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IN RENEWED FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORISM AND OTHER FINANCIAL CRIMES, PRESIDENT BUHARI SIGNS THREE BILLS INTO LAW President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja signed into law, three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria. The bills are: the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022,…

Nigeria's Senate passes a bill imposing jail terms of at least 15 years for paying a ransom to free someone who has been kidnapped.

Singapore has been a member of the task force since 1992 and will take on the presidency in July.   . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Abuja,April 14,2022(NAN) The Senate has received the Money Laundering Bill and Terrorism Prevention Bill transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for

The Senate has received the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Bills transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for expeditious consideration and

The bills were accompanied by a letter read at the start of the plenary on Thursday by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.

Le ministre des Services Financiers et de la Bonne Gouvernance a fait une déclaration à la Chambre le 5 avril 2022 concernant le retrait de Maurice de la Liste Noire de l'Union Européenne. Mr Speaker,

The first ever Singapore Presidency of FATF will see the sovereign island city-state's senior advisor (International) at the Ministry of Home Affairs T. Raja Kumar...

<p><span>At the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary that ended on 4 March 2022, the Plenary officially selected Mr. T. Raja Kumar as its next President, to replace Dr. Marcus Pleyer. Mr. Raja will assume office on 1 July 2022 for a fixed two-year term. The FATF is the global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog. It is an inter-governmental body established by G7 in 1989 that sets international standards to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism and prolife...

<p><span>Today the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its sixth plenary since the start of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in a hybrid virtual/in-person session. The FATF agreed upon a revised standard to combat the misuse of anonymous shell companies and set the stage for its members and the broader global FATF network to be held accountable to more stringent standards.</span></p>