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A bill that seeks to strip Nigeria's anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission., EFCC control over the existing Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU has passed the second reading in the Senate.
The NFIU is currently under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The bill to remove that control was passed for second reading and referred to the committee on anti-corruption and financial crimes for further action on Tuesday, the first legislative day after it was initiated for first reading last Thursday.
The committee was asked to submit its report tomorrow, Wednesday. The bill is being fastracked by a Senate that has been at loggerheads with the EFCC head, Ibrahim Magu.
The NFIU is currently under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The bill to remove that control was passed for second reading and referred to the committee on anti-corruption and financial crimes for further action on Tuesday, the first legislative day after it was initiated for first reading last Thursday.
The committee was asked to submit its report tomorrow, Wednesday. The bill is being fastracked by a Senate that has been at loggerheads with the EFCC head, Ibrahim Magu.
