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President Bola Tinubu has mandated a crackdown on cybercriminals and transnational car theft syndicates operating in Nigeria.
Senior Advocate of Nigeria Mike Ozekhome has advised the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop the alleged "media trial" of former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello following his reported visit to its facility on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, handed over €5100 (Five Thousand, One Hundred Euros) proceeds of an online romance scam to the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Juan Ignacio Sell.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, remains "wanted" over the N80.2 billion fraud case against him.
The former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has reportedly visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amid an N80.2 billion fraud case instituted against him.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of five Chinese nationals involved in illegal mining activities in Akwa Ibom State.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of N342,545,933.75 traced to a Nigerian former administrator of the British-based Lineroom Limited, over allegations of fraudulently diverting the company's £2,000,000.
An American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, has been sentenced to 68 years in prison by a Lagos court for defrauding Nigerians of $1.6 million in a fraudulent visa investment scheme.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed criminal charges against four Nigerian crypto dealers and several firms over allegations of conducting the business of other financial institutions without a valid banking license, including USDT to Naira transactions.
This development is part of a broader prosecutorial and legal campaign by federal government agencies to address alleged foreign exchange violations and tax evasion by foreign cryptocurrency platforms.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is poised to take legal action against top executives in Nigeria’s banking sector over allegations of financial crimes, including money laundering and fraudulent practices.
In a recent ruling, Justice Igho Braimoh of the Edo State High Court, Benin City, convicted and sentenced 17 individuals involved in internet fraud, handing them varying jail terms.