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

GOV. SANWO-OLU APPOINTS FORMER ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL, 12 OTHERS AS MEMBERS OF NEW LASU GOVERNING COUNCIL.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 The Governor of Lagos State and Visitor to the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has appointed a former Accountant-General and Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Finance, Sir David Sunmoni and 12 others as members of the new Governing Council for the Lagos State University, (LASU).


A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab, noted that the appointments were based on the consideration of the report of the Special Visitation Panel on the appointment of the 9th Vice-Chancellor, which recommended the dissolution of the previous Governing Council of the University.


He explained that with the appointment of new members for the Council, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had exercised the powers conferred on him by the Lagos State University Law, Cap L69 volume 7, Laws of Lagos State, 2015 (as amended).


While noting that Sir David Sunmoni is to serve as the Chairman of the 13-member Governing Council, Wahab listed other members as Professor Amuwo Shaffudeen, Mr. Anuoluwa Eso, Mr. Tolani Sule, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, Mr. Karl Toriola, Mr. Adekunle Soname, Mrs.  Foluke Abdul- Rasaq, Mrs. Moronke Williams, Barrister Adebayo Akinsanya, Mrs. Adenike Yomi Fasheun, Mrs. Mojisola Tolagbe Taiwo and Dr. Hakeem Adetugbobo.


The Special Adviser also informed that the date for the formal inauguration of the new Governing Council would be announced later. 


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