Udom Emmanuel, a former governor of Akwa Ibom, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N700 billion fraud. It was reported that the former governor was taken into custody shortly after he arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday around 12:30 pm. Emmanuel was at the EFCC headquarters to honour …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, disclosed that he turned down offers of about N500 million from various individuals during his mother’s funeral in 2019. Olukoyede spoke at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room in Abuja on Thursday with the theme: Ethics, Integrity, Corruption Risk Assessments and Anti-Corruption at National and Sub-National levels: Sustaining the …

In the bid towards reducing financial crimes and fraudulent transactions in the real estate and mortgage sectors, the Institute of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders in Nigeria (IMBLN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The official signing of MoU held at the EFCC headquarters is in line with the Institute’s establishment Act …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday returned a total sum of $132,362.43 and N78,566,324.81 to victims of fraud from the United States, Spain, and Switzerland. Other assets, including vehicles and real estate documents, were also handed over to representatives of these countries in Nigeria for restitution to those affected by fraudulent activities. Speaking at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned 20 foreign nationals before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged cybercrime and attempt to destabilise Nigeria’s social and economic structures. The defendants include 15 Filipinos, one Indonesian, and four Chinese nationals. Some of the foreigners are: Kayceelyn Remorin, Jonylyn Agulto, Donny Hermanto, Guo Bin, Darwa …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday outlined Nigeria’s significant progress in the fight against corruption over the past year, despite global perceptions to the contrary. EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, shared insights into the country’s strengthened anti-corruption efforts, citing the financial autonomy granted to Local Government Areas through a Supreme Court ruling as a key example. Olukoyede …

There is a troubling trend: internet fraudsters popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo boys” are on the prowl — and menacingly so. As if the crime of defrauding people of their hard-earned money under false pretense is not already too much, their greed and insatiable quest for ostentatious lifestyle have pushed them into other dangerous and violent crimes. Unsuspecting young ladies are …

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has defended the commission’s ongoing crackdown on internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, despite criticisms from some quarters. Speaking on Thursday while receiving the management of The PUNCH at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, Olukoyede stated that the country lost over $500 million in …

The Lagos zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned one Precious Uzondu, on a two-count charge bordering on alleged refusal to accept the Naira notes as a legal tender. According to a statement on the commission’s X account on Tuesday, Uzondu refused to accept Naira notes, Nigeria’s official currency, as a means of payment. …

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Initiative for Leadership and Economic Watch in Nigeria have expressed their desire to team up with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on monitoring budgets at the national and sub-national levels to ensure optimal performance. During a courtesy visit to EFCc’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede at the headquarters in …