14 September 2026
Regulatory

EFCC Establishes Cybercrime Research Centre to Tackle Financial Crimes

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has established an advanced cybercrime research centre to strengthen the fight against financial and online crimes in Nigeria. EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, announced this on Wednesday while delivering the 17th Convocation Lecture of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, titled “Beyond Degrees: Cultivating Purpose, Resilience and Service in

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Regulatory

EFCC Mulls Leadership Strategy to Curb Internet Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) states that it is considering a leadership-based approach to tackling internet fraud among young Nigerians. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this on Thursday when he received the Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC), Rinsola Abiola, and her team at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Olukoyede

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Professional Institutes

Law Graduates Petition EFCC Over Alleged Training Fraud

Some 2024–25 Nigerian Law School graduates have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing two professional bodies of fraud in a mediation training programme. In a petition dated September 17, co-signed by Goodluck Enebeli and Freedom Eje, the graduates called on EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede to investigate the Mediation Training Institute (MTI) and

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News

Obasanjo Library Slams EFCC Over Night Raid

The management of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the “Gestapo-like invasion” of its premises during the early hours of Sunday. Officers of the Commission had reportedly stormed the premises of the library where some people gathered for a private ceremony. The armed men, said to have

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