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'S OF YOBE AND BORNO ROUND-UP STUDY TOUR IN JAPAN TO BOLSTER NORTH EAST RECOVERY.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


As Buni, Zulum Round-up Study Tour in Japan to bolster North East Recovery

Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni and his Borno State counterpart, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, have rounded up five days intensive post insurgency recovery tour in Japan to bolster North East Recovery from the devastating ashes of the Boko Haram insurgency. 

Gov. Buni and Zulum, undertook the study tour in Japan to borrow from the Hiroshima recovery process of the post-1945 Atomic bomb destructions. The Japanese government is set to support the North East Nigeria in strenthening its recovery and peace building efforts in North East ravaged by terrorism.

The tour coordinated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) was to equip Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa state governments with a sustainable post-insurgency recovery process.

Governors Buni, Zulum, and a representative of the Adamawa state government jointly noted that the Hiroshima experience would contribute to fast-tracking peace-building and recovery processes from the horrific Boko Haram insurgency in their respective states.

Gov. Buni who was accompanied by the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Dr Abubakar Garba Iliya discussed areas of interest to the state which include education, agriculture, humanitarian and livelihood support as well as youth empowerment and skills acquisition.

The delegation also had discussions on the Japan-Nigeria Parliamentary Friendship league, a lecture series on the history of Hiroshima, peace-building, and recovery.

The state governors, earlier in the Week, paid a courtesy call on the Vice President of JICA, the Deputy Governor of Hiroshima City, and the Nigerian Ambassador to Japan.

Gov. Buni and Zulum after rounding up their tour also visited Vice President Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Kato Ryichi, at JICA Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan.

Yusuf Ali
Senior Special Assistant (SSA) Digital and Strategic Communications.

 

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