Hajiya Hafsat Bakari
19 Aug
Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has disclosed plans to focus its international collaborations towards increasing cooperation with jurisdictions that pose specific money laundering and terrorist financing threats to Nigeria. Chief Executive Officer of NFIU, Hajiya Hafsat Bakari who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the opening sessions of the 1st NFIU Management Staff Retreat,…
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