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The Nigerian Senate has advanced a bill to centralize asset recovery, reducing EFCC and ICPC’s roles. The proposed agency aims to tackle inefficiencies and increase transparency in managing recovered assets. The bill seeks to amend the 2022 Proceeds of Crime Act by creating a single asset...

The EFCC has arrested 120 individuals, including 25 women, for suspected internet fraud in Lagos. Recovered items include luxury vehicles, gadgets, and incriminating documents. Arrests followed credible intelligence and surveillance across multiple Lagos locations on May 19, 2025. Items...

The EFCC has acknowledged it wrongly listed Ellie Bitar as wanted over the CBEX Ponzi scheme and has now removed his name. Ellie Bitar was erroneously named among suspects linked to the CBEX investment scam. The EFCC corrected the error after receiving new information that cleared him. Eight...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed businesswoman Aisha Achimugu, reportedly close to Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to honour an EFCC invitation regarding an alleged money laundering investigation. Here’s what we know so far: According to Premium Times, the EFCC approached the...