| African Center |
African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development |
| AfDB |
African Development Bank |
| AML/CFT/CPF |
Anti-money laundering, counter-financing of terrorism and countering proliferation financing |
| ANEEJ |
Africa Network for Environmental and Economic Justice |
| ARMU |
Asset Recovery Management Unit |
| AUCPCC |
African Union Convention Preventing and Combating Corruption |
| CAU |
Central Authority Unit |
| CCB |
Code of Conduct Bureau |
| CFT |
Countering the financing of terrorism |
| CFRN |
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| CIFAR |
Civil Forum for Asset Recovery |
| CIN |
Compliance Institute of Nigeria |
| CLA |
Commonwealth Lawyers Association |
| CLE |
Council of Legal Education |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organization |
| DECFI |
Digital Evidence and Cyber Forensics Institute |
| DNFBPs |
Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions |
| EFCC |
Economic and Financial Crime Commission |
| FATF |
Financial Action Task Force |
| FCDO UK |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| FGD |
Focus Group Discussion |
| FIRS |
Federal Inland Revenue Service |
| FMOJ |
Federal Ministry of Justice |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FRN |
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| GFAR |
Global Forum on Asset Recovery |
| GSDEC |
Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime |
| GIABA |
Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in West Africa |
| HAGF |
Honourable Attorney-General of Federation |
| IACC |
International Anti-Corruption Conference |
| ICPC |
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission |
| IFF |
Illicit Financial Flows |
| IIJ |
International Institute for Justice and Rule of Law |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| KYC |
Know Your Customer |
| LEA |
Law Enforcement Agencies |
| MANTRA |
Monitoring of Recovered Assets through Transparency and |
| MCO |
Mining Cadastre Office |
| MDA |
Ministries, Departments and Agencies |
| MER |
Mutual Evaluation Report |
| MLA |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
| MLPP |
Money Laundering Prohibition and Prevention |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| NBA |
Nigeria Bar Association |
| NBA-AMLC |
NBA Anti-Money Laundering Committee |
| NDLEA |
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency |
| NFIU |
Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit |
| NIALS |
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies |
| NGOs |
Non-Governmental Organizations |
| NSA |
Non-State Actors |
| NPF |
Nigeria Police Force |
| POCA |
Proceeds of Crime Act |
| RAR |
Risk Assessment Report |
| RPC |
Rules of Professional Conduct |
| RUSI |
Royal United Services Institute |
| SDGs |
Sustainable Development Goals |
| STAR |
Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative |
| TI |
Transparency International |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UNCAC |
United Nations Convention against Corruption |
| UNODC |
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| UNTOC |
United Nations Transnational Organized Crime |
| USA |
United States of America |
| USDOJ |
United States Department of Justice |