The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerian students to use the internet for positive ventures rather than fraud. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Olukoyede gave the charge during a one-day symposium titled “Safe Campus …
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Lagos court jails 17 Chinese nationals for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Monday, June 23, 2025, sentenced 17 Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. This followed the arraignment of the Chinese nationals by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a separate one-count charge of …
Read More »EFCC Urges Students to Shun Negative Use of Internet in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,has called on students across the country to shun negative use of the internet, stressing that it could be counter-productive and criminal. The call was made in Lagos on Friday, June 20, 2025, at an interactive session with students from the Department of International …
Read More »EFCC arrests Alia’s aide for Alleged sexual Exploitation, Cyberbullying
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of Dr Mkor Aondona, the Special Adviser to Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue on Documentation, Research and Planning. Mr Dele Oyewale, the EFCC Spokesman confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Saturday in Makurdi. He said Aondona was arrested by …
Read More »Court remands man for N5bn money Laundering
THE Federal High Court sitting in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State has remanded one Ibrahim Abubukar in the correctional centre for alleged money laundering. Abubakar was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, June 19, 2025, on a two-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy to …
Read More »EFCC nabs 7 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven internet fraudsters in Abuja. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, they were arrested in the Lifecamp and Kubwa axes of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. He said that the arrest …
Read More »EFCC Chairman inaugurates NDDC Bayelsa Office
As part of activities marking the 25-year anniversary of Olukoyede, has inaugurated the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC), the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, has inaugurated the NDDC Ultra-modern Bayelsa State Office. At the inauguration ceremony, which was attended by dignitaries from …
Read More »EFCC arrests ex-Plateau Speaker, 14 others over alleged N2.5bn scam
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Moses Sule, alongside 14 former lawmakers over allegations of money laundering and abuse of office. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The commission’s spokesman said …
Read More »EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi Accountant General, BDC operator over N1.4bn fraud
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi Accountant General, BDC operator over N1.4bn fraudn (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, re-arraigned the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over allegations of money laundering and …
Read More »EFCC arraigns two firms for alleged illegal capital market operations in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned two companies, FARM360 Limited and MCBHADMOS Trans- Atlantic before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos. The companies were arraigned on a …
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