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- 18 May 2026
EFCC Which Handles Sensitive Data, Financial Records has No Privacy Policy on Website- FiJ
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not currently maintain a public privacy policy on www.efcc.gov.ng , its official website. Ola Olukoyede, EFCC chairman, EFCC This is despite…
- 8 Aug 2014
EFCC Partners NCC on Corruption
Ibrahim Lamorde chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has commended the partnership between the EFCC and the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), in the fight against…
- 22 Sept 2024
e-Auctioning: Auctioneers Slam EFCC over Alleged Underhand Dealings, Favouritism
National Association of Nigerian Auctioneers (NANAs) has berated Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), expressing deep dissatisfaction with the EFCC’s latest e-auctioning exercise,…
- 11 Apr 2018
FIRS Enlists EFCC to Arrest, Prosecute Tax Defaulters
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are working together to arrest and prosecute tax defaulters in the country. FIRS and EFCC duo…
- 22 Nov 2024
EFCC Says Nigerian Banks are Notorious Conduits of Financial Crimes
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned banks against making themselves available as instruments of fraud. Ola Olukoyede, charman, EFCC, issued the warning on Friday when the…
- 26 Oct 2009
EFCC Terminates 800 E-Mail Accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has terminated over 800 scam e-mail a and busted 18 fraudsters, in a renewed fight against cyber-crime. Farida Waziri, EFCC chairman disclosed this…
- 31 May 2021
EFCC Asks Bankers to Produce Asset Forms or Go to Jail
Fear has gripped bank owners and workers nationwide as the demand by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their asset declaration forms takes effect from June 1, 2021. EFCC had…
- 22 Oct 2024
Nigeria Lost over $500m to Cybercrime in 2022 - EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the dangers of cybercrime, saying Nigeria lost over $500 million to it in 2022. Ola Olukoyede, chairman, EFCC, who spoke on…
- 26 Mar 2026
CBN Pledges Deeper Synergy with EFCC in Enugu Operations
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to deepen collaboration and provide faster operational support in Enugu State. Zonal Director of the EFCC…
- 5 Mar 2024
Banking Sector Becoming Cesspool of Financial Crimes- EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has revealed that approximately 70 percent of financial crimes in Nigeria are connected to banks. Ola Olukoyede, chairman, EFCC, stated this during…
- 24 Mar 2015
EFCC Clears Soludo of N750m Contract Scam
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared Professor Charles Soludo, former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN,) of complicity in the N750m Polymer scandal. The EFCC said that…
- 23 Sept 2020
Magu, Suspended EFCC Boss Says He Never Received Bribe all His Life
Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday said he has never received bribe all his life. brahim Magu, suspended chairman, EFCC Magu was…
- 10 Feb 2014
Microsoft Extols EFCC's Counterfeit Software Raids
Microsoft Nigeria has extolled the renewed fight against counterfeit software, saying that the recent raids by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would benefit the economy. EFCC,…
- 18 Oct 2023
EFCC Arrests Unlicensed Forex Dealer over Alleged N2Bn Fraud
Chike Agada, unlicensed foreign exchange dealer, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N2billion fraud. EFCC in…
- 27 Apr 2026
EFCC Declares Tejuosho, City Boys Movement’s Women Leader Wanted over "419"
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) has declared Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, a women leader of the City Boys Movement, wanted. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, A notice issued by the EFCC on…
- 7 Aug 2017
AMCON, EFCC to Raid Banks over Debts
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), says it is collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as strategy to recover N4.6 billion from debtors across the country.…
- 17 Jan 2021
Beware of Fake Recruitment Form on Social Media- EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged members of the public to be beware of a fake recruitment form on social media. The anti-graft agency, in a statement at the weekend,…
- 26 Jul 2017
Fraud: Oando, Others Cough out N328.9Bn, EFCC Seals SPAR
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has recovered a total of N328.9 billion from nine major oil marketers after quizzing their chief executives. This is coming as the agency also…
- 11 Nov 2024
Senate to Increase EFCC Budget to Fuel Anti-Corruption Drive
The Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has expressed its commitment to increasing the budget allocation for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to support its…
- 27 Jan 2026
NDIC Seeks EFCC's Support to Trace, Recover Assets of Failed Banks
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have agreed to strengthen collaboration to enhance the investigation and prosecution of offences…
- 1 Feb 2018
Court Okays Senate’s Rejection of Magu as EFCC Boss
The fate of Mr. Ibrahim Magu, embattled acting chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have been sealed Thursday when a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the Senate is…
- 30 Sept 2020
SEC, EFCC Partner Against Ponzi Schemes
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are committed to strengthening the partnership between the agencies with a view to tackling the…
- 8 Oct 2016
Buhari Asks EFCC to Probe His Children if Found Corrupt
President Muhammadu Buhari has got sterner with his war against corruption as he has reportedly told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies to probe even…
- 8 Jul 2016
EFCC Publishes 'Most Wanted List', Tompolo Number 1
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released information of its 76 most wanted people. They are being hunted in connection with a variety of various offences and among those wanted…
- 9 Jun 2017
How Security Agencies, Others Shared Diezani’s $115m Loot- EFCC
Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) on Thursday named some of the individuals and public officials who collected from an alleged bribe of $115m doled out by a former Minister of Petroleum…
- 6 Jan 2025
EFCC Sacks 27 Officers for Fraud, Misconduct
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed 27 officers from its workforce in 2024 for various offences related to fraudulent activities and misconduct. In a statement issued on…
- 25 Mar 2024
NDIC Reports 10 High-Profile Banking Infractions to EFCC
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said it has reported 10 high-profile banking infractions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigations. The NDIC also said it…
- 27 Apr 2025
EFCC Bans Cash above $10,000 from Leaving Nigeria without Declaration
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has warned against cash transportation above $10,000 or its equivalent without declaration to the appropriate…
- 13 Aug 2013
EFCC Grills Saraki over Defunct SGBN
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, grilled Bukola Saraki, former Kwara State governor over the failure of family-owned Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria (SGBN). Societe…
- 14 Jul 2021
EFCC Launches Eagle Eye App for Online Reporting of Economic Crimes
Economic and Financial Crimes commission, (EFCC), has launched Eagle Eye, an App, designed to ease the process of reporting economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Abdulrasheed Bawa, executive…