•El-Rufai and EFCC operatives Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai was detained last night at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja after hours of interrogation regarding an alleged ₦432 billion corruption scandal. El-Rufai, a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is also facing potential c...
•Abubakar Malami Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has recused himself from two cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Justice Egwuatu, who was recently reassigned the cases by the Chief Judge of th...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into several banks and fintech companies allegedly complicit in fraudulent schemes that defrauded Nigerians of N18.7 billion. The scams, involving a fake airline ticket discount and a bogus investment operation, exposed weaknesses in customer due diligence and mo...
•Sujimoto CEO Ogundele (L) and Governor Mbah of Enugu State The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered N1.2 billion which belongs to the Enugu State government from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, a Lagos-based construction firm. The anti-graft agency said it recovered the fund from the company over its fa...
•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...
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