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

JIGAWA STATE GOVT. PAYS OVER 18.6M NAIRA STUDY ALLOWANCES TO LG STAFF. (PHOTO).


Jigawa State Government Pays Over 18.6m Naira Study Allowances To LG Staff

Jigawa State Local Government Service commission says it has paid over Eighteen point Six Million naira as a study allowance to Local Government staff studying at various tertiary Institutions in the country.

The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Uba Bala Ringim stated this while presenting the cheques to some of the students in his office.

He explained that, the gesture is part of the state government effort towards encouraging local government staff to further their studies.

Alhaji Uba Bala Ringim said, the State governmentT will continue to pay the study allowance in order to encourage the local government staff to further their education in different fields from various institute of higher learning in Nigeria.

In his address, the Permanent Commissioner in the Commission , Alhaji Salisu Mu’azu Kanya urged the beneficiaries to contribute their quota towards the development of the state.

He also called on them to continue to support the state Government’s policies and programmes to achieve the desired objectives.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to Radio Nigeria, commended the state government for the gesture.

They also commended the local government service commission for their support to settle their study allowances.
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