The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has seized the passports of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, over the ongoing investigations into scandals in the ministry. Edu, who arrived at the EFCC headquarters, Abuja at 10 am on Tuesday, was still being quizzed by the commission’s investigators as of the …

The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has been mandated to report at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Jabi, Abuja on Tuesday. Edu was suspended by President Bola Tinubu on Monday over alleged N585 million scandal. The embattled minister was invited by the anti-graft agency in compliance with President Tinubu’s …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, to its headquarters located in Jabi, Abuja over an alleged N585 million scandal. The invitation came less than an hour after President Bola Tinubu announced Edu’s suspension from office through the Special Adviser to the President on Media and …

The former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq has sought from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) an extension of the deadline to meet with commission’s interrogators over an ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered during her tenure in office, through a contractor, James Okwete. Umar-Farouq cited health challenges. The PUNCH had …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tracked N30 billion of the N44 billion moved from the accounts of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The multiple accounts to which the funds were moved by some NSIPA officials have been frozen by the anti-graft agency as part of an ongoing probe. It was learnt that the N44 billion …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained the National Co-ordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu, over the ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, under former Minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. EFCC operatives stormed NSIPA’s office at the …

Immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hadija Sadiya Farouq, has denied any link to one Mr. James Okwete, who is reported to be under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged financial improprieties. The anti-graft agency was said to be investigating Okwete over an alleged N37 billion fraud. In a statement …

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has said the recovery and repatriation of Nigeria’s stolen wealth is of great concern to President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The minister said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was expected to continue to lead the charge to trace, recover, and facilitate the return of the nation’s …

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr, Ola Olukoyede over the transformation of the commission within the short period of time of his appointment, adding that Nigerians are taking note of his impact. During the commissioning of the commission’s new edifice at its Enugu zonal …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over increasing cases of land fraud and cyber crimes in the South East. The agency’s Enugu Zonal Commander, Aliyu Naibi, spoke on Saturday, while fielding questions from journalists during the anti-corruption road walk in Enugu in commemoration of this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day, as declared by the United Nations. …