EFCC

October 16, 2026 PPunch Nigeria

DSS nabs Maina’s convicted son, transfers him to EFCC

The Department of State Services has arrested Faisal, son of former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, and handed him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, PUNCH reports.…

October 13, 2026 PGPeoples Gazette Crime Scene, Notes

Court dismisses Aisha Achimugu’s N10bn suit against EFCC

ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has dismissed a N10 billion fundamental rights suit filed by businesswoman Aisha Achimugu against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Peoples Gazette reports.…

September 26, 2026 PNPM News Notes

EFCC reveals officials with hundreds of houses, millions in assets

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) receives more than 20,000 petitions concerning public-sector corruption annually, its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has said.

September 26, 2026 TCThe Cable Notes

EFCC arrests City Boy Movement woman leader Halimat Tejuosho over alleged fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, South-West Zonal Coordinator of the women wing of the City Boy Movement, over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence —…

September 24, 2026 PGPeoples Gazette Notes, Top Headlines

EFCC to NELFUND: Send student loans directly to beneficiaries

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to ensure that federal government-approved student loan funds reach beneficiaries directly. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, gave the charge on…

September 24, 2026 TTribune Crime Scene, Notes

EFCC boss: I have case files full of Pastors, Imams over financial crimes

EFCC Chairman Olanipekun Olukoyede has raised concern over the number of pastors, imams and other religious leaders being investigated and prosecuted for alleged financial crimes.

September 23, 2026 VVanguard Crime Scene, Notes

Again, EFCC declares ex-pension boss Maina wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Pension Reform Task Team chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property. The declaration was contained in a notice issued by…

September 23, 2026 TTribune Nigeria

EFCC Chairman warns religious leaders: Using tithes, offerings, zakat for personal business is a crime

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has warned religious leaders against diverting tithes, offerings, zakat and other funds belonging to religious organisations into their private businesses, Tribune reported.…

September 14, 2026 NNairametrics Nigeria, Notes

EFCC warns Nigerian lawyers against charging clients in dollars

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerian lawyers against charging clients in foreign currencies, describing the practice as illegal and unethical,according to Nairametrics.

August 27, 2026 PPunch Notes, Top Headlines

EFCC offers 5% cut to whistleblowers who help recover Nigerian assets hidden abroad

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is offering international whistleblowers between 2.5 and 5 per cent of any assets recovered based on their information, as part of a global push to trace Nigerian funds…