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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially arraigned the former National Coordinator of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) over a massive ₦2.2 billion fraud. The defendant faced a multi-count charge on Wednesday before a Federal High Court. These charges involve allegations of money laundering and the diversion of public funds intended…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has on Wednesday returned a total sum of N1.28 billion recovered from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited to the Enugu State Government, following investigations into the failed construction of 22 Smart Green Schools across the state. The recovery followed allegations of fraud, contract breach and diversion of public funds…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its Benin Zonal Directorate, has returned a total sum of ₦802,420,000 to First Bank Nigeria Plc after recovering the funds from a fraud suspect whose account was mistakenly credited due to a system glitch. The recovery followed an investigation into Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, who allegedly took unlawful…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 16-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and an associate, Hajia Bashir Asabe, over alleged money laundering and unlawful acquisition of properties valued at…
Five self-styled herbalists operating shrines in Lagos and Osun states are set to face trial after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) uncovered what the agency described as a sophisticated fraud involving fake foreign currency valued at $3.4 million and €280,000. The arrests followed intelligence reports and surveillance linking the suspects to…
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) released the 2025 Business Facilitation Act (BFA) performance report last week, assessing how ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) complied with transparency and efficiency requirements under the BFA 2022. The report reviewed progress in service efficiency, transparency, monthly reporting, complaint resolution, and service-delivery innovation across MDAs between January and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s relentless pursuit, arrest and detention of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has all the hallmarks of a state-sponsored vendetta masquerading as an anti-corruption crusade. For over two years now, the EFCC under Ola Olukoyede has subjected Abubakar Malami to what can only be described as a fishing expedition…
The Federal and State governments of Nigeria have been engulfed by a twin-hybrid issue of value added tax (VAT) and open grazing and there appears to be no end in sight as both issues have snowballed into legal and legislative battles. Recall, that on August 9, 2021, a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt in…
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has often been described as a federation only by name, as the components that make up the country operate more like feeder-states instead of federating units. The national system is designed in such a manner that huge responsibilities are concentrated in the center (mostly through the large powers vested in…
Internet fraud has been in existence in Nigeria for almost three decades now, and there is no sign of any decline in spite of efforts to stem the tide. In the last few months, hardly does a week pass without the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) parading young men for cyber fraud or some…
