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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was established on December 12, 2002, by President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration to combat financial crimes and money laundering. The commission's creation was partly in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering, which had ranked Nigeria as one ...
The following is a list of agencies in the government of Nigeria. ... Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
During Nigeria's 50th anniversary celebrations in Abuja on 1 October 2010, a car bomb killed an Assistant Director of the agency and Mr Tahir Zakari Biu an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operative while they were trying to remove abandoned vehicles from a roadside a few kilometres from the venue of the celebrations.
Prior to Olanipekun's involvement and appointment as the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, he worked as a lawyer at a law firm owned by former Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo. [7] He served as the Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman (2016–2018) [ 8 ] and Secretary to the Commission (2018–2023). [ 9 ]
The NFIU was established in 2004 as an autonomous unit within the central coordinating body for the country's Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) framework of Central Bank of Nigeria. It also operates as part of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The agency partners with non-government organizations to carry out its tasks in different states. In 2013, NAPTIP started partnering [ 15 ] with Devatop Centre for Africa Development , a youth-led anti-human trafficking organization, to train and empower youth in combating human trafficking in Nigeria, as well as investigating cases and ...
EFCC may refer to: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a Nigerian law enforcement agency; ... (MoEFCC), is an Indian government ministry
The Federal Ministries of Nigeria are civil service departments that are responsible for delivering various government services. Each ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary who reports to a Minister in the Federal Cabinet . [ 1 ]