Nigeria Police and Banking Sector Tighten Collaboration on Financial Safety

Nigeria Police and Banking Sector Tighten Collaboration on Financial Safety

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), in collaboration with the Body of Banks’ CEOs, hosted an engagement with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, in Lagos. The meeting reinforced the shared commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s financial system as a critical pillar of national stability and economic growth. In his remarks, the IGP underscored the strong nexus between financial security and national […]

February 15, 2026 10

NEWS

Olukoyede Cautions REDAN against Exposures to Financial Crimes

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has called on the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN and other stakeholders in the real estate sector to safeguard themselves against financial crimes by respecting effective tax administration, financial integrity and clear beneficial ownership disclosures. He gave the charge in Abuja at the 17th Annual General Meeting, AGM of […]

February 9, 2026 10

NEWS

Northern Youth Forum Endorses President Tinubu for Second Term, Pledges Financial Support

By Zainab Uzomah The Northern Nigeria Youth Leaders Forum (NNYLF) has formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term, following a youth leadership and stakeholder engagement held in Abuja on Monday. The gathering brought together youth leaders, professionals, grassroots organisers and political stakeholders from across the North to review national development under the Renewed Hope Agenda and to launch the Renewed Hope Ambassadors initiative. In a communiqué co-signed […]

January 28, 2026 12

BUSINESS

Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy

The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that the power of the government is portioned into three arms of government, the federal, the state and the […]

July 11, 2024 89

ENTERTAINMENT

It’s ungrateful to reply ‘seen’ after financial help, says actor Kanayo

Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Kanayo O Kanayo, has expressed displeasure with what he perceives as a lack of gratitude from people who receive financial favours. In a video he shared on Instagram on Monday, Kanayo criticised the response of “seen” after receiving money as a sign of ungratefulness. He said, “I have one question. Why are people very ungrateful? “You do somebody a favour by sending him or her […]

July 10, 2024 45

BUSINESS

Banks involved in 70% of financial crimes – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, indicted banks as being linked to about 70 per cent of the financial crimes in Nigeria. EFCC’s Chairman, Ola Olukayode, disclosed this while speaking in Abuja at the 2023 Annual Retreat and General Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria. He pointed out that the banking sector was increasingly becoming a cesspool of fraudulent activities and this […]

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