Tag: bank accounts
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Court freezes bank accounts, seizes Lekki home of Gov Abiodun’s suspended aide, Rufai Abidemi
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of some funds and properties traced to Mr Abidemi Ganiyu Rufai,
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TRENDING VIDEO: Local ‘Yahoo Boy’ explains how he steals money from bank accounts using SIM cards
A video of a fraudster that specialises in siphoning funds from peoples’ local bank accounts using their alert SIM cards has surfaced online. The fraudster while being interrogated by newsmen gave detailed explanation of how he uses USSD codes on customers alert SIM to siphon funds from their bank accounts. TheNewsGuru.com.com, TNG reports that the…
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Alleged extortion: EFCC freezes Shehu Sani’s bank accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank accounts of a former senator from Kaduna state, Shehu Sani. In a statement, his senior special adviser also said the former lawmaker was “forced to declare his assets. The EFCC had arrested Mr Sani for allegedly demanding money from Sani Dauda, who is owner of…
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Court orders forfeiture of Senator Nwaoboshi's 14 properties, 22 bank accounts
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has approved an interim forfeiture of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi‘s properties to the Federal Government. Recall that the court made an initial order for the confiscation of 14 properties and 22 bank accounts linked to the embattled senator on Tuesday. The bank accounts were traced to Zenith Bank,…
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36.8m bank accounts linked to BVN – NIBSS
Records from he Nigerian Interbank Settlement Scheme (NIBSS) have shown that about 36.8 million bank accounts have been linked to the Bank Verification Number (BVN). This represents 51 per cent of the total number of active bank accounts as of February 17 2019. The number of active bank accounts, according to the NIBSS data, is…
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Malabu: Swiss government block bank accounts linked to Eni, Shell executives
The government of Switzerland has blocked several bank accounts in the country linked to the planned bribery trial of Eni and Shell executives in Milan, Italy, as it relates to the infamous Malabu oil scam. On Monday, the office of the Swiss Attorney-General confirmed that at the request of public prosecutors from Milan, it has…
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Nigeria, foreign countries share data on overseas bank accounts, property owned by Nigerians
The Federal Government of Nigeria and some foreign countries, including the United Kingdom Government, have commenced the Automatic Exchange of Tax Information (AETI), particularly on overseas assets held by Nigerians. The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, confirmed this on Friday in Abuja during the presentation of Progress Report on Tax Laws Reform by…
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FG set to seize funds in accounts without BVN
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a request by Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for a temporary forfeiture of all funds held in bank accounts not linked to BVNs. The latter are accounts without sufficient know-your-customer credentials, PREMIUM TIMES has reported. . The order followed an originating…