Crime Facts

ALERT: We Are Not Recruiting, Says NNPC

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited is not recruiting. Its management made the declaration in a statement issued in Abuja by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Garbadeen Muhammad. Muhammad stated that any information suggesting that NNPC Ltd. was recruiting was false and should be disregarded. “The general public should […]

ALERT: Hackers can now unlock, steal vehicles, NCC warns Nigerians

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public of an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start engines wirelessly and make away with cars. In a statement on Saturday, Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s director of public affairs, said the notice was in accordance with the latest advisory released by the […]

SCAM ALERT: NCC disowns fake website offering to unbar SIMs without NIN linkage

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerians whose subscriber identity module (SIM) cards were barred from making calls to beware of a viral website offering to unblock their lines. The agency issued the disclaimer in a statement signed by Ikechukwu Adinde, its public affairs director. Last week, the federal government directed telecommunication companies […]

ALERT: Virus Impersonating Mobile Banking Apps In Circulation

A new, high-risk and extremely-damaging Malware called Flubot is currently in circulation. A malware is a generic word used to describe a virus or software, designed specially to “disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.” In a statement on Friday, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) alerted millions of Nigerian telecom consumers of […]

Avoid Smuggled Frozen Chicken, NAFDAC Warns Nigerians

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against consuming frozen poultry products smuggled into the country. Abubakar Jimoh, spokesperson of NAFDAC, gave the warning in an interview with NAN in Abuja. Jimoh said such food items are usually preserved with formalin, which contains toxic substances. Formalin is a […]

NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians On ‘Killer’ Vegetable Oil

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the consumption of vegetable oil drugs that are injurious to health. The Director General of the agency, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning when she flagged off of the sensitization campaign in the North Central zone held in Ilorin on […]

INEC Denies Recruitment On Social Media

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned Nigerians on the activities of scammers operating fake recruitment websites purportedly acting on behalf of the commission. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, said on Saturday in Abuja that these scammers are once again circulating the commission’s old recruitment advertisement […]

Rain destroys 2,300 hectares of farmland in Kaduna

Torrential rain had destroyed over 2,300 hectares of farmland in Gadan Gayan, Panshanu ward of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the rain which started on Wednesday evening lasted for over 24 hours. In the end, a farmer Ibrahim Hamid said many farmlands were destroyed, and the affected farmers are […]