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 COMMISSIONER,ALI BABA,OTHERS MEET ON POST-COVID TOURISM INDUSTRY.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.


    The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, a Nigerian comedian and actor, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba and other stakeholders in the Tourism and Entertainment industry will, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, meet to discuss issues bordering on revamping the sector from its current state of low patronage and apathy.
In a statement issued over the weekend, Akinbile-Yusuf disclosed that the session will hold virtually in compliance with the directive of the government on physical distancing.
She listed other discussants for the virtual engagement, aside Ali Baba, to include a member of the Real Hotelier community, Victor Kayode Olanrewaju; a female entrepreneur and CEO of Sheba Centre, Omolara Adelusi and a Hotel Consultant, Dayo Adesugba.
While Ali Baba will speak on “Post-COVID-19 and the Entertainment Industry; Panacea for Economic Growth, Victor Kayode Olanrewaju’s presentation would focus on “Hospitality Businesses and Regulatory Agencies; A Win-Win Reorder”.
In the same vein, Omolara Adelusi and Dayo Adesugba will share their experiences on “Events Management Business and Fashionista; Opportunities for State and Investors” and “Domestic Tourism; A Post-COVID Tool for Quick Economic Recovery in Lagos State” respectively.
The various sessions, according to the Commissioner, promise to be engaging as the speakers would share their various experiences while also relating same to the present situation in the industry globally.
Akinbile-Yusuf expressed belief that the outcome of the webinar session would assist both the government and private sector in coping with the current changes in the Tourism and Entertainment Industry, adding that the communiqué that would emanate from the event would form part of the policy direction for the sector going forward.
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