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What is the Difference between Level 1 and Level 2 Background Check
We meet people at various facets of life and people do not have halos or horns on their head for you to ascertain if they are good or bad.
If you are under an impression that someone’s social media platform will have all requisite information about them, you will be proven extremely wrong.
A lot of online crimes have been crafted with the assistance of social media profiles as well. The social media profiles cannot be trusted with the accuracy and legitimacy of information you see, which is why a dbs check can be essential for verifying identities and safeguarding against fraud.
So, what is the best source to know someone’s background information or run a background check on someone? If you are new to the procedures of background check, you must know that there are evidently two levels of a background check. Here, we will know all about them.
Difference Between Level 1 Background Check and Level 2 Background Check
Background check on someone is mostly needed as a pre-employment procedure. Now, the levels of background checks vary when it comes to the position on which the person is being hired.
The kind of background check you would do for someone at a very high position will be different and more extensive than what you would do for a person at a lower position or for an operational role.
To start with the Level 1 of Background Check, it implies to not only run a background check on someone within a particular state but also less deep than you may need to know. When it comes to Level 2 of Background Check, check searches exceed the state limit for disqualifying offenses.
The Level 2 goes deeper and accesses almost all relevant resources and there is extensive detailed digging up of information. More reliable and verified sources are used for such background checks.
You can learn more about level 2 background check and what information it entails to provide about the person under question. The Level 1 background is more superficial in nature and Level 2 check is more extensive and elaborate.
Running Background Checks through CocoFinder
Even if you want to run a background check on someone for personal purposes or for professional reasons, CocoFinder is the best and most trusted resort to do so. There are multiple ways through which you can run a background check on someone.
In a surprisingly prompt and quick manner, you can attain all sorts of information about the person under question. The search is extensive and data obtained are only from verified sources. When it comes to the authenticity of data, you can trust CocoFinder blindly with it.
Check Background from Name
Even if you want to just run a Level 1 background check on someone, you can just check their background based on their first and last name. If you also know their state of residence, the results will narrow down further for you.
Check Background from Phone Number
In addition to having someone’s name, if you also have their phone number, the search results will be more specific. Thus having the phone number gives further shape and purpose to your search.
Check Background from Address
If you also are aware of the address or the Street name or other vague details of a person’s residence, you can attain their information based upon that data. The data will be more concrete and precise.
How to Check Someone’s Background
There is no technological prowess or intense understanding that you need to develop for the background check. The beauty of a platform like CocoFinder is its simplicity. It is extremely simple to use and its dashboard and user interface has been designed to make it more user friendly.
The process of background check can begin when you visit the CocoFinder web page and then look for the tab ‘search now’. In the search now column, you just need to enter all the information that you have about the person under question.
The results that will be generated will be curated as per the information and data that you have shared about such a person. As mentioned above, you can get a lot of information about a person prominently through their name, phone number, address and even their email.
The authenticity of the data retrieved from CocoFinder is extremely accurate and authentic. The details obtained will be unquestionably perfect and trusted upon. You can back upon the legitimate sources from which CocoFinder curates and presents the user data.
The record time in which CocoFinder attains user information is surprisingly quick. There is no lag in information and data retrieval. Other web-based applications of this nature take eons to extract relevant data. The wait time literally tests the patience of the users.
Why CocoFinder is the best
The minimalist structure of CocoFinder’s dashboard is an attractive feature. It qualifies as an information source presenting the most reliable information. There are some other core features of CocoFinder that make it the most desirable background check website:
100% Authentic Details
The details and information that you extract from CocoFinder are the most authentic. This is because the database of the website extracts information from only verified pages. The authentication and integrity of information are never compromised.
Instant Results
CocoFinder provides immediate results. There is no delay at all in information retrieval and information can be extracted almost instantaneously. There is absolutely no delay caused by virtue of buffering.
Multiplicity of Records
CocoFinder could turn out to be your one-stop-shop with respect to detail extraction. You can ascertain multi-faceted information and multiple kinds of documents of one single person. All details of one individual in one place.
Conclusion
With CocoFinder you can tick off almost all levels of background checks that you want. If you want to learn more about Level 1 or learn more about level 2 background check, you can know everything about someone from one sole platform.
CocoFinder is the best possible fact-finding platform that you can find online. It has every information and detail that is imperative for you to have a conclusive background check.
