The Nigerian Police is currently ranked as the worst in the world and has a chequered record of human rights abuses and extra judicial killings.

On April 9, 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ("EFCC") in its monthly e-magazine Alert released a statement on the use of foreign currency ("FX") as a means of payment...

In today's world, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, but it is also a source of concern when it comes to data theft. With the increased global use of social media...

Nigeria, through the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit ("NFIU"), is a member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units ("the Egmont Group").

Some acts which constitute money laundering under the act are spelt out in Section 15 of the Act.

In our increasingly connected world, the digital age has brought forth numerous benefits, transforming the way we communicate, work, and access information.

One of the common areas of dispute in commercial transactions is the right of a Mortgagee to exercise its power of sale of a mortgaged property following the Mortgagor's failure to repay a loan.

Money laundering is the illegal concealing of money obtained from criminal or illicit activities with the purpose of appearing to have been gotten from a legitimate source.

In the words of the Court, it was "a highly unusual case, although one that draws attention to matters of wider importance".

From the days of the abacus, science and technology has continuously revolutionized every facet of human endeavour from health to commerce and communication.

As the saying goes, "POLICE IS YOUR FRIEND", One thing that often baffles one is the reason why "My friend" has to brutally profile me all because I am a young man who "has a peculiar look...

The English Court has upheld a challenge to an US$11 billion arbitration award against Nigeria on grounds that it was obtained fraudulently and "only by practising the most severe abuses of the arbitral process"...

The inadmissibility of extrajudicial statements in criminal trials and the perennial ignorance of some of our prosecuting agencies.

The statement of an accused person is usually, if not always, tendered in criminal trials to prove the guilt or otherwise of the accused person.

When international organisations and their advisers turn their attention to Nigeria Africa's largest economy and most populous nation the word "corruption" invariably enters the conversation early.

In Nigeria's evolving business landscape, upholding integrity is critical to achieving sustainable economic development. Corporate ethics form the cornerstone of this aspiration, as businesses that pay lip service...

The Nigerian Court of Appeal (Lagos Division) affirmed the position of the law that it is criminal to deal in petroleum products without a license in its recent decision delivered in the case of M.V. Long Island v. FRN.

By its circular dated September 13, 2018 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Regulations on Instant (Inter - Bank) Electronic Funds Transfer Services in Nigeria (the Regulations).

The arraignment of Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha before the Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has triggered a wave of questions...

The power of the police to investigate criminal activities is covered under section 31 of the Police Act, 2020.