Abdulrasheed Bawa
15 Jun 2023
There was jubilation in Lagos on Thursday as leaders of over 150 Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations gathered with their supporters to celebrate what they termed the first step in the cleaning process for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. They hailed the President Bola Tinubu administration for showing a bold will to fix the wrongs…
15 Jun 2023
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
14 Jun 2023
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it is interrogating suspended chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa.
14 Jun 2023
President Bola Tinubu has suspended AbdulRasheed Bawa as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
14 Jun 2023
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that poverty and unemployment are no justification for involvement in computer-related frauds.
1 Jun 2023
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
31 May 2023
President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a closed door meeting with the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting could not be ascertained, but it is believed that it is not unconnected with the recent situation at the Lagos office of…
26 May 2023
Initiative for Ethics and Value Orientation; Northern Youth Frontiers; Niger Delta Youth Congress; National Movement for Democratic Change and other anti-graft crusaders, yesterday, asked Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, to step aside for his investigation on corruption allegations.
25 May 2023
Rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, passed a vote of confidence on chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa and the good works of the anti-corruption agency under him.
22 May 2023
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, tasked Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, to provide evidence of a $2 million bribe allegation against Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
21 May 2023
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, to go beyond sabre-rattling and provide concrete evidence as proof of $2 million bribery...
19 May 2023
Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle has claimed that the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, allegedly requesting $2 million bribe from him.
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