LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
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
According to sources,authorities of the University of Lagos have expelled 125 students and rusticaated 198 others for various offences,including examination malpractices during last academic session.The lists of the affected students were published on the university website today sunday.The institution's Deputy Registrar {information},Mr Toyin Adebule,confirmed the expulsion and estimation in Lagos on Sunday.Adebule said the university ''will soon publish and display the names and photographs of the students in the media''.He said that the action was in line with the university's zero tolerance on malpractices and other vices in campus.''Last session,a number of students were caught in various forms of malpractices during their examinations.Some were found cheating during the examination with micro sheets,while others were hired as surrogates to write papers for others.Other were caught smoking weeds {marijuana } right in their halls of residence by their colleagues and reported to the university authorities.For those who were caught impersonating,writing examinations for others,they will face outright expulsion.In other to get the desired effect of their various punishments,we are planning to publish all their names as well as display their photographs all over the campus in the next one week.We shall carry out this measure in all the departments and faculties in the institution.This is to help the university ensure that the affected students will have nowhere to hibernate on campus.By doing this,the affected students would know that the university want to ensure total compliance to the sanction and would not want to be seen anywhere around the campus,''.
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