By Abubakar Yuguda (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 arraigned Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance and former Branch Manager of Polaris Bank Plc, Bauchi State branch, Yakubu Adamu, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged money laundering offences involving N5,791,900,000 (Five Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety-One million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira).

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede has called on members of the public to embrace greater accountability in the fight against corruption to ensure speedy restoration of order and stability in Nigeria.

By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged Banks’ Compliance Officers in the south-east to be professional in discharging their duties in order not to destroy the image of their banks and attract unnecessary regulatory sanctions, as they are regarded as the gatekeepers, not facilitators of criminal activities.

By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)

Law enforcement agencies in Enugu State and His Royal Majesty, Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu, Chairman of South-East Traditional Rulers Council have reaffirmed their unalloyed support to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its ongoing efforts to combat corruption, economic and financial crimes

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has showered encomiums on the Ola Olukoyede leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for achieving new heights in asset recovery and convictions.

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Police Force, and the Judiciary have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening inter-agency collaboration in the fight against economic and financial crimes, as well as other forms of corruption.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) to strengthen internal control and ensure full compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) laws, stressing that ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

By Lamidi Adelakun (Oyo State Correspondent, in Ibadan)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has commended the media and Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in the country for their unwavering commitment to the fight against economic and financial crimes, especially internet fraud in Southwest.

• * Says Corruption Goes Beyond Stealing Money

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has emphasized that corruption in Nigeria extends far beyond the act of stealing public funds, describing it instead as “any deviation from the rule or due process.”

By Joseph Illiya (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Akwanga)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged new cadets of the Commission to be driven by the values of integrity and discipline in the course of their duties as officers of the EFCC.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Special Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 25, 2025, was declared Nigeria's Most Effective Regulatory Agency of The Year 2025, in Abuja.

By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo State Correspondent, in Benin City)

Justice C.A.Obiozor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City on Thursday, September 25, 2025 dismissed a case brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by Christopher E. Mene Esq, seeking the payment of N4,375,000 as special damages and N500 million as exemplary damages for a sting operation carried out by the Commission on May 23, 2023 in his property in Benin City.