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

LAGOS REDUCES PENAL FEES ON PLANNING PERMIT FROM 400% TO 200%.#PRESS RELEASE..

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        In its continuous effort to make Lagos an orderly and environmentally sustainable smart city, the State Government has announced the reduction of the Penal Fee on Planning Permit from 400% to 200% as a post-amnesty enhancement.
The General Manager Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Tpl. Funmi Osifuye, in a release issued on Thursday, said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode granted the approval for the reduction covering the period between January – December, 2019 in order to consolidate on the gains of the previous year amnesty period in respect of the grant of Planning Permit.
According to him, under the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning Law 2010, obtaining Planning Permit is a must for any physical development in the state irrespective of the landowner to ensure that structures are built in the right way and place, as well as to balance development and ensure that such development and growth are environmentally sustainable.
He further disclosed that an applicant is required to pay a Penal Fee for commencing development on site prior to obtaining Planning Permit, adding that the fees are not arbitrary but based on standard rates and vary with the size (volume) of the proposed development.
Tpl. Osifuye also enjoined District Officers to inform all staff of the new development and comply accordingly, while urging members of the public / Developers to reciprocate the kind gesture of the Lagos State Government through voluntary compliance by submitting “AS-Built” Applications for the processing of Planning Permit in their various communities in the State.
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