By Adedapo Adesanya
To boost fertiliser production, strengthen food security and advance Nigeria’s domestic gas utilisation agenda, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has signed a 16-year Gas Sale Agreement (GSA) with Indorama Fertiliser FZE for the supply of up to 60 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Assa North Ohaji South (ANOH) Gas Processing Facility.
The agreement was signed by the chief executive of Renaissance, Mr Tony Attah, and Indorama’s counterpart, Mr Manish Mundra, with both executives describing the deal as a significant milestone in advancing Nigeria’s domestic gas utilisation agenda, industrial development, and agricultural growth aspirations.
“This agreement reflects our commitment to unlocking the value of Nigeria’s abundant gas resources through partnerships that create real and lasting impact,” Mr Attah said, adding: “By supplying natural gas to a major fertiliser producer such as Indorama, we are supporting a value chain that is critical to food security, agricultural productivity, industrial growth, and economic development.”
The agreement will provide Indorama Fertiliser with a secure and reliable source of natural gas to support uninterrupted production and enable the company to meet growing domestic and regional demand for fertiliser products.
The resulting increase in fertiliser availability is expected to contribute to improved crop yields, enhanced agricultural productivity, and strengthened food security across Nigeria and Africa.
Commenting on the agreement, Mr Mundra said the deal was an important milestone for the company in its ambition of supporting Nigeria’s agricultural transformation agenda.
“Reliable access to natural gas is fundamental to fertiliser production, and this long-term arrangement provides a strong foundation for sustainable operations and future growth,” Mr Mundra said. “We appreciate the partnership with Renaissance and look forward to leveraging this collaboration.”
The transaction aligns closely with Nigeria’s Decade of Gas initiative and further demonstrates the strategic role of natural gas in driving industrialisation, supporting manufacturing, enhancing energy security, and enabling economic diversification.
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
About 48 properties linked to the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), have been forfeited to the federal government of Nigeria.
This was after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, secured the final forfeiture of the properties, which include Rayhaan University in Kebbi State, including the Rayhaan University Permanent Site, Rayhaan University Temporary Site, Rayhaan University Third Site, the Rayhaan University Vice Chancellor’s House and Rayhaan Radio along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi.
Delivering the judgment yesterday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, held that the EFCC had successfully established that the properties were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities and were not acquired from lawful sources of income.
The court further held that the respondents merely claimed ownership of the properties without providing proof of how they acquired them with funds from lawful sources.
According to the court, non-conviction-based forfeiture proceedings require respondents to adduce evidence showing the lawful sources of the funds used in acquiring the properties, and not merely make bare assertions of ownership.
On January 6, 2026, Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim forfeiture order following an ex parte motion moved by counsel to the EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho (SAN), and on May 27, 2026, the case was heard before Justice Abdulmalik, who adjourned the matter for judgment yesterday.
The other properties finally forfeited to the federal government are: a luxury duplex at Amazon Street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06, Maitama District, Abuja (File No. AN 11352); a two-winged large three-storey building situated at No. 3 Onitsha Crescent, Area 11, Garki, Cadastral Zone A03, Abuja (formerly Harmonia Hotels Limited); Plot 683, Jabi District, Cadastral Zone B04, comprising a five-storey building (now luxurious Meethaq Hotels Ltd., Jabi, with 53 rooms/suites); Property No. 3130 within Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, FCT, Abuja, comprising terraces; Property No. 3 Rhine Street, Maitama, Abuja (Meethaq Hotels Ltd., Maitama, with 15 rooms); and Plot No. 1241B, Asokoro District (No. 11A Yakubu Gowon Crescent), Asokoro District.
Others are: Shop No. C52, Citiscape – Shariff Plaza, Plot 739, Cadastral Zone A07, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, FCT, Abuja; No. 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA, Kano; Plot 157, Lamido Nasarawa GRA, Kano; a commercial plaza comprising commercial toilets, laundering facilities, warehouse tanks adjacent to Birnin Kebbi Market; 100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi–Jega Road; and another 100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi–Jega Road.
