EFCC grills Energy Commission of Nigeria DG, Mustapha Abdullahi Over N500bn Fraud – After NACAT petition
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing Mustapha Abdullahi, director-general of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, over alleged money laundering offences involving more than N500 billion after a petition by the Network Against Corruption and Drug Trafficking (NACAT).
Abdullahi was questioned in Abuja on Wednesday and was held in the custody of the anti-graft agency for further investigation.
In October 2023, President Bola Tinubu appointed Abdullahi as the DG and CEO of the commission.
Abdullahi was appointed after more than 10 years of service at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
In December 2025, the Network Against Corruption and Drug Trafficking (NACAT), a civil society organisation, petitioned Tinubu, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged corruption in the commission.
The CSO accused the ECN DG of engaging in what it described as a “well-coordinated and brazen scheme” involving the illegal award and payment of solar streetlight contracts worth several hundreds of millions to five companies allegedly owned and controlled by the same individuals.
The CSO alleged that all five companies were registered within a single week in late October and early November 2023, shared similar addresses in Abuja, and allegedly had the same directors.
NACAT alleged that Nigeria’s procurement laws were brazenly violated in the award of the contracts, adding that the action is a betrayal of public trust.