Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, has again arrested and detained Mr. Tunde Ayeni, the former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc. Nigeria’s Punch Newspaper reported that Tunde Ayeni was picked up by the anti-graft agencies for alleged corrupt practices involving billions of naira. The spokesman for the EFCC, […]
The Egmont Group has confirmed the lifting of the suspension of Nigeria from the group’s membership. Egmont Group is a body of the sovereign financial intelligence units in 155 Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs). The Egmont Group provides a platform for the secure exchange of expertise and financial intelligence to combat […]
Operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have reportedly raided the Lagos headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank. It would be recalled that Standard Chartered Bank was among the four banks fined by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for illegally aiding MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest mobile carrier […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged Globacom Limited alongside its Chief Marketing Officer, Ashok Israni on one count charge of fraud. Globacom is Nigeria’s third largest mobile carrier after it slightly overthrown as the second largest carrier by Bharti Sorrel’s local subsidiary, Airtel Nigeria. The EFCC which […]
The Nigerian anti-graft police or the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has nabbed one Mr. Michael Osasogie Obasuyi, for alleged conspiracy, cybercrime and laundering of N11.498 billion The EFCC said in a statement that Mr. Michael Osasogie Obasuyi committed the alleged crime when he was the bank manager of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a fraud charge against Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, alias Innoson, his company Innoson Nigeria Limited and his brother Charles Chukwuma. The charge was dated 30 November, 2017 and filed at a Lagos High Court. In the case, the EFCC is accusing Innoson of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, has arrested seven students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State for alleged offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and possession of forged documents. The suspects- Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun […]
Details of cash and properties so far been traced to a former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke have been revealed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In an article by two officers of its Public Affairs Directorate – Tony Orilade and Aishah Gambari, the former minister was […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) corruption prevention project, Creative Youth Initiative against Corruption (CYIAC) has concluded plan to launch anticorruption movement in the Diaspora. The event tagged “Diaspora Nigeria Action Against Corruption Initiative (DNA Action)” is earmarked for flag–off on October 1, 2017 to coincide with Nigeria’s national […]
Total Nigeria PLC has denied its involvement in the NGN328.9 billion debt recovery from oil marketers by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Total Nigeria said in a statement that it is in no way involved in the matter. See below the statement: The Management of Total Nigeria Plc […]