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  Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items heading towards N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon.   The trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major …

Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Executive Director of MURIC, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “An online media house on Monday, February 26 published a story where it claimed that the former chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Barrister Dhikrullah Hassan, was invited and grilled for hours …

Nigerian security operatives, including police and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) personnel, today February 21 raided some Bureau De Change (BDC) outlets in the Sabo area in Ibadan, Oyo state.   Sabo, a prominent district in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, serves as a central hub for currency …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, says the agency has uncovered how a religious sect in Nigeria is laundering money for terrorists.   The EFCC boss made the revelation on Wednesday at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for alleged conspiracy and loan fraud of about N3.6 billion.   According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale, the ex-minister was  arrested …

The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz banks were  on Tuesday, January 9 invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for questioning  over the N44 billion fraud allegedly uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.   Punch reports that the senior back …

Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, arrived at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Headquarters this morning January 9 where she will be interrogated over the alleged N585 million fraud in her ministry.   Edu, who was suspended on Monday, January 8, by President Bola …

Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the former minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).    The former minister was initially scheduled to appear before crack detectives of the EFCC around 10:00am last Wednesday over alleged fraud but was absent, citing …

The EFCC insists the former CBN boss was held with a valid order of court. The EFCC has expressed dissatisfaction with a judgement of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court awarding ₦100 million damages against it in favour of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), …

The company, however, refuted claims that the office was raided by men of the anti-graft agency. This is contained in a statement issued by the company on Sunday, December 7, 2023, wherein it allayed the fears of stakeholders over the development. The anti-graft body had written to 52 companies, including …