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

NIGERIA, WORLD BANK TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES- EDUN. (PHOTO).


 Nigeria, World Bank to strengthen bilateral ties – Edun


The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun says  Nigeria and the World Bank are working toward strengthening mutually beneficial bilateral relations.

Edun said this when he received  the World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Ms. Anna Bjerde, who was on on a two-day visit to Nigeria.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bjerde’s visit is in furtherance with the bank’s engagement with Nigeria on critical aspects of the development agenda.

Edun urged more support for the country, while expressing the hope that the multilateral institution would appreciate the country’s reform efforts.

“The World Bank has been part of the progress report and we commend all their efforts,” he said.

Earlier, Bjerde said that she was in Nigeria to further the World Bank’s engagement on critical aspects of the country’s development agenda

She said that the World Bank had  more than 30 projects in Nigeria, adding that her visit would afford her the opportunity to also take stock of the ongoing projects.

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu expressed appreciation to the World Bank for its continuing support for Nigeria.

Bagudu said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration embarked on one of the biggest reforms, adding that the 2024 budget would reduce deficit for the first time in recent years.

He also called for more support from the World Bank.

Also speaking, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso commended the World Bank for its support to the country over the years.

He said that the World Bank’s support was not only in terms of dollars and cents, but also through the huge knowledge, which would be beneficial to the country.

“We look forward to more collaboration,” Cardoso said.

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