Tag: Nigerian

NBI arrests 5, including 2 Nigerian nationals, involved in hacking of BDO accounts

Among those arrested was Filipino mastermind of heist group who next targeted stealing from Gcash accounts   (Eagle News) — Five individuals, two of whom are Nigerian nationals, have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation for their involvement in the “Mark Nagoyo Heist Group”, a group responsible for hacking BDO affecting more than 700 customers last December. NBI Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Director Eric B. Distor identified the five suspects as Nigerian nationals Ifesinachi Fountain […]

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Pentagon chief, French minister meet amid Niger ambush questions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis thanked his French counterpart Friday for France’s assistance in the immediate aftermath of a Niger ambush that killed four US troops, as questions mounted in Washington about what happened. French warplanes flew overhead and armed helicopters evacuated the US wounded following the October 4 attack near the Mali border, which is thought to have been carried out by jihadists. The Pentagon chief has previously praised the less […]

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Cash incentives help entrepreneur persuade Nigerians to recycle

LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) — Olamide Babajide goes out on the streets of Lagos to shop for old tires, a key component for her furniture products. Babajide is the founder of Pearl Recycling, a company that transforms recyclables like car tires, magazines, straws, plastics and wood among other things into household items. The company also offers money in exchange for recyclable garbage. Pearl Recycling was set up in 2014 with 5,000 U.S dollars that Babajide won […]

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