling down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola, but the player prefers to stay in England. A source close to the player told ESPN, “He has been in England for the last three years and is two years away from getting his UK citizenship. “There…

The powerful bomb that exploded in the morning rush hour in the centre of Kabul, the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed at least 80 people and wounded about 350, according to health officials. The victims appear mainly to have been Afghan civilians and there were no immediate reports of casualties among foreign embassy staff. The explosion, one of the deadliest in Kabul and coming at the start of Ramadan, occurred close to the fortified entrance to the German embassy on a road usually choked with traffic at that time of day, said Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for Kabul police. “It…

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said the Federal Government is implementing a N100 billion Family Home Fund, which provides inexpensive mortgages to Nigerians who can afford N30,000 per month. Osinbajo said the scheme has taken off in 11 states. The Acting President first gave a hint of the scheme in his May 29 Democracy Day Broadcast. He further elaborated later on it at the Social Investment Programme’s score card presentation organised as part of activities to mark the 2017 Democracy Day celebration. According to him, “there is also an aspect of the SIP that has not been mentioned. This is N100…

Some beneficiaries of the Federal Government N-Power under the National Social Investment Programme (N-NIP), have started counting the gains of the programme after five months of empowerment, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. N-Power is one of the components of N-SIP, aimed at empowering Nigerians both graduates and non-graduates between the ages of 18 and 35 by paying them N30, 000 monthly over a period of two years. Some of the beneficiaries, who spoke with NAN on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the programme had established them and taken them out of poverty. Nwanjel Alfred, a beneficiary of N-Power…