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...

N449.5M FOUND IN A SHOP IN VICTORIA ISLAND BY EFCC,IS BEING FORFEITED TODAY TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.{PHOTOS}.

No automatic alt text available.                  Justice Rilawan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos today Friday,May 19,2017 ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N449,597,000 found in an abandoned Bureau de Change shop in Victoria Island,Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC.The forfeiture order followed a motion on notice taken before him by the anti-graft agency.The temporary forfeiture of the money was ordered on April 19 till today for one Mohammed Tauheed,who was joined as respondent in the suit and any other interested party to appear before the Judge to give reasons why the money should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.At the resumed hearing of the case today,the Judge ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government as no one came forward to claim it.On friday,counsel for the EFCC,Idris Mohammed,told the judge that the interim order of April 19 had been advertised in the newspaper on May 11,so as to bring the case to the notice of Tauheed any interested party.He added that apart from the newspaper publication,Tauheed was also served with the motion on notice.He urged the judge to order the final forfeiture of the money since neither Tauheed nor anyone else came forward to claim it.Justice Aikawa,in a short ruling,granted the application.More photos below.
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