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
The Director-General,Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority {NCAA},Mr Usman Muktar,says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,Abuja,runway is ready for operation and can be opened on wednesday.''We have carried out the inspection and we have confirmed that the job has been done quite satisfactorrily in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation {ICAO} standard and recommended practices.So,the airport,the runway is very ready to accept flight operations safely.By this,we are declaring that the airport and its runway are quite operational at the time that has been determined as the official opening of this airport,'' he declared.Muktar said that the agency had already issued ''Notice to Airmeen {NOTAM}'' to all aviators worldwwide that the airport was ready for reopening Wednesday as scheduled. Earlier on Managing Director Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria,FAAN,Engr. Saleh Dunoma over the weekend declared that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,Abuja runway will today be ready for inspection by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,NCAA,and if certified okay by the regulatory authority,will be reopen for flight operations.This is two clear days before the reopening date of 19th April of the runway for air traffic.Dunoma who made this declaration after inspecting the runway said; ''We will be ready by Monday,April 17 but we are leaving the remaining two days for Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,NCAA,because they have to certify that what we have done is in accordance with their standards.If they do that,we will bring in the traffic.But if they do not,we have the opportunity of making corrections within the two days we have saved.No doubt about that,we will open it as scheduled.Just as I have said,we worked with NCAA throughout the period,they have been making corrections.But for formality,we need to make sure that all the necessary corrections meet the requirement of the civil aviation authority.All the critical items of work are 100% except may be two items,which are the markings and the cleaning.Other critical item which is not works but the inspection and certification will bring in traffic back to Abuja.Asphalt work is 100%,markings have reached almost 70%,the airfield lighting system has reached 80%.There is additional work which has nothing to do with this repair but we are seizing the opportunity of the closure of the airport to do it.This has to do with the APEX {Airport Excellence in Safety} re;lated items.We are now levelling all the airfield lightings locations,all the installations and flash ith the ground surface.In case of any skidding,there will not be concrete projection above the ground surface,'' Dunoma said.One more photo below.
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