The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, has urged national experts working on Nigeria’s forthcoming National Risk Assessment (NRA) to ensure their analysis is grounded in verifiable data and documented evidence.
Bakari gave the charge while declaring open a two-day training workshop for leaders of the NRA Working Groups organised by the NFIU in partnership with SecFin Africa and supported by the European Union.
She noted that the experts were not merely drafting a report but shaping Nigeria’s national risk profile and safeguarding the country’s financial credibility.
According to the NFIU boss, every score and conclusion in the assessment must be transparent, traceable and supported by clear documentation.
The training programme is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the working groups to transform available data into meaningful analysis as Nigeria prepares for the next round of evaluations by the Financial Action Task Force.
Representatives of partner organisations at the event, including Shehu Abdullahi of SecFin Africa and Ruben Alba, representing the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, commended Nigeria for the reforms that led to its removal from enhanced monitoring lists.
They also reaffirmed their support for a credible and comprehensive National Risk Assessment aligned with global standards.
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