Muhammad Jiya PhD

ICT Professional with interests in Solutions Development, Security and Management.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

On the sidelines of the ongoing Egmont Group Plenary in Baku, the NFIU delegation led by Hafsat Abubakar Bakari held a bilateral meeting with @INTERPOL_HQ's Tomonobu Kaya, Director, International Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre (IFCACC) and Hamza Saracoglu from the Counter Terrorism Directorate.

Discussions focused on strengthening international cooperation in combating illicit financing, money laundering and other transnational financial crimes. The meeting also explored opportunities for enhanced intelligence sharing, operational collaboration and capacity building in support of global AML/CFT efforts.

The engagement reflects the NFIU's continued commitment to fostering strategic partnerships and leveraging international cooperation to safeguard the integrity of the global financial system.

#EgmontPlenary2026 #InternationalCooperation

[Egmont Group of FIUs @EGFIU]

🌍 The 32nd #EgmontGroup Plenary is underway in Azerbaijan.
This week, FIU representatives from around the world are coming together to strengthen cooperation, exchange expertise, and advance the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

“Financial Intelligence Units stand at the frontline of the global fight against money laundering, terrorist financing and organised crime. By tracing illicit financial flows and sharing actionable intelligence across borders, FIUs help deny criminals the ability to hide, move or profit from illicit funds. The NFIU remains firmly committed to protecting Nigeria’s financial system and strengthening global cooperation in defence of financial integrity and national security.”
— Hafsat Abubakar Bakari
CEO, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit

[Egmont Group of FIUs @EGFIU]

📢🌐 International FIU Day launches 9 June
🛡️ Recognizing FIUs’ vital role in protecting #FinancialIntegrity and strengthening global cooperation against ML/TF.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/fQjnFooVpF

#FIUDay #InternationalFIUDay #AML #CFT

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

📍 9 Days to International FIU Day

Across the world, Financial Intelligence Units work quietly but decisively to protect financial systems from abuse and support efforts against money laundering and terrorist financing.

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit joins the global FIU community in counting down to International FIU Day 2026.

Financial Intelligence matters.

Financial Integrity matters.

#FIUDay #InternationalFIUDay #NFIU #AML #CFT #FinancialIntelligence

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

A Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is a national centre that collects, analyses and shares financial intelligence to fight money laundering and terrorist financing.

FIUs are key actors in the global AML/CFT framework.

#FIUDay #InternationalFIUDay #EgmontGroup #NFIU #AML #CFT

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

GIABA Commends Nigeria’s Early Readiness for Third Mutual Evaluation

Nigeria’s preparations for its 2027 Third Mutual Evaluation Exercise received strong commendation at the 45th Plenary of the @GiabaEcowas, held in Côte d’Ivoire, with member states acknowledging the country’s proactive approach and sustained commitment to strengthening financial integrity.

Leading Nigeria’s delegation, Chief Executive Officer of the @FIUNigeria, Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to strengthening its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework. She disclosed that dedicated inter-agency working groups have already been activated to coordinate preparations ahead of the evaluation, while the review of Nigeria’s National Risk Assessment has formally commenced. She also highlighted ongoing legislative and institutional reforms aimed at improving compliance with international standards and enhancing the effectiveness of Nigeria’s financial intelligence and enforcement systems.

According to Bakari, Nigeria remains focused on building a stronger and more resilient AML/CFT regime through collaboration among regulatory agencies, law enforcement institutions, and relevant stakeholders. She noted that early preparation is critical to ensuring the country demonstrates measurable progress in addressing financial crimes and maintaining confidence in its financial system.

GIABA recognised Nigeria’s early preparations as a strong signal of the country’s commitment to protecting its financial system from illicit financial flows and strengthening regional cooperation against money laundering and terrorist financing across West Africa. The commendation also reflects growing confidence in Nigeria’s efforts to align with global best practices while contributing meaningfully to collective regional action against financial crime.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

The workshop, organised by the @EGFIU Centre of FIU Excellence and Leadership (ECOFEL) in partnership with the @FIUNigeria and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), held from April 21 to 23, 2026, provided a platform for participants to exchange experiences and address key issues around governance, autonomy, and institutional safeguards.

