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Dangote Group Reacts To EFCC Visit To Head Office

THE Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Saturday clarified the recent visit of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to its Head Office in Lagos State. Recall that officials of the EFCC visited the Dangote Group headquarters in Lagos on Thursday, to investigate forex allocations to the …

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EFCC Widens Probe Into Forex Fraud, Targets 85 Entities

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has significantly expanded its investigation into alleged fraudulent foreign exchange allocations during the tenure of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Sources report that over 85 entities, including corporate organizations and individuals, have been implicated in this deepening …

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N44bn Fraud: EFCC Freezes N30bn Moved From NSIPA Accounts

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has tracked and frozen N30 billion of the N44 billion moved from the accounts of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA. The development comes barely 24 hours after Halima Shehu, the embattled National Coordinator of NSIPA, was detained and arrested by EFCC after her …

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Ex-minister Sadiya Umar-Farouq Didn’t Shun Invitation – EFCC

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, did not shun its invitation as reported by a section of the media. The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said this in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

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EFCC Freezes N30b NSIPA Cash Traced To Private Accounts

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tracked N30 billion of the N44 billion moved from the accounts of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The multiple accounts to which the funds were moved by some NSIPA officials have been frozen by the anti-graft agency as part of an ongoing probe. …

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N37bn Alleged Fraud: EFCC Summons Ex-minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk

THE former minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, is expected to appear before the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, operatives on Wednesday (today) for questioning over alleged N37.1 billion fraud. The development comes as EFCC arrested the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu, …

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EFCC, DSS Should Arrest, Probe Buhari’s Ministers, Aides – APC

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Garus Haruna Gololo, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest, probe and prosecute all former ministers indicted under President Muhammadu Buhari. Newsextra24 reports that Gololo stated this in an interview with …

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Olukoyede Seeks Fiscal Discipline in Local Government’s Administration

EXECUTIVE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede  has called for greater fiscal discipline,  transparency and efficient management of resources as ways of deepening and strengthening local government’s administration in Nigeria.      He made the call recently in Kaduna at a Two-Day Workshop organized by the …

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EFCC Arrests 16 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Kaduna

OPERATIVES of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  have arrested sixteen( 16) suspected internet fraudsters at fifth Chucker Polo Club,  Marabban Jos,  Kaduna,  Kaduna state. THEY were arrested on Thursday, December 27, 2023 following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences. The …

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