Sentences with phrase «from economic crime»
A global economic crime survey by PwC looked into the effect of TBML on businesses and organisations and noted that «the onus is now squarely on the shoulders of the business community to protect itself, and its stakeholders, from economic crime».
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Crimes in cyberspace will cost the global economy $ 445 billion in 2016 — more than the market cap of Microsoft ($ 411 billion), Facebook ($ 314 billion) or ExxonMobil ($ 332 billion)-- according to an estimate from the World Economic Forum's 2016 Global Risks Report.
Shteir offers an account of the crime's evolution from Elizabethan London, where the term «shoplifting» first appeared, through the present day, when the economic downturn is being linked to a big spike in consumer thefts — up 8.8 % in the U.S. in the first year of the Great Recession.
FAIR also points to rises in crime from undocumented workers as an economic and societal threat.
A Ted Talk by British researcher Richard Wilkinson, for example, focuses on the harm to society that results from economic inequality — notably the gaps within (not between) societies, which includes life expectancy, literacy, infant mortality, crime, teenage births, obesity and mental illness.
[The] report served the time - tested purpose: Whenever the system is in crisis (or shows signs of becoming transformed); whenever blacks get restless (or show strength); whenever whites in significant numbers show signs of coming together with blacks to confront their mutual problems (or enemies), the trick is to shift the focus from the real struggle for political and economic empowerment to black «crime,» degeneracy, pathology, and — in Moynihan's innovative twist — the «deterioration» of the black family.
If those elements of the population for whom crime is an acceptable alternative grow to any sizable percentage because of economic privation or because of prejudice, or if these alienated groups are prevented from finding a way to work within the system, then the whole society will be reduced very quickly to choosing between living in a police state or living in anarchy.
But the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission officials in Lagos claimed as follows: that «they have found a hotel being constructed by Governor Yari of Zamfara state with three million dollars he stole from London - Paris Club loan refund to Nigerian states.
Mrs. Adeyemi further elucidated that the existence of a vibrant pro-police group like that of PCRC would definitely bring about a crime - free society that can be proud of by all, adding that with the tremendous supports and collaboration received by the command from the state PCRC, an ideal Osun State that hinged on anti socio - political and economic propensity has been instituted.
The immediate past Managing Director (MD) of the Bulk Oil Storage Transportation (BOST), Kingsley Kwame Awuah - Darko, has rubbished media reports that, the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), is on his heels for alleged payments and withdrawal of money from government's account.
Lagos Lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun - Olu Adegboruwa, has asked the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, to order the immediate release of Chief Olisa Metuh, the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Folaji was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, sequel to a petition from the Security and Exchange Commission, SEC in 2010, where it was alleged that he fraudulently sold the shares of Adesoye Holdings Limited in IPWA Plc..
«Other allegations of economic and financial crimes include: soliciting for inappropriate favors from agencies and multi-national companies; compelling an agency to grant loans; blackmailing a construction company to do some work at the Speaker's Asokoro, Abuja plot; and designing a scheme to scam members of the House through deductions from their salaries for supposed mortgage arrangements.»
«On the part of the EFCC, I can assure you that the effect of our even more penetrating investigations and commitment to rid Nigeria of all forms of corruption and economic and financial crimes can — and will continue to be — seen from the cases we take to court for trial,» he said.
Local reports have claimed that Ghana loses US$ 4.5 billion every year (annually) from nominal gross domestic product (Nominal GDP) growth as a result of economic corruption and economic crime by the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of Ghana led by John Dramani Mahama.
Responding to the query from the company, the bank claimed that it blocked the accounts on an instruction from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); and this was done without even notifying the management of the company.
The REC is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly obtaining gratification to the tune of N180 million from an unnamed individual (s), during the 2015 general elections while she was serving in the state.
The reinstatement and promotion of the former pension boss sparked criticism and controversy from Nigerians after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2015.
Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay, has dismissed claims that acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has been removed from office.
Ekwem, who was subpoenaed by the court to tender some documents that were said to have emanated from his chambers and testify on same, rather, urged Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside the summons served on him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to testify in the matter.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it had recovered over N328.9 bn out of N349.8 bn debts from nine major petroleum marketers within the last one year.
The panel had submitted its first interim report in November 2015 while it presented the second report in January 2016 following which President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate some serving and retired military officers, mainly from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
Some staff of the EC are on the heels of the Chairperson over her role in the investigation of some top officials of the commission by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) over the missing GHc480, 000 from the Commission's Endowment Fund for its staff.
