Develop Good Online Habits - EFCC Tasks Students in Enugu
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged students across the country to prioritize developing good online habits, avoid cybercrime, focus on their education and their overall development as informed, responsible a…
Housing Minister Commends EFCC on Asset Recovery & Handover
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its remarkable efforts in asset recovery across the country, especially the landmark recovery and handover of 753 unit of houses at the Lo…
EFCC Arraigns Bankers, Three Others for Alleged Cybercrime in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, arraigned the duo of Kehinde Odeyemi and Matthew Adeniyi Damilola, who are both employees of Premium Trust Bank, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal H…
EFCC Hands Over 753 Recovered Housing Units to Ministry of Housing
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 handed over 753 units of houses recovered by the Commission at Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Devel…
EFCC Re-arraigns Ex-NDDC Boss, Omatsuli For Alleged N3.6bn Fraud In Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 19, 2025, re-arraigned Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Omatsuli,…
SCUML, NFIU Train Gaming Operators On AML/CFT in Lagos
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit NFIU, have deepened their collaboration through a training on compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CFT) laws for key industry practitione…
EFCC Arraigns Banker for Alleged N2.4m Cybercrime in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, on Friday, May 16, 2025, arraigned one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, on a one-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime to the tune of N2,404,000(Two Million Four…
EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N31million Land Fraud in Kano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has arraigned one Abubakar Iliyasu Saminu before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining the sum of N31,250,000 (Thirty-One Million, Two Hundred an…
EFCC Arrests 120 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 120 suspected internet fraudsters, comprising 95 male and 25 female at various locations in Lagos. The suspects were arrested on Monday, May 19, 2025, following credib…
Court Jails Woman Three Years for N14.5m Fraud in Lagos
Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, May 15,2025, convicted and sentenced one Ajanaku Oluwatomilola to three years imprisonment for N14.5m fraud. The convict was re-arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and…
Alleged $1m, £34,537 Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness, Peter Okoye against Ex-P-Square Manager
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 16, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme Okoye,( a.k.a Mr P) against Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, b…
EFCC, British High Commission Partner against Organised Immigration Fraud in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has strengthened its collaboration with the British High Commission in the fight against organised immigration fraud through a specialised training on document forgery. The training, organised by the Home Office International Op…
EFCC Presents Witnesses against Former Deputy Director FMWH in Alleged N1.9bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, presented First Prosecution Witness, PW, William Abimbola in the ongoing trial of a former deputy director, Highways, of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a…
Olukoyede Charges DNFBPs on Compliance with Obligations
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged all Designated Non Financial Businesses and Professions , DNFBPs, s across the country to always meet up with their obligations in the fight against graft. The charge was g…
Olukoyede Decries Rising Involvement of Young Men in Internet Fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has expressed concern over the increasing involvement of youths, particularly young men in internet fraud, stating that the trend is destroying their future and damaging their mental h…
We Must Join Forces to Win the Fight against Corruption – Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede on Thursday, 15 May, 2025, reiterated the need for stakeholders to take ownership of the fight against economic and financial crimes by joining forces with the Commission to win the fight.…
Alleged N5.7bn Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Ex-Access Bank Staff, Others In Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Abdulmajeed Agboola, a staff of Access Bank Plc, in the alleged N5,726,994, 110.23( Five Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty Six Million, Nine Hundred and Ni…
EFCC Arrests Ex-Government Contractor for Alleged N30b Fraud in Kaduna
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government contractor and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Formal Act Legacy Limited for alleged multiple fraud to the tune of N30 billion…
Two Truck Drivers Jailed for Illegal Possession of Minerals in Ilorin
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday, May 15, 2025 convicted and sentenced two truck drivers, Abdulkareem Hussaini and Aliyu Ladan to one-year imprisonment each for unlawful possession of solid minerals. They were arraign…
Kwara Court Jails Tailor for Impersonating, Defrauding EFCC Investigator
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced a 27-year-old fashion designer, Haruna Musa Tolani, to 12 months imprisonment for impersonating and defrauding Callitus Egwuonwu, an investigating officer with the Economic and Finan…
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