Declaring the workshop open, NFIU Chief Executive Officer, Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, stressed that operational independence remains a non-negotiable standard within the global AML/CFT framework, as set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and reinforced by the Egmont Group.

“Independence is not a technical detail,” she stated, adding that “it is a cornerstone of effective governance, financial integrity and national security.”

She reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to upholding international standards, including the Egmont Principles for Information Exchange, and strengthening legal and institutional safeguards that protect the integrity of financial intelligence.

In his remarks, ECOFEL Programme Manager, Michael Boole, noted that the workshop was designed to support FIUs in developing practical, context-specific solutions, adding that collaboration and transparency are essential to strengthening autonomy across the region.

Discussions highlighted that without independence and strong safeguards, the ability of FIUs to analyse and share financial intelligence objectively can be significantly undermined.

[Egmont Group of FIUs @EGFIU]

🎉 #ECOFEL concluded a regional workshop on FIU operational independence and autonomy, bringing together FIUs from West and Central Africa to strengthen resilience and alignment with international standards.

[Simwal @Simwal]

As usual, I believe some people have cleaned their camera lenses, eagerly waiting to capture images of the moon tonight and perhaps begin their usual remarks about this moon not being a first crescent. Unfortunately, I have bad news: the crescent will still not be visible to the naked eye this evening in Nigeria bi izinillah . This is because the moon's age will be just over 16 hours, and a crescent is typically easily visible with the naked eye when it reaches 18 hours or more. Additionally, the moon’s illumination will be less than 0.5%. Even in Niger Republic and Mali, where sightings of the crescent were claimed yesterday, it will not be visible today.

The crescent should be easily visible to the naked eye tomorrow, Friday, In shaa Allah because it will be about 40hrs old by sunset in Nigeria .

Allah has made it possible for us to understand the movements of the sun and moon, as evidenced by many verses in the Quran. Allah stated in the Quran: Surah Ar-Rahman (55:5) states: "The sun and the moon move along their computed courses" (or follow a precise calculation). This verse highlights the perfect, ordained, and punctual motion of the celestial bodies as a sign of Allah’s mercy, power, and precise design in the universe, emphasizing order, consistency, and divine regulation.

Allahu a’alaam!!!

[Muhammad Jiya PhD @muhammadjiya]

The Final Stretch – Finishing Ramadan Like a Champion! Champions of a race are not defined by how they start the race — _they are defined by how they finish it!.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

Two Years of Leadership. Integrity. Impact.

On February 20, 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Hafsat Abubakar Bakari to lead the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.

In two years, her leadership has strengthened inter-agency collaboration, modernised intelligence systems, prioritised staff welfare, and reinforced professionalism.

A major milestone — Nigeria’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force grey list — reflects sustained AML/CFT/CPF reforms and renewed global confidence.

We celebrate measurable progress and purposeful leadership.

#NFIU #FinancialIntegrity #Leadership

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

The CEO of @FIUNigeria, Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, led a delegation including representatives from the @cenbank and @officialEFCC, to the 5th meeting of the @FATFNews under the Mexican Presidency of Elisa de Anda Madrazo.

During the meeting hosted in Mexico City, the Nigerian delegation contributed to several important discussions including deliberations on the mutual evaluation reports of Austria, Italy and Singapore.

Ms. Bakari expressed Nigeria’s support for the FATF’s Strategic Priorities for 2026-2028. In particular, she welcomed efforts to ensure a more inclusive and diverse approach to developing and implementing the FATF Standards.

She also noted that “an effective collective response is based on a shared commitment and shared understanding of risk. Therefore, Nigeria fully supports continuing work to increase FSRBs voice and to better support low-capacity jurisdictions.”

