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Mutual Evaluation of Nigeria Nigeria is a member of GIABA, the assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT measures in Nigeria was conducted by GIABA.

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Ratings

Effectiveness

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

4th round France ratings

IO1: HE
IO2: HE
IO3: HE
IO4: HE
IO5: HE
IO6: SE
IO7: HE
IO8: HE
IO9: HE
IO10: ME
IO11: SE

Technical Compliance

Definition

Ratings which reflect the extent to which a country has implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations.

C = compliant | LC = largely compliant | PC = partially compliant | NC = non-compliant

4th round France ratings

R.1 - Assessing risk & applying risk-based approach: C
R.2 - National cooperation and coordination: C
R.3 - Money laundering offence: C
R.4 - Confiscation and provisional measures: C
R.5 - Terrorist financing offence: C
R.6 - Targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism & terrorist financing: PC
R.7 - Targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation: NC
R.8 - Non-profit organisations: PC
R.9 - Financial institution secrecy laws: PC
R.10 - Customer due diligence: C
R.11 - Record keeping: PC
R.12 - Politically exposed persons: PC
R.13 - Correspondent banking: LC
R.14 - Money or value transfer services: C
R.15 - New technologies: C
R.16 - Wire transfers: C
R.17 - Reliance on third parties: C
R.18 - Internal controls and foreign branches and subsidiaries: PC
R.19 - Higher-risk countries: C
R.20 - Reporting of suspicious transactions: C
R.21 - Tipping-off and confidentiality: PC
R.22 - DNFBPs: Customer due diligence: NC
R.23 - DNFBPs: Other measures: C
R.24 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons: LC
R.25 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal arrangements: PC
R.26 - Regulation and supervision of financial institutions: NC
R.27 - Powers of supervisors: C
R.28 - Regulation and supervision of DNFBPs: C
R.29 - Financial intelligence units: C
R.30 - Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities: PC
R.31 - Powers of law enforcement and investigative authorities: PC
R.32 - Cash couriers: LC
R.33 - Statistics: LC
R.34 - Guidance and feedback: PC
R.35- Sanctions: PC
R.36 - International instruments: LC
R.37 - Mutual legal assistance: PC
R.38 - Mutual legal assistance: freezing and confiscation: C
R.39 - Extradition: PC
R.40 - Other forms of international cooperation: LC