Nigeria: NFIU To Publish Assets of Politicians, Public Officers

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit NFIU, reveals that the assets of all public officials and senior political office holders will soon be open for public consumption.

The director Nigerian financial Intelligence Unit Modibbo Hamman Tukur disclosed this in Nigerian capital Abuja at a budget defense session with the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes led by Rep. Kayode Oladele.

He told the committee that the suspension, which is lifted in September 2018, was based on certain conditions that needed to be met by the country.

He said the Egmont Group would want the NFIU to work closely with other agencies of government in fighting terrorism, financial crimes and other related offences.

This was for compliance as empowered by the NFIU Act of 2018 he added

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