Today 13 September 2023, the African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development (African Center) and the Nigerian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) commenced Phase 1 of their project on the  “Documentation of the Progress made in the Implementation of Stolen Asset Recovery Measures in line with the United Nations Convention against Corruption(UNCAC), …

STATEMENT ON SIGNING OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN NIALS AND AFRICAN CENTER Read More »

The African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development (African Center) in collaboration with the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) is set to hold a hybrid webinar on the theme “Exploring Africa’s Stolen Assets Recovery and Return Trajectory: Efforts to Achieve Agenda 2063 and UN SDG 16” on the 20th September 2023 …

Upcoming Webinar on Exploring Africa’s Stolen Assets Recovery and Return Trajectory: Efforts to Achieve Agenda 2063 and UN SDG 16 on 20 September 2023 Read More »

Recently the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) met with civil societyorganizations (CSOs) in Nigeria to discuss their roles in ensuring the effective implementation ofthe Proceeds of Crime Act 2022. The African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery andSustainable Development (the African Center) was represented by the Founder/ExecutiveDirector, Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu. In line with its …

ENGAGING THE NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR AN EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 2022 Read More »

How to Use a Risk-basedApproach to Onboard Customers”. On Wednesday 5 July 2023, the Compliance Institute of Nigeria (CIN) in collaboration with the African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development (The African Center) held a webinar titled Recent Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Regulatory and Legal Frameworks in Nigeria: How to …

Webinar – Recent Anti-money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism(AML/CFT) Regulatory and Legal frameworks In Nigeria Read More »

The Founder of the African Center, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu has been nominated on the faculty of the DECFI. With this nomination, the African Center is poised to work with African Law Enforcement Agencies, Judges, Prosecutors, Law Teachers, and Universities to improve and promote the use of digital evidence, eDiscovery, and digital forensics in the investigation …

Digital Evidence and Cyber Forensic Institute (DECFI)  and the African Center  for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development (the African Collaborates to Improve Skills of African Prosecutors, Investigators, and Forensic Experts Read More »

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (AML/CFT/CPF) recently issued a public statement at the conclusion of its plenary meeting which was held on the 21st – 22nd June 2023. …

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Identifies Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Counter-Proliferation Deficiencies, June 2023. Read More »

The Compliance Institute Of Nigeria (CIN) in collaboration with the African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development (The African Center) is set to hold a webinar on Recent Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing Of Terrorism (Aml/Cft) Regulatory And Legal Frameworks In Nigeria: How To Use A Risk-Based Approach To Onboard Customer. This event would …

Webinar on Recent Anti-money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Aml/Cft) Regulatory and Legal Frameworks In Nigeria: How To Use A Risk-based Approach To Onboard Customers. Read More »

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the International Development Law Organization and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy is set to hold the fourth SDG 16 Conference themed ‘SDG 16 as A Compass For Navigating Intersecting Crises” in Rome, Italy from the 30 May to 1 June 2023. The world …

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On November 17th. 2022, the US Department of Justice declared that it had transferred over $20.6 million to the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria) following the August 23rd, 2022 agreement between the governments to repatriate assets the United States forfeited that were traceable to former Nigerian General Sani Abacha and his accomplices. …

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPATRIATES OVER $20 MILLION IN ASSETS STOLEN BY FORMER NIGERIAN DICTATOR. Read More »