Solebo, in the lengthy two - hour ruling, however, held a contrary view, referring to a Nov. 8, 2016 letter from the NJC to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) suspending the judge, noted that the NJC had already exercised disciplinary action against the embattled judge.
Barely 24 hours after her sack, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, yesterday got a letter from the...
Some of the individuals from Borno holding influential positions at the national level include the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari; the National Security Adviser, General Babagana Monguno; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Yusuf Buratai and even the renowned jailer of corrupt suspects and the boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu among others.
Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently «seek from the International Criminal Court an arrest warrant to bring Mrs Diezani Alison - Madueke before the court on allegations of corruption against her, which the government should consider as crimes against humanity and serious enough for it to sanction her prosecution before the court.»
The people of Ghana should demand to know from Government how its Attorney General can — in enforcing the order of the Supreme Court for Woyome to refund the unconstitutional payments made to Woyome to the Republic of Ghana — accept a cheque of GHC4, 000,000.00 drawn by Woyome dated 4th November 2016 in favour of the Economic and Organized Crime Office as part payment of the monies ordered by the Court to be refunded.
Turaki had filed a motion for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to be removed from the parties that will verify authenticity of the documents contained in his bail conditions.
Recall the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned Bello and his son, accusing them of collecting about N300m meant for procurement of arms for political campaigns but was received from the Office of the National Security Adviser under the guise of using it for «safe houses».
SERAP's request followed growing allegations of corruption against Mrs Alison - Madueke and the recent disclosure by the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had recovered about half a trillion naira from her.
They are charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of receiving bribe from the former minister.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today arrested former Sokoto Governor Attahiru Bafarawa after weeks of evading arrest from the antigraft agency.
Students of Ekiti State tertiary institutions and other youth groups on Monday en masse staged a massive protest on the streets of Ado Ekiti, accusing President Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly terrorizing Governor Ayodele Fayose and distracting him from performing his duties.
The appointment, according to a statement by the bank on Monday, follows the absence of the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Nnamdi Okonkwo, who was last week arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside some officials of the bank for allegedly receiving $ 115m (N23bn) from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison - Madueke, to prosecute the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recovered the alleged loot which was in foreign currencies, from Yakubu's guest house situated at Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State, following a tip - off by a whistle - blower.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed the manner in which it discovered and recovered the huge sum of $ 9.8 million from the former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Andrew Yakubu in Kaduna.
The seized money, allegedly linked to Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources, under the dispensation of President Goodluck Jonathan, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was stolen from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and stashed in three banks in Nigeria, in US dollars and Naira.
Embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has confessed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he received money from the office of the National Security Adviser.
Sequel to his claim that he is not hiding from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), former spokesperson of Goodluck Jonathan's Presidential Campaign Organization Chief Femi Fani - Kayode has finally been invited by the anti-graft agency.
Agabi specifically referred the tribunal to the evidence of Mr. Samuel Madojemu, the Head of Investigation and Intelligence Unit of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and his affidavit evidence adding that throughout his testimony, he based his evidence on hearsay from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), adding that witnesses ought to be called to prove the case were no called.
Drama is currently playing out at the home of a former Director - General of the Department of State Services, Ekpenyong Ita, as men of the DSS are preventing operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from arresting him.
«I handed over to Umahi on May 29, 2015, participated in his thanksgiving service on June 7, 2015, but received a letter of summon from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on June 9, 2015.
Justice Muslim Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday rejected an ex parte application by Justice Rita Ofili - Ajumogobia, seeking immediate release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Buba's order has prevented the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and any other government anti-corruption agency from prosecuting or arresting Odili, who was accused of allegedly embezzling about N100bn of Rivers State money during his eight - year tenure as governor.
Agbele was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an 11 count, charge of money laundering involving the sum of N1, 219,000,000 said to be part of N4, 685,723,000 allegedly transferred from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA.
«All facts available indicates that the loan is blatant fraud, and gross man's inhumanity to man; we therefore call on the Central Bank of Nigeria and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to stop the government from accessing the loan facility.
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has officially petitioned the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate former President Jerry John Rawlings, who has confessed to receiving $ 2 million from Nigeria's Sani Abacha after years of silence on the matter.
Plateau Chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the «immediate release» of former Plateau governor, Jonah Jang from the Economic and Financial Crimes...
«Apart from the disruption of normal oil flow across the pipelines and loss in revenue, this economic crime has on many occasions resulted in deadly fire and oil spillage that have claimed many lives and damage to the environment in several communities.