Others are: a four-bedroom bungalow at Gesse Phase II, Birnin Kebbi; Shops Nos. A36 and B3, Vegas Mall, Wuse II, Abuja; No. 26 Babbi Drive, BUA Estate, Abuja; No. 27 EFAB Estate, 5th Avenue, 59th Crescent, Gwarimpa, Abuja; a four-bedroom house with two-room boys’ quarters at No. 10B Doka Crescent, Abakpa GRA, Kaduna; Plot No. 13, IPENT 7 Estate, Karsana District, Abuja; a bedroom duplex with boys’ quarters at No. 12 Yalinga Street, off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja; two warehouse shops B40 and B46, Wuse Market, Abuja; acquisition of twin houses at Zone E, Apo Legislative Quarters, Cadastral Zone B01, Plot 1401, Gudu District, Abuja; and properties acquired by Khadimiyya for Justice & Development Initiative at the Academic Garden City, Birnin Kebbi, sold by the Federal Housing Authority Mortgage, namely: nine units of three-bedroom bungalows, three units of two-bedroom bungalows, and 5.4 hectares of land.
Also forfeited are the Rayhaan Agro Allied Factory in Kebbi State, including the factory buildings, factory machines and plant units, factory mosque, Rayhaan Mill staff quarters, and the Rayhaan Bustan Building, Azbir Arena, Kebbi State, including Azbir Hotel, Printing Press, Gallery, Gardens, Mosque, Azbir Clothing, and Azbir Pharmacy and Supermarket.
Other forfeited properties include the Al-Afiya Energy tanker garage opposite Rayhaan University Health Centre along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi; Rayhaan Security House off Sani Abacha Bypass, Birnin Kebbi; an uncompleted two-storey plaza located opposite Central Motor Park (Eastern Park), Birnin Kebbi; Amasdul Oil and Gas Ltd. filling station structure along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi, near Jambali Automobile Workshop; the assets of Zeennoor Hotel at Kabuga Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano, with 131 rooms; Zeennoor Mosque at Kabuga Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano; and the old Zeennoor Hotel building.
By Adedapo Adesanya
French President Emmanuel Macron will undertake a state visit to Nigeria later this year in a move aimed at deepening diplomatic, economic and security cooperation between the two countries as it seeks to reset its Africa strategy more towards Anglophone Africa.
French Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Marc Fonbaustier, announced the proposed visit during the celebration of France’s National Day in Abuja on Tuesday.
He described the visit as a major milestone in the growing relationship between Nigeria and France, adding that the trip is expected to take place anytime from late September to November. It would come two years after President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Paris.
Mr Fonbaustier said the meeting between the two leaders would provide an opportunity to assess the progress made under the existing bilateral roadmap and define new areas of collaboration that would deliver mutual benefits for citizens of both nations.
“I am pleased and honoured to announce that, two years after President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to Paris, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will travel to Nigeria for another state visit this fall,” the ambassador said.
“Together, our two Presidents will assess the progress of our roadmap and outline the key elements of our relationship for the years to come. These will undoubtedly be ambitious and mutually beneficial for our two peoples.”
The French envoy said the partnership between Nigeria and France was built on mutual respect and equality, stressing that both countries engaged with each other as partners rather than through interference or imposition. According to him, both governments remain committed to open dialogue, joint decision-making and pursuing shared interests.
He noted that Nigeria and France were working together to promote economic growth, create jobs and improve living standards while protecting the environment, biodiversity and natural resources.
The envoy pointed to recent commercial partnerships involving Carrefour and HyperCity, Accor and Shoreline, as well as Canal+’s acquisition of MultiChoice, saying they reflected expanding economic ties between both countries.
Mr Fonbaustier also praised the initiative spearheaded by Nigerian businessman, Mr Abdul Samad Rabiu, to establish a House of African Worlds in Paris, describing it as another symbol of strengthening cultural and economic relations between France and Africa.
On governance, the ambassador said both countries remained committed to democracy, the rule of law, freedom of expression and equal opportunities, adding that the French Embassy continued to support programmes focused on empowering women, young people and persons with disabilities.
He also highlighted ongoing cooperation in agriculture through the French Development Agency, particularly projects aimed at strengthening food security and improving agricultural value chains across northern Nigeria and the ECOWAS region.
Speaking on security, Mr Fonbaustier said Nigeria and France continued to work closely in tackling terrorism and strengthening regional stability, noting that both countries were supporting efforts to improve the capacity of nations confronting extremist threats across West Africa.
The ambassador further revealed that Macron’s interest in Africa was shaped by his six-month stay in Nigeria as a student more than two decades ago, saying the experience significantly influenced the French President’s vision for Africa and his approach to diplomacy on the continent.
