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

MTN PAYS $250 MILLION FOR THE FINE AND WITHDREW THE LAWSUIT AGAINST NIGERIA COMMUNICATION COMMISSION.

                                     MTN Group,a South African Telecommunication company based in Nigeria,have decided to withdraw its lawsuit against Nigeria Communications Commission {NCC} over a $3.9 billion fine and paid $250 million towards a possible settlement.MTN,which makes 37 % of its sales in Nigeria,said it would withdraw its court challenge in an effort to reach an amicable settlement and make a ''good faith payment of $250 million towards a possible settlement.Dobek Pater,managing director of Africa Analysis said ''This is a sign that the fine could be reduced much further.There is some sort of negotiation taking place and the parties are migrating towards a common ground''.The original peenalty was based on fining the company $1, 000 for every unregistered SIM card in use.A judge in Lagos last month gave both parties March 18 to reach a settlement,after MTN had asked the court to arbitrate over the dispute,saying the Nigerian Communications Commission {NCC} had no legal grounds to order the fine.One more photo below.                                                                                    

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