•Emefiele and EFCC logo A defence witness, Nnamdi Offial, yesterday told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attempted to coerce his client, Henry Omoile, into implicating former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Offial, who represents Omoile — the second defendant in the ongo...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to investigate the Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Council, Delta State, Hon. Dagidi Andaye, and five others over the alleged collection of an unapproved ₦800 million loan from a commercial bank. The move followed a petition by 15 councillors of the Bomadi Legislative Arm, dated Ja...
•Tinubu and EFCC head office, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has proposed to spend N3.2 billion on cleaning and fumigation services as well as meals and refreshments in the 2026 fiscal year. The expenditure is captured under the presidency section of the 2026 budget presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a [&hel...
The Chairman of Dangote Industries, Aliko Dangote, through his legal representative, has filed a formal corruption petition against the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This was disclosed in a stat...
A financial scandal has rocked CIG Motors Co. Ltd following the termination of the appointment of its Executive Director, Jubril Arogundade, over allegations of financial misappropriation and abuse of authority. The company confirmed that the matter has been formally referred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investig...
•Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and Tinubu Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has accused the federal government of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to harass him and officials of his administration because of his refusal to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor made the allegation to...
•Malami and EFCC logo Immediate-past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has been charged with money laundering. He will face a 16-count charge. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him under Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, as amended and p...
•EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned that delays by banks in releasing requested information are stalling investigations, insisting on full and timely cooperation from compliance offices across the country. EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, issued the warning on Thursday in Enugu during a one-...
•EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede shook the headlines when he threatened to throw in the towel if the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello wasn’t prosecuted for the alleged embezzlement of public funds to the tune of about N80.2 billion naira. In his words: “If ...
•The fake money Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in possession of a five-member ...
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