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Autos / Re: Free Vin Checks And Reports by Dapwajok(m): 12:17pm On Dec 23, 2013 |
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Autos / Re: Free Vin Checks And Reports by Dapwajok(m): 9:39am On Dec 23, 2013 |
Pls help me check my vin; JTEHH20V420141252. Thanks sir. |
Politics / Revealed: How NNPC Rob Nigeria Of Billion Of Dollars! by Dapwajok(m): 11:47am On Nov 07, 2013 |
A new report has detailed how the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in cohort with major Swiss oil trading companies, is draining Nigeria of billions of dollars of revenue through the sale of crude oil below the market value. The report, titled Swiss Traders’ Opaque Deals in Nigerian, released on Monday by Swiss non-governmental advocacy organisation, the Berne Declaration, also described the schemes employed by Nigerian and foreign fuel importers, such as creating offshore subsidiaries referred to as “letterbox companies”, ship-to-ship transfer to create untraceable paperwork, payment of subsidy money to phantom and non-existing importers, and partnering with politically exposed fraudsters to defraud the country over $6.8 billion from 2009 and 2011. Berne Declaration describes the Nigerian oil scam as the greatest fraud Africa has ever known. The report narrates the specific roles played by seven major oil marketers and fuel importers through their shell companies in Switzerland and notorious offshore tax haven, Bermuda, to deny Nigeria billions of naira in tax earnings. NNPC opaque deals Describing the NNPC as the “all-powerful,” the report says the government owned corporation “plays a significant role in maintaining the ‘resource curse.” According to the report, oil, which makes up 58 per cent of Nigeria’s revenue, is not contributing to the country’s development as much as it should. The report blames the engrained poverty and inequalities in the country partly on the siphoning of the nation’s resources through the NNPC and other shady deals by fuel importers in collusion with foreigners, especially Swiss commodity trading firms. Prominent among these shady deals are the partnership between the NNPC and two Geneva-based commodity trading firms, Vitol and Trafigura, registered in Bermuda. Through NNPC partnership with Vitol (the largest oil trader in Switzerland) and Trafigura (the third largest) described as ‘operational and financial black boxes’ billions of naira that should have accrued to the government are wired to Bermuda where the joint venture is established. “In reality, the profit generated by these entities escapes State coffers, first, because no taxation in Bermuda is paid, since the tax on profits is zero,” the report stated. “Vitol and Trafigura alone took respectively 13.44 % and 13.49 % of Nigerian crude oil exports in 2011 for a cumulative value of 6.7 billion dollars.” More than 56 per cent of oil put up for sale by the NNPC in 2011 valued at $14.004 billion were sold to Swiss companies or Nigerian companies with “letterbox” subsidiaries in Switzerland. The report shows how NNPC is cashing in on the disrepair of the country’s refineries to feed its fraudulent partnership with these oil dealers. Despite the fact that local refineries operate at less than 40 per cent capacity, the NNPC still allocates crude to them as if they were operating at full capacity. The excess allocations are then sold to Geneva-based companies or Nigerian oil marketers through their letterbox subsidiaries in Switzerland at knockdown prices or exchanged for refined petroleum products in shady swap contract. “Nigeria is the only major producing country that sells 100% of its crude to private traders rather than market it itself and benefiting from the resulting added value. A number of beneficiaries of export allocations are nothing but letterbox companies whose sole merit is that they are linked to high-ranking political officials or their entourage,” the report stated, a view similar to that by a Nigerian government investigation team headed former anti-graft boss, Nuhu Ribadu. The report suggested that Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) and their fronts are also cashing in on the absence of money laundering legislation in Switzerland to hide their loots. In fact, many of the “letterbox” subsidiaries may have been set up for that specific reason. “Politically-linked holders of such letterboxes are known, in banking terminology, as ‘politically exposed persons’ (PEPs), towards whom any financial intermediary must exercise particular duties of due diligence by virtue of the law on money laundering in order to ensure the legality of the funds. In Switzerland traders are not subjected to such duties and have no obligation to question the credibility of their partners. This leaves them with full latitude to trade with such fake entities. But in Nigeria such entities represent a major part of the ‘market’,” the report explains. Geneva, a haven for Nigerian Fraudsters Oil importers that have been indicted in the subsidy scam have found a convenient hide out in Geneva where they have established subsidiaries. Berne Declaration explains why Geneva has become a haven for these companies: “There are two reasons underlying the creation of these subsidiaries… In certain cases, it is a matter of benefiting from the tax that the cartons offer for companies working primarily abroad – which is undoubtedly relevant for a Nigerian importer in other case the primary motivation is to get closer to banks specialising in financing trading. This hope has often proven vain due to the reputation of Nigeria and the relative anonymity of these firms. This is all the more so since several of these companies have no real