LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Lagos Court Jails NOGASA Chair, Fatuyi Phillips 21 Years  for N43.5m Fraud    Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud.   The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N43, 502,000.00   Count one reads: "Fatuyi Yemi Philips and Oceanview Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, on or about the 28th day of September, 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the aggregate sum of N43, 502,000.00 from Elochukwu Okoye and Elebana Unique Ventures Nigeria Limited on behalf of WAPCIL Nigeria Limited under the false rep

GOVERNOR AMBODE,VOWS TO COMPLETE THE RAIL PROJECT FROM MILE 2 TO MARINA IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

                 Governor of Lagos state Akinwunmi Ambode has vowed to complete the Blue Light Rail project from Mile 2 to Marina in the next 12 months.Today thurday,the governor inspected the works done on the rail project said his administration is determined to complete the project at the shortest time possible.He said he decided to inspect the project in order to quickly mobilise the contractor to expedite action so that the project could be completed on time due to its importance.''The Mile 2 Badagry Expressway is very important to all of us and like we said,it's a project that we must finish.It's a project that i would like to be completed withing the shortest possible time.So i'll like to see greater work done on the road project itself.On the rail project,like we have said,we are going to mobilise immediately to see that what has been done from Mile 2 to National Theatre is continued to Marina within the next 12 months.We should be able to put to use whatever has been done from Mile 2 to Marina.Immediately they commence work on the road project from Mile 2 towards Badagry,once we pass the aspect of Okokomaiko,we should be able to do the Blue Rail from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko.We're all going to sit down to make sure that we alleviate the sufferings of our people and that this project will definitely increase the economic activity along this corridor and that is what the government intends to do''.

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