Speaking at NAN forum in Abuja on Tuesday, Senate President Bukola Saraki said he had a personal encounter with Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), during the previous administration. It was an encounter that enabled him see Magu stand up for what is right. Saraki said he and some of […]
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Nigeria has officially moved out of the Transparency International 10 most corrupt countries index, few days after the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) chairman got an endorsement from 25 countries around the world in an opinion poll conducted by United Kingdom based Global Peace Movement International. In the latest transparency index […]
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Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) in the South-South to closely monitor contract award and execution by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Magu made the call in Port-Harcourt at an interactive session with CSO leaders in Rivers and Bayelsa states on […]
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Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), says a prison for corrupt persons should be established in Sambisa forest, a stronghold of the Boko Haram sect in Borno state. Magu made this known while speaking at the commissioning of the agency’s zonal office in Kaduna on Thursday. He also appealed […]
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The acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has identified corruption as the root cause of separatist agitations and militancy in the country. Spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that Magu made the remarks at the opening session of a two-day Electronic and Social Media Review […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday morning invaded the premises of The SUN newspaper in Lagos, disrupting operation in the office for about an hour. The SUN had alleged witch hunt, accusing Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the commission, of masterminding the invasion over a story written about his wife. But in […]
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Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has emerged the vice chairman of the Heads of Anti-corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa. The appointment was announced in statement by Wilson Uwajuren, EFCC spokeman on Thursday. The delegates issued a communiqué, after the end of their 7th regional conference in Malawi, in […]
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Speaking at the 2017 Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) week/award day, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, lamented the eroding of moral values in the society. He said it is pathetic that treasury looters get rewarded with positions of authority and chieftaincy titles. Magu said values […]
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with Lawal Daura, Director-General of the Department for State Services (DSS), Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Babagan Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), were also part of the meeting, […]
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The chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has said that following the Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) twice, President Muhammadu Buhari cannot validly re-nominate the same candidate again. Mr. Melaye, while commenting on the debate in […]
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