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3 Apr 2007, 9:05 am
Americans lost a record amount to Internet fraud schemes last year, and the notorious "Nigerian 419" scam is blamed for the largest individual losses. [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 11:25 am
[JURIST] The government of Nigeria [JURIST news archive] filed a lawsuit [BBC report] in a Nigerian federal court Wednesday against local tobacco producer International Tobacco Company, Ltd. and international tobacco producers British American Tobacco (BAT) and Philip Morris International [corporate websites]. [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 7:15 am
Also in the news this week: the ruling by that same court that the UK cannot deport a young Nigerian who was convicted of rape in 2002. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 10:59 am
The DOJ alleged that JGC Corp. participated in activities aiming to bribe Nigerian government officials in order to secure engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for the Nigeria LNG project on Bonny Island. [read post]
16 Feb 2005, 1:10 am
Nigerian Foreign Minister Aichatou Mindaoudou said the talks yielded a good response and were very encouraging. [read post]
21 Feb 2018, 9:51 am
To date, the Nigerian government has detained approximately 804 individuals suspected of involvement with Boko Haram. [read post]
22 Mar 2006, 12:42 am
On Friday, Liberia formally asked the Nigerian government to transfer Taylor [ [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 7:18 am
[JURIST] The Nigerian government must investigate the recent killings [press release] of more than 200 Christian villagers and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] said Monday. [read post]
23 Aug 2004, 10:50 am
Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups opened Monday amid disagreement over the involvement of a larger African Union peacekeeping force in the Darfur region. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 11:52 am
However, the Justice Department said that AT&T was aware that the service was being used by Nigerian fraudsters. [read post]
24 May 2006, 11:29 am
[JURIST] Government officials in the Congo [JURIST news archive] said Wednesday that 32 American, South African, and Nigerian nationals have been arrested in connection with an alleged coup attempt aimed at destabilizing the country before the July 30 national elections, though critics allege the arrests were politically motivated. [read post]
27 Jul 2007, 10:59 am
Alamieyeseigha, who governed the oil-rich Bayelsa state [official website] from 1999 to 2005, has spent almost two years in custody. [read post]
12 Feb 2016, 11:15 am
UN human rights experts urged [press release] the Nigerian government Friday to guarantee the safety of areas liberated from Boko Haram. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 8:32 am
The bribery scheme directed more than $180 million in bribes to Nigerian government officials in order to participate in the Bonny Island LNG liquefaction project. [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 9:08 am
" This statement was made last month, on November 15, 2007, by a Nigerian government representative at the United Nations. [read post]
28 Mar 2006, 7:00 am
[JURIST] The BBC is reporting a statement by the Nigerian government that wanted war crimes suspect Charles Taylor [JURIST news archive], the former Liberian president indicted by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website] who it said it would turn over to Liberian authorities [JURIST report], is missing from the villa in the south of country where he has been living [read post]
4 Jul 2018, 5:53 am
It may also decide to appoint an auditor to investigate COSON’s affairs, especially its governance structures and processes. [read post]
5 Jun 2014, 12:39 pm
As a recent example, hundreds of girls in Nigeria were kidnapped from a boarding school and Nigerians have criticized the government for failure to sufficiently act. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 4:04 pm
The SEC has charged an Italian company ENI, S.p.A. and a Dutch subsidiary Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in a bribery scheme tied to Nigerian government officials for the purpose of winning construction contracts. [read post]
13 Jul 2009, 7:29 pm
We've long been fond of "419" e-mails, named after the section of Nigerian law that prohibits them. [read post]
