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It should be noted that beside the fact that the creation of the Commission had been an expedient necessity for the nation, it was also partly in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, also more commonly known by its French name, Grouped’action financière, which had listed Nigeria as one of its Non- Cooperative Countries and Territories. In 2006, shortly after the operation of the Commission kicked off, FATF removed Nigeria from the list.