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Fed Govt Slightly Reverse The Price of PMS

Queue at the filing station  The President,  Petroleum Products Retailers Owners of Nigeria( PETROAN), Dr Billy Gills Harry, says the reduction of the product, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) is good for the nation'struggling economy, as it would help in soften the difficult situations posed by the sharp rise in the price of petroleum products. While reacting to the issue through a statement issued and signed to the NEWSMIRROR yesterday, Harry said that the slight reversal of the price by NNPCL shows that the government is committed to the alleviation of the problems of the masses. According to him, the reduction in the price per litre of Petrol Motoring Spirit( PMS) from N1,020 per litre to N899 per litre is good, adding that the country will soon get over its problem, if the readjustment of the economy continues. Also, PETROAN's Public Relation Officer, Dr  Joseph Obele said that Dangote Petroleum Refinery had earlier started the r...
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Civil Servant Bags 7 years over employment scam

A convict
By Akinola Ajibade

A public office holder  in the Office of the Head of Civil Service for the Federation, Mr Amdii Monday Gideon has been sentenced to seven-years  imprisonment over his involvement in employment scams.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) secured a jail term for him for engaging in scam and related criminal activities. 

The convict was accused of demanding the sum of N250,000 and receiving the sum of N162,500 from an applicant with the promise to procure a job for him at the Federal Civil Service Commission.

The victim had reported the matter to ICPC after the convict failed to procure the said job and refused to refund his money.

ICPC's Spokesman, Mrs.Azuka Ogugua, in a statement issued and sent to the media, said during the trial, counsel to ICPC, Michael Adesola, had in a 5-count charge told the court of how the action of the convict negates sections 8 and 10 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and Section 1 (3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006.

The charge reads in part: “That You Amdii Monday Gideon (M) on or about the month of June 2015 at Abuja Federal Capital Territory while being a Public Officer at Registry Unit of the Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation corruptly asks for the sum of N162,500.00 (One hundred and sixty two thousand five hundred naira) from (name withheld) to secure a job for him and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 8(1)(a) and punishable under section 8(1)(ii) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Act 2000.”

The prosecution was able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt which formed the premise upon which the Court found Mr. Monday guilty of the charges against him.

He was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine.

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