Ola Olukoyede
3 days ago
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians to refrain from protests against the commission and other anti-corruption agencies. Olukoyede said such actions could undermine the fight against corruption.
4 days ago
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians to desist from staging protests against the commission and other anti-corruption agencies. Olukoyede said such actions could undermine the fight against corruption. The EFCC boss made the call at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room (ACSR) Conference of the Human…
4 days ago
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has raised the alarm that organised foreign fraud syndicates are establishing cells in Nigerian cities.
3 Feb
NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the independent regulation subsidiary of Nigerian Exchange Group and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called for an enhanced partnership that would pave the way for efficient market surveillance and help combat financial crimes in Nigeria's digitalised capital market.
2 Feb
Ola Olukoyede, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss, has expressed his concern about the attitude of Nigerians toward corrupt practices. The EFCC boss said that many Nigerians have resorted to corrupt practices, and it is one of the main obstacles to the development of the Nigerian state in many areas. He made this…
30 Jan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered four landed title documents worth over N1 billion from criminal syndicates. The title documents were falsified by a syndicate of land fraudsters in Abuja who allegedly forged the documents,
29 Jan
NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the independent regulation subsidiary of Nigerian Exchange Group, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called for enhanced partnership to enhance market surveillance and combat financial crimes in Nigeria's increasingly digitalised capital market. This strategic initiative was discussed during a high-level meeting between NGX RegCo's Chief Executive Officer,…
20 Jan
Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has described public sector corruption as the greatest problem of the country with procurement and contract fraud accounting for 90 per cent of Nigeria’s corruption and fraud issues.
7 Jan
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed 27 officers from its workforce in 2024. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this, yesterday, in Abuja noted that the officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct.
11 Dec
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom (UK), Dr Richard Montgomery, said the United Kingdom is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to track illicit inflows.
13 Nov
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced its intention to conduct a thorough investigation into allegations of mismanagement and corruption within Nigeria’s electricity sector.
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UN Women Representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms. Beatrice Eyong, on Monday acknowledged Nigeria’s significant strides in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) over the past three decades. She stressed the country's progress in women’s political participation, economic empowerment, education, and efforts to combat gender-based violence. …
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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has explained that it is still unable to implement the Supreme Court ruling on direct allocation to local government areas because the majority of them have not been able to provide bank accounts. It said only the 25 local government areas of Delta State, out of the 774 local…
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Residents of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi Capital City have lauded the state government for restoring regular public water supplies to Abakaliki and environs. The jubilant residents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki said that the restoration of public water supplies was a great relief for the…
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The SouthEast Development Commission (SEDC) on Monday presented a budget of N250 billion to the House of Representatives. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC), Rep. Chris Nkwonta, said this at a News Conference in Abuja. Nkwonta said that the budget would be targeted at addressing infrastructural deficits in the…
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it has fostered its collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) on national cybersecurity. NITDA announced this in a statement on Monday after the Director General, Kashifu Inuwa, welcomed delegates from the UK/Nigeria Inward Cybersecurity Trade Mission, led by the Country Director of the UK’s Department of Business…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday called for fervent prayers for the country’s leaders and the peace, stability, and progress of the nation in the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan. He emphasized that this was critical as "the country stands at a defining moment," pointing out that the responsibility of nation-building lies in the…