As part of the efforts to prevent cybercrime and channel the digital skills of young Nigerians to more productive ventures, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has concluded plans to establish a Cybercrime Research Centre. The Centre, which is being put together in partnership with a foremost fintech firm, Flutterwave, will serve as a research and resource centre for …

The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in a suit filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. A seven-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, on Tuesday reserved the matter after the lawyers in the matter argued their applications. The suit which was originally …

A non-governmental organisation, Vanguard for Credible Representation (VCR), has taken a swipe at the Campaign for Democracy (CD) and Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) for accusing the Federal Government of interference in the suit filed by the Kogi State Government and 14 other states against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Kogi State government and 18 other states had …

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should not be scrapped but rather strengthened for better efficiency. This came in response to a suit filed at the Supreme Court by 16 state governors challenging the legality of the laws establishing the commission. In an interview on Channels TV’s Hard Copy …

The Supreme Court has fixed 22 October to hear a suit filed by 16 state governments challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suit, which was instituted by the Kogi State Government and 15 other states, is contesting the constitutionality of the laws establishing the EFCC and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit. A seven-man panel …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu and Anambra states. The arrests were made on 28 and 29 September, 2024, following credible intelligence linking the suspects to online criminal activities. According to a statement issued by the EFCC on their X page, the suspects were apprehended at various locations in Enugu …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to help with the arrest of two Nigerian fugitives wanted over healthcare fraud in the United States. Babatunde Shodiya and Yinka Jamiu were on 25 September indicted by a grand jury at the U.S. District Court of Minnesota over a scheme that saw healthcare providers …

The face-off between the anti-corruption agency – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – and the immediate past civilian governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, is a sad reminder of how weak and easily manipulated institutions are here. It also showcases the crawling stage of our democratic governance. The ongoing Fourth Republic is the longest stretch of civilian …

Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had in the early hours of Saturday conducted a midnight raid on some private hostels of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) leading to the arrests of an undisclosed number of students. Eyewitnesses, who spoke with Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, revealed that the raid occurred in the Kwakwalawa and Gidan …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained former Taraba State Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku for alleged involvement in a N27 billion fraud. An impeccable source informed Vanguard on Friday night that Ishaku will face trial on 15 counts, including criminal breach of trust, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds. The source stated that Ishaku’s arrest and …