BY Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent, in Ikoyi

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called for enhanced collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, to address corruption and unethical practices among legal practitioners and security agents in the country.

By Abubakar Alli (Kwara State Correspondent, in Ilorin)

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight persons and six trucks for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities along the Ilorin - Ogbomoso axis of Kwara and Oyo states.

By Tessy Daminabo (South South Bureau Chief, in Port Harcourt

The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede has cautioned youths across the country to steer clear of social vices and other acts of corruption in order to take their place as future builders of the nation.

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent, in Ikoyi)

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, February 23, 2023, frowned at the “delay tactics” being employed by Ismaila Mustapha, who is being prosecuted for an alleged N6bn money laundering, through his lawyer, Kolawole Salami

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a significant legal victory at the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, in two separate suits challenging the Commission’s statutory mandate to investigate corruption-related offences.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, February 21, 2026 arrested 20 suspects for sundry electoral offences in the just- concluded Federal Capital Territory, FCT, local government elections.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), under its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative (CEPTI), has successfully tracked and verified the execution of three borehole projects in Ondo State awarded by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja could not continue on Monday, February 23, 2026 due to the inability of the defence team to produce its witness in court.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON have resolved to collaborate in the initiative of providing Nigerians with a new Proof of Address, PoA, which is a database of verifiable addresses of Nigerians for improved national security and economic planning.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has linked the menace of corruption and poverty in the country to non-compliance with laws.

By Christopher Bulus (Kaduna State Correspondent)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has organised a capacity development programme for its officers on insurance-related fraud prevention, detection, and investigation. The three-day training which ran from February 16 to 18, 2026 were for the Commission’s officers in its Northwest and Northeast directorates, held at the EFCC Kaduna Zonal Directorate.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has reiterated the critical need for proactive prevention in the fight against corruption, stressing that anti-corruption efforts must go beyond investigation and prosecution to include early risk detection and institutional safeguards.