Further highlighting key future priorities for African countries, the NFIU boss, said “We also welcome the continued work to provide the financial and payments sector with better tools to prevent and detect fraud,” noting that across Africa, growing innovation and increasing financial inclusion is creating a more complex regulatory environment.

Nigeria also extended its congratulations to Mr. Giles Thompson of the United Kingdom who will take up the FATF Presidency in July 2026, for a two-year term. The FATF also approved the inclusion of Kuwait and Papua New Guinea on the list of jurisdictions under monitoring, also known as the grey-list. This follows the commitment of political authorities in both countries to reform and strengthen their anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and counter-proliferation financing frameworks.

Finally, the Plenary approved new reports on “Tackling Cyber-Enabled Fraud” and “Understanding and Mitigating the Risks of Offshore Virtual Asset Service Providers.” Both documents are expected to strengthen the global and Nigeria’s response to high-risk cyber-enabled crimes.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

The @FIUNigeria paid a courtesy visit to the @PoliceNG – National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) on Thursday, February 12, 2026, to strengthen interagency collaboration on cyber-enabled financial crimes.

Representing the CEO of NFIU, Dr. @muhammadjiya, COO, Emerging Technologies and Innovations (ET&I) Sector, was received by the Director and Management of the Centre.

Discussions focused on enhancing intelligence sharing, cryptocurrency analytics, digital asset tracking and coordinated operational responses.

Both institutions reaffirmed the importance of aligning financial intelligence with cybercrime enforcement to ensure faster detection, disruption and prosecution of emerging threats.

The visit reflects a shared commitment to deeper cooperation in tackling cyber-enabled financial crimes in Nigeria.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

Nigeria’s growing influence in the global fight against financial crime has been reinforced with the election of Dr. Nnanyelugo M. X. Aham-Anyanwu, a senior officer of the @FIUNigeria, as Vice Chair of the @EGFIU’s Information Exchange Working Group (IEWG).

Currently Head of the Technology Platforms Department at the NFIU, Dr. Aham-Anyanwu was elected in recognition of his sustained contributions to the IEWG and broader Egmont initiatives aimed at strengthening secure financial intelligence sharing among over 182 FIUs worldwide.

A seasoned technology and intelligence professional, he has led the development of critical NFIU platforms that enhance data analytics, inter-agency cooperation and international information exchange, positioning Nigeria as a reference point for innovation within the Egmont community.

His emergence underscores Nigeria’s commitment to global cooperation, technology-driven solutions and leadership in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

The @FIUNigeria actively participated in the 26th @EGFIU Annual Meetings (26–30 January, Tanzania), engaging with over 400 FIUs worldwide to strengthen international cooperation, secure information exchange and responses to emerging financial crime risks. Nigeria’s growing leadership was reinforced with two NFIU officers elected as Vice Chairmen of key Egmont Working Groups (MSCWG and IEWG).

On the sidelines, NFIU signed an MoU with Mozambique’s FIU to deepen bilateral collaboration.

Sincere appreciation to the @tanzania Government and Financial Intelligence Unit of Tanzania for the excellent hosting arrangements and warm hospitality, as well as to the Egmont Group Secretariat for the successful organisation of the meetings, which reinforced collective resolve and cooperation among FIUs worldwide.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

@FIUNigeria participated in #ChainalysisNodesNigeria2026, where @muhammadjiya highlighted regulatory expectations for virtual assets ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 @FATFNews Mutual Evaluation.

#NFIU

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

#Throwback to the NFIU’s two-day workshop on strengthening Nigeria’s FATF compliance.

The session focused on sustaining Nigeria’s FATF gains, enhancing financial intelligence and risk-based supervision and deepening AML/CFT compliance across the financial system.

[Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit @FIUNigeria]

NFIU and @NITDANigeria have launched an upgraded AML/CFT/CPF Data Management Framework to enhance the sharing and analysis of financial intelligence among security and law-enforcement agencies, with new features that improve speed, security and compliance with FATF standards.