By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has issued a directive to foreign missions operating in Nigeria, compelling them to cease conducting financial transactions in foreign currencies and instead adopt the Nigerian naira for their businesses. This decision is part o...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter DURING a recent meeting, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has delivered a stern message to compliance officers of banks across Nigeria. Through the Acting Zonal Director of the Ibadan Zonal Command of EFCC, ACE I Hauwa Garba Ringim, Olukoyede expr...
By Olaide Ajibola and Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporters CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has recounted a remarkable episode where a 17-year-old boy, while being questioned in his office in Lagos, managed to hack into his personal computer and bank account, raising significant concerns about cybe...
By Joke Kujenya A SIGNIFICANT move in the ongoing battle against financial crimes unfolded as Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, issued an interim order in favour of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The order pertained to the freezing of a substantial number of bank […...
By Joke Kujenya THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, into custody as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering totaling N8,069,176,864,00. Sirika, indicted in the probe, arrived at the EFCC’s Federal Capital Territory Command around 1.00pm on Tuesday. It wa...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter FOLLOWING proceedings at the Ikeja High Court, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Harry Omoile, have been ordered into custody after facing charges of alleged involvement in a $4.5billion and N2.8billion fraud case. The court decision was disclosed by the ...
By Joke Kujenya, JKNM IN A dramatic turn of events, Nardeem Anjarwalla, fleeing director of Binance, has sparked an international manhunt as Nigeria governments asks the Interpol to set on his trail. This is believed to be escalating tensions between the Nigerian government and the cryptocurrency giant. Anjarwalla’s escape, confirmed by the Of...
