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

POWER SUPPLY RESTORED TO SOKOTO, KEBBI ONGOING- TCN. (PHOTO).


Power Supply Restored To Sokoto, Kebbi Ongoing - TCN

               
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says, it has restored bulk power supply to Sokoto State, while engineers are diligently working to extend this restoration to Kebbi State and other areas affected by the unfortunate Birnin Kebbi Substation fire incident that occurred last Thursday. 

In a statement by Ndidi Mbah, 
General Manager, Public Affairs of the company and made available to Radio Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi said, power supply to Sokoto State was restored through the Talata Mafara Substation.

The statement also said that, their engineering team, along with the Managing Director/CEO and the Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider (TSP), are on-site, putting in every effort to reconnect Kebbi State and its environs to the grid through another substation.

Its stated that, engineers were actively working on transferring load to the 150MVA and 60MVA power transformers in the substation, which were fortunately unaffected by the fire incident, adding that, cables are being rearranged, and reinforcement teams from other TCN regions have equally arrived at the substation with the necessary materials to expedite repair work.

The statement "recalled that, the commitment of our MD/CEO, Engineer Sule Abdulaziz, who expressed his deep concern about the unfortunate incident at the Birnin Kebbi Substation, pledged to ensure the restoration of bulk power supply to Sokoto State through the Talata Mafara substation and to collaborate with the engineers to temporarily back-feed Kebbi State while connecting the 150MVA power transformer as a permanent solution to bulk power supply in the area".

It however said TCN greatly appreciates the patience and understanding of the government and people of Sokoto and Kebbi States and environs as we are fully committed to expediting work at the substation to ensure stable and reliable bulk electricity supply to all the affected areas.

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