Alleged SIWES scam at ITF, group calls for EFCC probe
The Progressive Students Movement (PSM), a pan-Africa socialist movement, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate alleged six years of unpaid Students Industrial Work Scheme (SIWES)…
Steal local government money, go to jail: NFIU dares politicians
At last, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) will from June 1, this year begin monitoring of local government accounts, a statement signed by Ahmed Dikko, Acting Chief Media Analyst…
3 lawyers docked for allegedly assaulting EFCC detective
Three lawyers who allegedly assaulted an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detective on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Lateef Abdulsalam, 55, Evans Okwuede, 45 and a…
EFCC wants tougher sanctions against oil thieves
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ibrahim Magu, has called for concerted efforts to combat illegal oil bunkering and theft in the South-South by…
Alleged N544m fraud: Lawal ex-SGF remanded in EFCC custody
Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation was on Tuesday arraigned in an FCT High Court Maitama on allegation of N544 million grass cutting fraud. He was…
EFCC clears Zinox, TD staff of alleged N170m Contract scam, petitioner accused of blackmail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared Zinox Technologies Ltd., Zinox Telecoms as well as Technology Distributions Ltd. (TD) and its staff of any infraction based on a…
I gave verbal order to Diamond Bank to release N1.2bn, Obanikoro confesses
A former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, on Tuesday admitted before a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Alleged N5.7bn fraud: Trouble for Shema as Court admits 14 exhibits
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday tendered in evidence 22 payment vouchers before the Federal High Court, Katsina, in the ongoing trial of ex-governor Ibrahim Shema. The…
Return illicit funds or face prosecution, Magu tells looters
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has warned looters of the country ’s treasury to voluntarily return stolen funds and assets or face…
EFCC may not probe Tinubu over N100bn fraud petition
If you think the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would dig into the allegations of tax evasion and money laundering levelled against national leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed…