Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has recovered over ₦566 billion, $411 million, and 1,502 assets in the last two years under the leadership of its chairman, Ola Olukoyede. Olukoyede, who was represented by the Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Senate has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for what it described as a landmark performance in tackling corruption and financial crimes across the country, particularly in 2024. During Tuesday’s plenary, lawmakers adopted a motion tabled by Senator Emmanuel Udende (APC–Benue), who highlighted the Commission’s achievements, including...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Nigerian judiciary to remain steadfast, impartial, and incorruptible in dispensing justice, warning that the breakdown of any society begins when those entrusted with interpreting its laws become compromised. He said his administration is committed to improving the welfare and working conditions of...
President Bola Tinubu has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to designate resource theft particularly illegal mining, and mineral smuggling as international crimes, warning that the menace poses a grave threat to the peace, stability, and economic prosperity of the subregion The President made the...
A WhatsApp conversation allegedly linking former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to a $4.5 billion fraud scheme has been admitted as evidence by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Despite objections from the defence team, Justice Rahman Oshodi admitted the chat logs—presented by the Economic and...
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, pushed forward the hearing in the ongoing ₦110 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and two others. The case will now resume on November 12. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar...
Alleged $6bn Mambilla Power fraud: Agunloye disregarded FEC directive in award of contract – Witness
Alleged $6bn Mambilla Power fraud: Agunloye disregarded FEC directive in award of contract – Witness
The trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye continued on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja Giving testimony before the court presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, the third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida informed the court...
Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, October 8, 2025 adjourned the trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki(retd) to October 31, 2025 to allow the Commission update its list of witnesses and for continuation of trial. Dasuki is facing...
An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bello Umar, has testified that Olugbenga Obadina, Chairman and CEO of Almond Projects Limited, received a staggering N2.1 billion from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), without executing any contract. Umar, who...
A key forensic examination in the ongoing $4.5 billion fraud trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has hit a major roadblock following disagreements between the prosecution and defence teams. The stalled analysis—focused on WhatsApp messages and data extracted from a mobile phone tendered as...
The high-profile fraud trial involving former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, has once again been postponed. An Abuja High Court on Tuesday pushed the proceedings to October 31, allowing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) additional time to list a key witness. Dasuki is facing a...
In a significant development on Tuesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed two suits filed by former Senate President Bukola Saraki, which sought to block investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Mohammed Umar struck out the cases after a notice of discontinuance was recorded...
Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has issued a stern warning to real estate developer Winhomes Global Services Ltd., demanding proof of its alleged $250 million diaspora investment — or face a formal petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The controversy centers on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has handed over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) money laundering case against Mele Kyari to the court registry for reassignment. Kyari, the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), is under investigation...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday brought a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja, to face a revised seven-count charge related to alleged misconduct in the awarding of the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on Nigerians to adopt a culture of transparency and accountability to eliminate corruption across the nation. Speaking at the 12th annual conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) in Effurun, Delta, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukayode, represented...
By THOMPSON AKASE, Makurdi – Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Wukari, Taraba State. The commission in a post via its official X handle on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested behind Federal University,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have repatriated 51 more foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The commission in a post via its X handle on Thursday, said the repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an interim order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly tied to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, amid a high-stakes fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, August 18, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of three internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Oyatokun Damilola Qudus, Adenekan Adewole...