ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

EFCC ARRAIGNS BUSINESSMAN FOR N4.4M DUD CHEQUE.{PHOTO}.

  Image may contain: 1 person               The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC on Monday March 27,2017 arraigned an Enugu based businessman,Nicholas Emenike before Justice C.C. Ani of the State High Court,Enugu on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining the sum of N4,467,500 {Four Million,Four Hundred and Sixty Seven Thousand,Five Hundred Naira Only} under false pretense and issuance of dud cheque.Emenike pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.The accused on the pretext that his company Rosa Construction Company had been awarded a multi-million contract,collect iron rods worth N4.4 million from the complainant to execute part of the contract,pledging to pay up within a month.However,after many months of non-payment of the said sum,coupled with an unending excuse that the contract had been cancelled by his client,the complainant then demanded for the return of the items only to find out to his dismay,that the accused person had sold them off.All efforts to get back his money failed.Instead,Emenike issued a Diamond bank cheque which when presented were returned unpaid due to insufficient funds.Emenike who was due for arraignment on April 4,2016,had jumped an administrative bail granted him by the Commission shortly before the date.He was subsequently re-arrested on 17th March,2017 culminating in today's arraignment.Justice Ani,nevertheless granted the accused bail on health grounds in the sum of N2,000,000.00 {Two Million Naira Only} with two sureties in like sum.The case has been adjourned to April 5,2017.
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