Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that investigates whether firms engage in financial reporting misconduct, or financial misconduct within the workplace by employees, officers or directors of the organization. Forensic accountants apply a range of skills and methods to determine whether there has been financial misconduct by the firm or its employees.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is an independent bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and federal thrift institutions and the federally licensed branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. The acting Comptroller of the Currency is Michael J. Hsu, who took office on May 10, 2021.
Oba Otudeko CFR is a Nigerian businessman who serves as the founder and chairman of the Honeywell Group. He was a former chairman of FBN Holdings and founder of the Oba Otudeko Foundation.
Sapele is a primary town and one of the Local Government Areas of Delta State, Nigeria.
Tajudeen Afolabi Adeola is a Nigerian businessman and investor. He is a Co-Founder of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank Plc, a member of the Commission for Africa, as well as founder and chairman of the FATE Foundation.
Sir Abel Guobadia OFR was an educator, administrator, diplomat and retired public servant.
Mohammed Buba Marwa, is a retired Nigerian army brigadier general, who is serving as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since January 2021. He previously served as governor of Lagos State from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar and governor of Borno State from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Abubakar Halilu Girei is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing Adamawa Central senatorial district from 1999 to 2003, at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.
The Office of Financial Research (OFR) is an independent bureau reporting to the United States Department of the Treasury. It was established by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, whose passage in 2010 was a legislative response to the financial crisis of 2007–08 and the subsequent Great Recession. The OFR is tasked with (1) collecting and standardizing data, (2) performing applied research and essential long-term research; and (3) developing risk measurement and monitoring tools. The OFR is also responsible for providing support to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC).
Chief Akintola Williams was a Nigerian accountant. He was the first Nigerian to qualify as a chartered accountant.
Solomon Olamilekan Adeola also known by the alias Yayi, is a Nigerian politician who has served as Senator for Ogun West since 2023. He previously served as the Senator from Lagos West from 2015 to 2023. From 2011 to 2015, he was the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts. He is also a chartered accountant and a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai OFR is a Nigerian politician, human rights activist and former Liaison Officer to President Shehu Shagari. He is a founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum.
Ibrahim Damcida (1933–2012) was a Nigerian administrator who rose through the administrative cadre of the Northern regional government and then the federal civil service to retire as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance. During the administration of the youthful Yakubu Gowon, he was considered to among a group known as super Permanent Secretaries.
Binos Dauda Yaroe is the senator representing Adamawa South Senatorial District of Adamawa State at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly.
Chief S. A. Ajayi was a Nigerian statesman who played an active role in the negotiations that led to Nigeria's independence. He was a pioneer politician of Okun land in the old Kabba province, who represented the people of Kabba Division in the Northern region house of Assembly. Chief Ajayi was passionate about educating his people therefore, He played a key role in the establishment of Kabba College of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Colleges, The University of Northern Nigeria, the firm establishment of Kabba Teachers College now Federal Government Girls College Kabba but for the historic efforts of Chief Ajayi, the Northern Region Government had slated Kabba Teachers college for relocation to Kano, Chief Ajayi fought relentlessly to retain this citadel in Kabba division. The creation of Ijumu Division as an administrative headquarters. was a burning desire for chief Ajayi, a move he started from 1960, unable to achieve this while in Government due to the unfortunate coup of 1966, Chief Ajayi pursued this vision with equally passionate illustrious sons of Ijumu until the Local Government was created.
Muhammad Mamman Nami is a Nigerian accountant, management professional, tax administrator and public officer. He is the immediate past Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS, the agency responsible for assessing, collecting and accounting for tax and other revenues accruing to the Federal Government of Nigeria. He has almost three (3) decades of practical working experience in Auditing, Tax Management and Advisory and Management Services to clients in the Banking, Manufacturing Services and Public Sectors as well as Non- Profit organizations.
Buhari Bala is a Nigerian Chartered accountant and politician who served as Nigeria's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1997 until the transition to civil rule in 1999. Bala is a recipient of the Nigerian National Honour- Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) conferred by former President Goodluck Jonathan, and the second highest national honours award of Libya- Medal Of Bravery, in recognition of his numerous contributions in the field of International Politics and Relations and for the promotion of Nigeria – Libya bilateral relations. Prior to working for the Nigerian Government, he served as Director, Finance and Supply at the Ministry of Health in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Alhaji Abubakar Garba Koko,, Sarkin Yakin Gwandu,, was a Nigerian civil servant, Administrator, and Politician who served as the first Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Abuja. He planned and executed the development of Nigeria's new federal capital in the 80s.
Ede Dafinone is a Nigerian chartered accountant, politician, and philanthropist, notable for his contributions in the field of finance, involvement in Nigerian politics, and charitable activities. He is the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the 10th National Assembly.
Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, is a Nigerian technocrat known for his extensive experience spanning over 37 years in the transportation and maritime sectors of Nigeria's economy. He began his career in the Kaduna State Government before transferring to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in 1994. Jamoh previously served as the Executive Director of Finance and Administration at NIMASA. He is also the author of the book Harnessing Nigeria's Maritime Assets: Past, Present, and Future.
