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- News19 Aug 2026
EFCC Arraigns FCMB Staff, Accomplice over Alleged $25,000 Access Credential Deal
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Gideon Bakpa Aghogho, a First City Monument Bank (FCMB) staff member, and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka, his accomplice, over an illicit $25,000 access credential deal.
- News30 Jul 2026
EFCC Arraigns 4 over Alleged $5.3m Fraud Scheme
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four persons before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged money laundering scheme involving $5.3 million. The defendants —…
- News17 Jul 2026
EFCC Busts NIS Visa Overstay Racket, Uncovers N700m in an Account
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered an alleged multi-billion-naira visa overstay racketeering network within the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), with at least five…
- News8 Jul 2026
How EFCC Turned Recovered Loot Into School Supplies for Thousands of Nigerian Students
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, July 7, handed over 1,452 items recovered from proceeds of crime to the Federal Ministry of Education to support schools across the…
- News3 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…
- News25 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…
- News18 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…
- News14 May 2026
Gozi-Anyaokei, Bank MD Arraigned over Alleged N19m, $30,000 Fraud
Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei, managing director, Viscount Microfinance Bank, over allegations of unlawful…
- News6 May 2026
EFCC Drags Metro Digital to Court over Alleged Illegal Access to Multichoice Signals
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Metro Digital Limited before a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt over alleged cybercrime and unlawful interception and rebroadcast of…
- News30 Apr 2026
EFCC Warns Fintech Firms over Rising Fraud, Ransom Payments
Mr. Ola Olukoyede, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on financial technology companies in Nigeria to strengthen their systems and safeguard their platforms against…
- News27 Apr 2026
Buhari, SSG’s Signatures Forged to Defraud Nigeria of $6.2m in CBN – EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) insisted on Monday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that the signatures of late President Muhammadu Buhari and former Boss Mustapha,…
- News27 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…
- News24 Apr 2026
EFCC Detains Ayeni, Ex-Skye Bank Chairman over Alleged N36.5Bn, $30m Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has detained Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of defunct Skye Bank Plc, for alleged fraud involving N36.5 billion and $30 million. Tunde Ayeni, former…
- News22 Apr 2026
Breaking News...Hackers Allegedly Expose EFCC Data, Operatives’ Identities
Nullsec Nigeria, a threat actor, has claimed responsibility for leaking the identities of operatives and sensitive internal data linked to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ola…
- News13 Apr 2026
EFCC Warns Banks against Loans without Credible Collateral
Ola Olukoyede, executive chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has cautioned Nigerian banks against granting loans without credible collateral, warning that such practices often…
- News30 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…
- News28 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…
- News26 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…
- News12 Mar 2026
EFCC Arraigns Intermediate Investment Holdings Boss Over Alleged $1.5m Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, Managing Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada at the Special…
- News8 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…
- News3 Mar 2026
EFCC Arraigns Two FSDH Bank Officials Over $307k, €50k Fraud
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, arraigned two bank officials, Bakare Oladimeji Surajudeen and James…
- News17 Feb 2026
Danjuma, Taj Bank Staff Jailed for 5 Years over N22m Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Janet Theophilus Danjuma, a bank employee, for defrauding an investor of N22,350,000 through a bogus investment scheme in…
- News1 Feb 2026
NSCDC Hands over Fake Crypto Currency Trader to EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the weekend received Bamu Gift Wandji, a suspected operator of Polyfarm, a fake crypto-currency investment platform. The suspect, Bamu Gift Wandji,…
- News30 Jan 2026
EFCC Seeks Suspension, Prosecution of Banks for Aiding N162Bn Crypto Scams
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for the suspension and prosecution of deposit banks, Fintechs and microfinance banks aiding and abetting fraudsters in defrauding Nigerians…
- News27 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…
- News15 Jan 2026
EFCC to Use Space Technology to Boost Asset Tracking, Investigations
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has partnered with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) to deploy advanced space and geospatial technologies in investigations…
- News27 Nov 2025
EFCC Warns Of POS Vulnerability
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned that Nigeria’s fintech and Point-of-Sale (POS) networks are structurally vulnerable, with weak verification systems and inadequate oversight…
- News20 Oct 2025
EFCC Recovers ₦500Bn, Secures 7,000 Convictions in 2 Years - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the leadership of Ola Olukoyede for its impressive record of asset recovery and convictions, describing…
- News19 Oct 2025
FG Deport 192 Foreign Nationals Convicted of Cybercrimes
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has in collaboration with other agencies deported another batch of 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related…
- News15 Oct 2025
EFCC Witness Admits Arik Air Had N71Bn Bad Loan Before AMCON Takeover
A prosecution witness in the ongoing criminal trial involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former AMCON Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Kuru, has admitted that Arik Air Limited…