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

WOMEN AGAINST CORRUPTION SOUTH WEST,HELD YESTERDAY IN LAGOS.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 5 people                    The wife of the Lagos State governor,Bolanle Ambode,has appealed to Nigerian women to shun any act or behaviour that is capable of aiding corruption.
She also tasked women,particcularly in the South West to take a stand against corruption.Speaking yesterday wednesday at the launch of the Women Against Corruption {WAC} in the South-West at the Haven Event Centre,Ikeja,Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,she said women were strategically positioned in view of their roles as moulders of characters and behaviours.''The cause and effects of corruption are very clear to everyone.It has been identified as one of the major factors responsible for the current state of the economy.The fight against corruption must be seen as a priority,which everyone must be involved in,if we desire to sustainably address the issue of poverty and also make the economy work for everyone,'' she said.Ambode,who commended the acting Chairman of EFCC,Ibrahim Magu and his team for initiating the project aimed at engaging women in the fight against corruption,added that ''it is a fact that women account for almost half of the Nigerian population.It,therefore,follows that such a huge population must be carried along as critical stakeholders on issues bordering on national development''.She further expressed the hope that the campaign would produce the desired effects in the Nigeria polity.More photos below.
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