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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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).…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 Feb 2019
Steer Clear Politicians’ Money, EFCC Warns Banks, Others
Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has warned financial institutions in Benue State to stay away from politicians’ money during the period of elections so as not to run foul of the law.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Mar 2015
$182Bn Develops Wings from Nigeria in 9 Years, Says EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that $182 billion was siphoned from the country and laundered in past nine years. Kwarbai Latong, head, Legal and Prosecutions, Lagos Zonal…
- 26 Apr 2021
Beware of Schemes that Promises Quick Gains- EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday warned Nigerians to be wary of fraudulent schemes that promises quick returns and gains. The commission said it is alarmed at the rate…
- 17 Sept 2025
How Internet Fraudsters are Worsening Visa Restrictions for Nigerians- EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has blamed suspects involved in internet fraud and money laundering for subjecting Nigerians to stricter visa restrictions criteria abroad. Ola…
- 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…
- 27 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. At a National Cybercrime Summit organised by…
- 30 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…
- 16 Apr 2024
Bankers, Officials Colluding to Re-loot Recovered Abacha’s Fund- EFCC
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged collusion between commercial banks and government officials to re-loot recovered funds from Sani Abacha, late dictator. Sani Abacha The…
- 1 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,…