Kaduna, in Nigeria's northwest region, has been a hotbed of attacks by armed groups who often target villagers, school children, and motorists. "This heinous crime further highlights the alarming ...

LAGOS - Nigeria's economic crimes commission said it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than 4,000 criminal convictions, its highest since the agency's ...

Nigeria's economic crimes commission said it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more ...

Organised crime has not just emerged but has firmly established itself as a dominant force in Nigeria, thriving on systemic weaknesses and institutional failures. This crime epidemic is not just ...

Consecutive U.S. Administrations have described the U.S. relationship with Nigeria as among the most important in Africa. Nigeria is a key economic, security, and development partner, and its ...

Organised crime in Nigeria is like a tap root with its grip firm and difficult to detach, all thanks to systemic weaknesses and institutional failures. This crime ep­idemic is not just a statistic, ...

(IBB), would not dare to appear in public. Farotimi noted that in a country like Nigeria however, which he described as a “crime scene,” Babangida enjoys the status of a statesman.

In recent years, Nigeria has gained notoriety as a global hub for internet ... A social media search of the sentence “Yahoo is not a crime” on X reveals several posts like this and this by Nigerian ...

Nigeria is strengthening efforts to disrupt terrorist financing by leveraging financial intelligence, international cooperation, and emerging technologies. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has directed all commands of the Force to implement a comprehensive plan to reduce the crime rate ... ‘Improving Nigeria’s Internal Security ...

The administration of President Donald Trump of the United States has sacked the head of a key US Justice Department task force that combats drugs and organized crime. In a post on social media ...

In the tenth annual edition of our yearly round-up, InSight Crime analyzes the organized crime dynamics behind the violence in every country in the region. All rates are per 100,000. * Data for these ...