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Abdulrasheed Bawa The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa has pledged to steer the organisation towards proactive and intelligence-led investigation. Bawa said this in Abuja on Friday when he officially assumed duties at the commission’s headquarters. Spokesperson for EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that the new EFCC boss promised a paradigm shift in the agency’s approach to anti-graft war, from fighting corrupt persons to f...

Bawa said this in Abuja on Friday when he officially assumed duties at the commission’s headquarters. Spokesperson for EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that the new EFCC boss promised a paradigm shift in the agency’s approach to anti-graft war, from fighting corrupt persons to fighting corruption. “There is a difference between fighting corruption and fighting corrupt people; and going forward, we are going to be proactive in our approach in the fight against economic and fin...

The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa has pledged to steer the organisation towards pro

The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, has pledged to steer the organisation towards proactive and intelligence-led investigation.

Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of (EFCC) says under his leadership, the commission will be proactive in fighting crimes. 

The President’s Personal Assistant (Photography), Mr Sunday Aghaeze, confirmed the meeting in a pictorial report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the new EFCC boss was formally introduced to the president during the engagement. The Senate had, on Wednesday, confirmed Bawa, who was nominated by the president on Feb. 15, as the substantive Chairman of EFCC, following his successful screening. Bawa’s appointment was endorsed by the lawmakers after a voice vote by President of th...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kayode Idowu and Dogara Bitrus As residents of Maiduguri settle to normalcy after multiple explosions rocked the state capital, resulting in the dead of 16 people with many injured, some of the 47 survivors recounted their experiences to The PUNCH on Wednesday. According to 75-year-old Kaka Mallam, a resident of Adam Kolo, one of the areas where the explosions occurred, he was seated very close to a mosque around 6pm when he began to hear the explosions and within som...

ADVERTISEMENT President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, met with the new Chair of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the State House, Abuja. The President’s Personal Assistant (Photography), Sunday Aghaeze, confirmed the meeting in a pictorial report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the new EFCC boss was formally introduced to the president during the engagement. President Muhammadu Buhari receives new EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa [PHOTO C...

Senate begins screening of Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC chairman If confirmed, Mr Bawa will be the youngest ever EFCC chairman and take over from Mohammed Umar who has been in an acting capacity since June 2020. The screening exercise commenced a few minutes past noon and is currently being done in plenary with the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, presiding over the exercise. Mr Bawa arrived at the Red Chamber at 11:56 a.m. for the exercise which will have lawmakers ask him questions ranging from hi...

Abdulrasheed Bawa, nominee for the position of chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is currently before the senate for a screening exercise.