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

GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU APPROVES EMPLOYMENT OF LASWA WATER GUARDS.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the absorption and employment of water guards working with the Lagos Waterways Authority (LASWA) into the Lagos State Civil Service.
The General Manager of LASWA, Mr. Damilola Emmanuel, who disclosed this during an orientation session for the officers in Lagos, also informed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had equally approved the employment of additional officers into the corps to ensure effective monitoring of the inland waterways and guarantee waterways users' safety.
He noted that the officers play vital roles in ensuring that water transport rules and regulations in Lagos are adhered to at all times, adding that the importance of their duties necessitated their full absorption into the State Civil Service.
Emmanuel explained that the Water Guards, supported by the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) of the Nigerian Police, collectively patrol the entire waterways network daily, thereby ensuring safety and security of lives and property on the water.
The newly absorbed officers, according to Emmanuel, have undertaken training in Emergency Response, First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Administration.

Water Guards Corps is the Law Enforcement Unit of the Lagos State Waterways Authority comprising of officers, who were hitherto on temporary employment before the recent regularisation of their employment by Mr. Governor.

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