By Atoyebi Nike
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has marked a key milestone in the development of its New Academy in Giri, Abuja, with the commissioning of a newly completed access road to the site.
Speaking at the event on Monday, June 30, 2025, the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, represented by Secretary to the Commission, Mohammed Hammajoda, described the road as critical infrastructure that will accelerate the take-off of the Academy.
“With this road now in place, work will resume fully on the development of the New EFCC Academy, envisioned as a Centre of Excellence in financial crimes enforcement, training, and research,” he said.
The Academy will also house a Cybercrime Research Centre and other specialized facilities designed to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to combat financial and cybercrimes.
Olukoyede expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for their strategic interventions. He noted that the site was previously inaccessible until Wike committed to and delivered the road in record time.
President Tinubu, represented by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, described the project as a “bridge of inclusion” and a demonstration of his administration’s commitment to balanced development and national integration.
“These roads are more than infrastructure; they show that no area or citizen is too small to feel the impact of democratic governance,” Tinubu said.
Also speaking, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike assured that development in Giri District would not stop at the access road. He directed FCT agencies to begin internal road planning and complementary infrastructure, noting that the EFCC’s presence would encourage wider development in the area.
“Now that there’s access, they can move equipment and start building. Once the EFCC begins, others will follow,” Wike said.
The road’s completion clears the path for the EFCC to begin full-scale work on its long-planned academy, a project central to its strategy of institutional capacity building and knowledge-based enforcement.
