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NITDA DG, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, with the ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has said that automation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will help in tackling corruption to a large extent in the country. NITDA DG disclosed this during a courtesy visit to him by members of staff of the ICPC, led by the Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN. Inuwa said automation is a journey and not a one-off process while...

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has called for improved financial discipline and integrity in the running of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), in the country.   He made the call on Monday in Abuja while receiving a delegation of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRCN, led by its Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Rabiu Olowo at the corporate headquarters of the Commission, who came on a courtesy visit. According to the Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, Olukoyede says that...

 Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), across the country to be more focused on whistle-blowing and intelligence gathering to be active change agents in the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. Olukoyede gave this charge on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Agwu Local Government Area of Enugu State while addressing corps members on the “Roles of Youths in Fighting Corruption to Promote Economic Growth”. In...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, His Eminence, Sa'ad Abubakar 111, and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Zulu Gambari have expressed support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in its crusade against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. They stated this separately in Sokoto and Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday, December 1, 2023, while playing hosts to top leaders of the EFCC. While Gambari spoke in Ilorin in his palace when the Executive Chairman...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) newly-posted Commandant at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Group Captain B. Topman has sought greater collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in tackling the menace of economic and financial crimes at airports across the country. He made the disclosure in Enugu on Thursday, November 2, 2023, while paying a courtesy visit to the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC. Topman said he visited the Command to seek improved collaboration and effective synergy between the EFCC and the NAF at the Airport. ...

The Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdukarim Chukkol, has called on Nigerians to be more focused and committed to the war against economic and financial crimes.  He made the call on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, while receiving Post-Graduate Auditing and Forensic Management Students of Nile University, who came on a courtesy visit to the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission, in Jabi, Abuja.  Chukkol who spoke through the Acting Director, Public Affairs Department, Wilson Uwujaren said fighting corruption was not for the EFCC alone...

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Enugu State chapter, has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of its support in the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. The newly elected Chairman of the Fellowship, Most Reverend Chibiko N.C. Onyeledo, gave the assurance on Thursday, September 28, 2023, when he led officials of the Fellowship on a courtesy visit to the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC. Most Rev. Onyeledo stressed that the activities of the EFCC, over the years, have helped the country...