The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it is ready to deploy technology-driven facilities and avenues to fight economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. Its Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede, announced this at the inauguration of an electronic learning management studio at the commission’s academy in Abuja. Olukoyede said the studio would help to boost the intellectual …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the sacked chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, on bail. Arabi and Kontagora were detained over alleged illegal withdrawal and the mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj intervention fund. They were unable to meet their bail conditions and stayed …

Delivering a paper on the “Impact of the Whistleblowing Policy on Public Sector Accountability and Transparency” on Thursday 11 July 2024 at the Inter-agency Task Team (IATT) conference in Abuja, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, reopened the debate about the imperative of effective engagement of whistle-blowers in the battle against corruption. …

A fresh investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed how a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, allegedly orchestrated the printing of one billion pieces of N100 banknotes and the production of 5,000 pieces of acrylic blocks. According to an investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, the notes and acrylic blocks were …

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has condemned the repackaging, rebranding, and resale of government palliatives intended for the masses. Olukoyede highlighted that this practice undermines the government’s efforts to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable individuals. He made these remarks during a visit by the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer …

The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj subsidy, according to The PUNCH. In a document sighted by newsmen on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said, “A …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that the N50 billion given to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) was not a donation from the agency but part of the recovered loot given for student loans as directed by the president. Reacting to report that the funds were donations to NELFUND, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said, “The …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled the Chairman, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, over alleged mismanagement of the 2024 hajj exercise fund among others. It was gathered that Arabi arrived at the EFCC’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja at about 10 am and was grilled for hours. A source familiar with the matter informed newsmen …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Rufus John Isip, a self-acclaimed forex broker, for an alleged investment scam amounting to over N2 billion. The suspect was arraigned before Justice C. S. Onah of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. In a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale on Saturday, the suspect …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will on Thursday, 11 July, arraign a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, before Justice J. K. Omotosho for alleged N33 billion money laundering offences. According to an insider at the commission, Mamman would be arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering and possession and use of known …