EFCC Recovers N566 Billion In 2 Years — Olukoyede

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, says the agency has recovered over ¦ 566 billion and contributed significantly to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms through enforcement, asset recovery, and institutional renewal. According to the EFCC’s mid-term report released in Abuja on Thursday, part of the recovered funds…

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Stop The Scam, Start Building – EFCC Chairman Urges Young Nigerians

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerian youths to shun internet fraud and channel their creative energies towards nation-building. He gave the charge on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at the inaugural Kids and Teens STEAM Innovate Buildathon bootcamp. The event, themed “Future Innovator: Young Minds, Big…

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Public Officers Declare Nonexistent Assets To Justify Corruption – EFCC Chairman

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that many public officers are now perfecting the antics of anticipatory declaration of assets to justify their intended stealing of public funds and other acts of corruption. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, during a goodwill address…

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Retract NNPC GMD Forced Resignation Report Or Face Legal Action – EFCC Boss Tells People’s Gazette

The chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has threatened legal action against online news platform Peoples Gazette over its report suggesting his involvement in the alleged abduction and forced resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited Bayo Ojulari. In a statement released…

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EFCC Seeks Law To Criminalise Unexplained Wealth

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Wednesday begged the National Assembly to urgently pass a law to criminalise unexplained wealth. He said Nigeria cannot win the anti-corruption war without legal backing to hold public officers accountable for assets far beyond their legitimate earnings. Speaking during the National Conference…

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Nigerian Politicians Now Launder Billions Through Yahoo Boys – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that politically exposed persons (PEPs) in Nigeria are using internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘yahoo-yahoo boys’, to launder billions of naira in stolen public funds into offshore accounts. This shocking disclosure was made during a media briefing at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Monday by…

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Tinubu Not Interfering In EFCC Operations, People Trying To Distract Him – Olukoyede

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has dismissed allegations that President Bola Tinubu is using the Commission to target members of opposition parties. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Olukoyede described the claims as a ploy to distract the President from “the good work…

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