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. …

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a man Simon Udeani, and his wife, Dorcas before Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu. According to a statement posted on the official X handle of the EFCC on Tuesday, they were arraigned on three-count bordering on obtaining the sum of …

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari on Friday said he had never gone to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to plead on behalf of anyone who violated the law since its establishment about 22 years ago. The Emir stated this when he received the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola …

The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Command, has handed over a $54,330 bribe offered to the command by importers of tramadol tablets to the Lagos Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Michael Wekas. The command announced this in a statement on Tuesday. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Dera Nnadi, while handing …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the rate of unauthorised withdrawals from bank accounts of customers has become alarming. The commission, through its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, stated this in a statement on Monday night. It noted that after some investigations, the commission found that such withdrawals are linked to Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Debit …

A businessman, Minnis Howard, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged N822,422,260 fraud. Howard, alongside his company, Howard Minnis Asset Management Limited, was arraigned on Wednesday before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. In the two counts filed against him by the EFCC, he was accused of obtaining money by pretence …

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed it would charge personnel of the Nigerian Air Force released on administrative bail by its Kaduna Zonal Command to court upon completion of its ongoing investigation. The NAF personnel were granted administrative bail last Friday. In a statement on Monday on its social media handles by its Head of Media and Publicity, …

There was a faceoff on Friday between officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and some personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at the Kaduna Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency. The NAF personnel were said to have stormed the commission’s office in an attempt to release their colleagues earlier arrested by EFCC operatives for allegedly attempting …