Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

The fresh investigation followed a petition by a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, asking the anti-graft commission to revisit allegations investigated between 2005 and 2006 when Mallam Nuhu Ribadu headed the EFCC.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rejected attempts by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to rely on her acquittal by a United Kingdom court to challenge the forfeiture and sale of properties linked to her.

EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), where the Inter-Faith Manual on anti-corruption was unveiled.

The EFCC disclosed this on Monday in a statement posted on its social media pages, detailing an interaction between its Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law.

Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge, United Kingdom, where he also announced an incentive of up to five per cent for whistleblowers whose information leads to the recovery of stolen Nigerian assets.

EFCC invites NAICOM Commissioner for Insurance Olusegun Ayo Omosehin over allegations concerning fees charged during the insurance recapitalisation exercise. NICON Insurance and Nigeria Re allege that operators faced several charges, including a one per cent fee on fresh...

Governor Ademola Adeleke declares that neither the freezing of the Osun State Government's account nor what he describes as sustained political intimidation will derail his administration or his re-election campaign. Osun Government dismisses the EFCC's allegation of an...

January 22, (THEWILL) — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered the involvement of a new generation bank, a microfinance bank and a fintech company, in a massive investment scam and airline discount fraud that has defrauded...

December 05, (THEWILL) — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, handed over ₦96.5 million to victims of a fraudulent forex-based ponzi scheme in Enugu State, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring justice and restitution for Nigerians defrauded...

November 28, (THEWILL) — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), for questioning. Malami, in a post shared on his official Facebook page on Friday, confirmed...