The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU under the leadership of the current Chief Executive officer, Hajiya Hafsat Bakari was appointed in March , 2024, has hit the ground running.
One year down the line , Hajiya Hafsat Bakari had put in place an enabling environment to attract staff development and productivity, as well as mobilise relevant bodies locally and globally to ensure seamless financial transactions in the country and across board.
Having carried out enough mobilisation that attracted both Public Private Partnership which include
Banks , Financial institution, Insurance and global financial bodies to address .
global financial problems that may trigger into local activities been handled by the unit , no doubt concerted efforts had been put in place by Hajiya Hafsat led NFIU the consolidate the initiatives.
This was occasioned by the recent seminar organized by the NFIU through partnership with local and foreign bodies, since financial crimes had gone beyond global management .
With the proliferation of all sorts of awkward financial transactions and activities far away from the legitimate ones with threshold of 10million for corporate bodies and 5million for individuals, the rate of financial crimes been perpetrated both locally and internationally need to be monitored particularly from the underaged and overzealous young ones, as well as corrupt entities.
Therefore, the Hafsat Bakari led administration having organized training, retraining to orient the relevant stakeholders on the need to keep to the regulations of NFIU, as well as address sharp financial practices that is the order of the day is commendable.
The relevant local and international financial stakeholders which included Banks, insurance and financial institutions in partnership with British government had inculcated and instilled the training and capacity building provided to address financial profligacy.
The partnership initiated by the new leadership under Hafsat Bakari had provided an enabling environment to both participants, staffers , partners and other organizations engaged in the program to inculcate needful orientation.
With continuous training and capacity building initiated under the new leadership, no doubt a new orientation and reorientation had been put in place under the new leadership of Hafsat Bakari led NFIU.
Coming at a time when the country is lagging behind and exposed to series of financial innuendos, no doubt , the new management will harness both local and global potentials to address indiscriminate financial transactions that has become the other of the day .
Under her era, she is poised to harness needful awareness to place sane financial practices in the country above board .
Written BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF on yus.abubakar3@gmail.com. By
