The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Aliyu Ahmed, called on all stakeholders to put in place appropriate measures to prevent abuse of Nigeria’s financial system.
Nigerian authorities responsible for implementing the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism framework have accelerated efforts to ensure the nation exits the grey-list of the global Financial Action Task Force .
Represented by the Associate Director, Legal and Sanctions, the NFIU boss noted that “stakeholder agencies involved in the country’s AML/CFT framework together with representatives from the private sector met in May this year and agreed a revised strategic roadmap to exit the grey-list”. Also speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Aliyu Ahmed, called on all stakeholders to put in place appropriate measures to prevent abuse of Nigeria’s financial system.
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