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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 28 Mar 2026
Anti Graft Agencies Raise Alarm over Rising Crypto-Linked Financial Crimes
Ola Olukoyede, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised concerns over the growing threat of cryptocurrency-related crimes in the country. Olukoyede made this known at the…
- 9 Oct 2016
EFCC Partners MTN to Fight Crimes
Mr. Ishaq Salihu, south- south Zonal head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said the commission will partner with MTN in the fight against economic and financial crimes in…
- 8 Nov 2023
NCC Highlights Role of ICT in Fighting Financial Crimes
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance,…
- 1 Jun 2021
MTN Nigeria to Support EFCC in Efforts to Curb Financial Crimes
MTN Nigeria is set to collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to tackle internet-related fraud in the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the anti-graft…
- 8 Mar 2026
EFCC Seals Anti-Corruption Alliance with Anambra Security Chiefs, Traditional Rulers
In a strategic drive to bolster inter-agency and institutional synergy against economic and financial crimes, the Anambra Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has…
- 21 Oct 2024
NBC Knocks EFCC over Invasion Urban RadioFM in Enugu
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has expressed disappointment over the recent invasion of Urban Radio 94.5 FM in Enugu by the officials of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).…
- 30 Mar 2026
EFCC Waxes Worriedly over $160Bn Crypto Crime Losses
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned of rising cryptocurrency-related crimes, revealing that illicit digital currency transactions exceeded $160 billion globally in 2025. Ola…
- 24 Oct 2024
EFCC Opens 24-Hour Cyber Crime Rapid Response Centre
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it is establishing a 24-hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk, which will receive information on cyber-crimes from the public and respond…
- 27 Oct 2019
Accuity, Union Systems Advocate for Higher Financial Crime Compliance Standard
The September General Meeting of the Association of Chief Compliance Officers of Banks in Nigeria (ACCOBIN) held recently in Lagos. The event which brings together compliance professionals and…
- 18 Aug 2008
EFCC Gets Data Centre, Thanks EC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commissioned an ultra modern Data Centre, which will serve as the nerve centre and data bank for the commission, at its headquarters in Abuja.…
- 26 Apr 2014
Bankers, Foreigners top EFCC’s Most Wanted List
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released list of wanted persons for various financial and economic crimes, just as the anti-graft agency said it has intensified efforts to…
- 19 Nov 2023
Maida Underscores Benefits of using Robust ICT in the Fight Against Financial Crimes
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has highlighted the pivotal role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in combatting…
- 25 Jun 2026
EFCC, CAC Raise Concerns over Unregistered PoS Operators
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have expressed concern over the growing activities of unregistered Point of Sale (POS) operators and warned…
- 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…
- 23 Jun 2023
Nigerians Lost N12.5bn to Telecom-based Financial Crimes in 4 Years – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that Nigerians have lost about N12.5 billion to financial crimes linked to the telecommunications industry in four years. Dr Al-kasim Umar,…
- 3 Jul 2026
How Fraudsters Emptied a Judge's Account of N7.2 Million in Midnight Attack
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disclosed that the commission recovered more than N7.2 million stolen from the bank account of a serving judge by…
- 6 Mar 2025
FG Partners China to Crack Down on Chinese Nationals in Financial Crimes
Nigeria and China said this week they will cooperate in efforts to crack down on the increasing number of Chinese nationals taking part in financial crimes in the African country. The joint effort…
- 17 Jul 2014
Senate Moves Financial Intelligence Unit to CBN
Senate yesterday moved the Financial Intelligence Centre from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Senators unanimously adopted the report…
- 10 Aug 2016
PIN Seeks Release of Arrested Blogger, Cybercrime Law Review
The arrest of blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman, by heavily armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, August 8, 2016, in his residence has again highlighted the…
- 19 Oct 2020
EFCC Confirms Attack on Commission’s Website
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday admitted that its official website was attacked by yet-to-be identified cyber criminals during the weekend. A group of activists with a…
- 6 Mar 2015
SEC, NFIU to Collaborate to Check Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have pledged stronger collaboration to fight…
- 28 Nov 2023
Banks Call for Special Court to Deal with Financial Crimes
Dr Ken Opara, president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has said that there was a need for the creation of a specialised court to exclusively deal with commercial and financial…
- 8 Apr 2017
EFCC Discovers N.5Bn Hidden in Lagos Plaza
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday recovered N449 million in an abandoned bureau de change (BDC) in Victoria Island, Lagos. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission,…
- 8 Mar 2019
CBN, EFCC to Bar Convicts from Opening Bank Accounts
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may bar individuals or corporate convicted of committing economic crimes from opening bank accounts. Isaac…
- 16 May 2024
SEC Partners EFCC to Tackle Market Infractions
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have announced collaboration to minimise trade manipulations in the virtual sphere. Emomotimi Agama,…
- 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…
- 16 May 2023
EFCC Raises Alarm over Fake Recruitment Portal
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, again, raised the alarm over the activities of fraudsters who use a fake website purportedly belonging to the Commission to defraud unsuspecting…