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

NIGERIA TO PROCURE 20 AIRCRAFT FOR AVIATION COLLEGE.

 Image result for aircrafts                The Federal Government is to procure 20 aircraft to make Nigeria College of Aviation Technology {NCAT} Zaria a centre of excellence,Sen.Hadi Sirika,Minister of State for Aviation,has said.NCAT took delivery of a brand new Dimond DA24NG.The minister,who disclose this at the launch of the new aircraft would improve the training capacity of the college.He observed that the current aircraft in use were highly expensive to maintain,adding that the college would now be more competitive and dynamic in the global aviation industry.Sirika lauded the efforts of the management of the college especially for introducing courses in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation {ICAO}.''I am aware of the efforts by NCAT to run National Diploma and Higher National Diploma,be rest assured,you will have our full support and that of the president''.The minister charged staff of the college to seek for more knowledge in view of the fact that the world have changed from resource based economy to knowledge based.Earlier,the Rector of the college,Cap.Abdussalami Mohammed said currently there were 29 trainer aircraft in the college.
''These aircraft used for ab-initio training TB9,Trinidad TB20GT and Beech Baron 58 are old,the earliest being purchased 15 years ago and quite expensive to fuel and maintain,'' he said.
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