The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will soon commence prosecuting banks and their top officials for financial fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede, said this on Tuesday at the 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference, organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria … Read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the EFCC, recovered about N232 billion and hundreds of millions of Naira more in other currencies between May 2023 and May 2024, an internal document of the agency seen by PREMIUM TIMES has revealed. The document summarises cases investigated and the recoveries made by the agency within the one year, but it … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes. The FBI is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States of America, and its principal federal law enforcement agency. The … Read more
The immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has denied paying $720,000 from the state treasury for his children’s tuition fees. The chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, on Tuesday, accused Mr Bello of stealing the funds while his administration was coming to an end to pay his children’s education … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday failed in its efforts to convince an Abuja court to put the Malabu case trial on hold to buy time to scout for fresh evidence against key defendants in the almost four years long proceedings. The commission, through one of its lawyers, Sylvanus Tahir, a Senior … Read more
