The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol). According to the EFCC, the MoU will enable the commission to gain access to...
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Friday, expressed concern that the state tops the ladder of the internet fraudsters known as “yahoo boys” in Nigeria. He said that the internet fraudsters recently held an award...
The federal government on Thursday inaugurated a 23-member board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The appointment of the members had earlier been confirmed by the Senate in October last year. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren,...
The Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has returned the N19.3 billion bailout funds reportedly hidden by the Kogi State Government to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The commission had earlier announced that...
The National Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has declared that despite the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges, Nigeria’s banking system remains safe and sound. Managing Director and Chief Executive of NDIC, Mr. Bello...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday explained that its directive to bankers to declare their assets was not a “witch hunt” but aimed sanitizing the banking sector. EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, made the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured 978 convictions so far in 2021. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, quoted the agency’s chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, as saying this during a courtesy visit to the...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday, appeared before Justice Sedoton Ogunsanya of the Ikeja High Court in Lagos, to testify as a key prosecution witness in an...
Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says he had a dizzy spell midway through his speech on Thursday. He had stopped his remarks abruptly at an event organised by the National...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says from September 1, 2021, it will hold banks liable for established cases of institutional complicity in fraud in the sector. Speaking when members of the Association of Chief Audit...