activities in Switzerland, have contended themselves just with an address in a fiduciary or lawyer’s office.” The report identifies seven major Nigerian fuel importers as the worst culprits. They include: MRS Group, which owns a subsidiary, called Petrowest Services SA. MRS Group was indicted by the Technical Committee on Payment of Fuel Subsidy for collecting tens of millions of dollars between 2011 and 2012 that it could not back up with documents of physical transactions. The Presidential Committee on Verification and reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy Payment later cleared MRS. The committee did not give any reasons to show that its transactions were legitimate, according to the Swiss report. Ontario Oil and Gas limited owned by Ugo-Ngadi Adaoha has a Swiss Subsidiary named Ontario Trading and located at the premises of Nimex Petroleum in Geneva. Nimex Petroleum was once suspended from trading in Nigeria for not supplying required maritime documents. Mrs. Ugo-Ngadi was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, in August 2012 for fraud and conspiracy but was later released on bail. Ontario was indicted for over N4 billion false subsidy claims. The report revealed that despite dropping Ontario Oil and Gas from the list of fuel importers for 2013, the company was allowed to continue its crude oil export business. Rahamaniyya Group, which owns a subsidiary called Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas SA in Geneva since October 2010 is also located in the premises of the shady Nimex Petroleum which seems to be acting as an incubator for shady companies. The company was asked to reimburse over N507 million subsidy funds collected, but has not been stopped from importing fuel. Tridax Energy and Limited and Mezcor Limited have Swiss subsidiaries named Tridax SA and Mezcor SA in Geneva. They both received N2.544 billion ($15.9 million) without importing any petroleum products. In fact, the companies received permits to import products before applying for it. The companies, according to the Swiss report, have been traced to close associates and the younger brother of the Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Sahara Energy’s Swiss subsidiary is called Sahara International Pte Limited. The company was requested to reimburse the government’s N6 billion subsidy fund it falsely collected. Despite importing less fuel than they should have and have been paid for, the company is still being allowed to import fuel. There is also the Lagos-based Aiteo Energy Resources Limited owned by Benedict Peter and Francis Peter. Its subsidiary in Geneva is called Aiteo Suisse AG. Aiteo was asked to reimburse the government over N578 million in subsidy fund it falsely collected. Just like Tridax and Mezcor, Aiteo also received the permit to import fuel without requesting for it. Efforts to reach the NNPC spokesperson, Tunmini Green, on the agency’s reaction to the report were unsuccessful. Ms. Green’s phone was switched off. Source: Premium Times FROM AVIATION TO NNPN. Nigeria which way? |
Politics / Re: Nigeria Governors’ Forum Election – Live Update by Dapwajok(m): 8:24pm On May 24, 2013 |
Amaechi won with 19 votes as against Jonah Jang of plateau state with 16 votes. |
Autos / Re: Free VIN Check FOR CARS FROM USA ,CANADA by Dapwajok(m): 9:11pm On May 14, 2013 |
Thanks sir. Wish u God's blessing. |
Autos / Re: Free VIN Check FOR CARS FROM USA ,CANADA by Dapwajok(m): 8:57pm On May 14, 2013 |
Export1: Pls this is the corret vin: JHLRD1858VC070520. Thanks it was an omission. |
Autos / Re: Free VIN Check FOR CARS FROM USA ,CANADA by Dapwajok(m): 8:09pm On May 14, 2013 |
What a great job you are doing. Remain bless. Pls help me with this vin report: JHLRD185VC070520. Thank you. |
Autos / Re: Honda Crv Model 1998 Price 980k08038580001,08077605055 by Dapwajok(m): 6:31pm On Mar 28, 2013 |
My oga, I will be coming as arranged. Pls kindly send the engine pictuer and the body to my mail. Pls include the vin number and your location to davidpwajok@yahoo.com. |
Autos / Re: Registered Honda Element, 2003 Model..Asking 950k by Dapwajok(m): 8:03pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Can it go for 850000? Where is d car? |
Autos / Re: Superclean Registered 2001 BMW 323i For Sale N1m by Dapwajok(m): 1:14pm On Mar 21, 2013 |
Good car. 850,000 let me know n fast. |
Autos / Re: ...sold.,Registerd Honda Crv 2000 Model For Sale @700...sold., by Dapwajok(m): 2:29pm On Mar 19, 2013 |
I will call u later in d day to arrange how to pick d suv next week. am a litle busy dis week. |
Autos / Re: ...sold.,Registerd Honda Crv 2000 Model For Sale @700...sold., by Dapwajok(m): 8:11pm On Mar 09, 2013 |
Location pls. N whatz d last price. |
Autos / Re: *******Price Slash 2006 VolksWagen Passat Now N950k!/ Very clean******** by Dapwajok(m): 11:29am On Feb 24, 2013 |
Hope to be d lucky buyer. Happy sunday. |
Autos / Re: *******Price Slash 2006 VolksWagen Passat Now N950k!/ Very clean******** by Dapwajok(m): 9:13pm On Feb 18, 2013 |
Hi. Hope u are doing fin. I called u d last time from Jos that by march I will come pick d machine if its still available. For now I wish u luck. I will miss d machine if d machine go. |
Car Talk / Re: The Case About My Stolen Car Which I Found. by Dapwajok(m): 10:57pm On Feb 13, 2013 |
Report to d nearest police station n ask some one to keep watch of d car. |
Autos / Re: STOP WASTING MONEY BY GOING TO COTONOU TO BUY CAR - TRIPLE A AUTO AUCTIONS by Dapwajok(m): 8:35pm On Feb 04, 2013 |
Complement of d season mr Ademola. Pls am in Jos, hw mush will it cost me to land honda crv 2000/2001 model. Very serious buyer. U can email me on davidpwajok@yahoo.com. |
Family / Re: Undeniable Facts About Marriage by Dapwajok(m): 6:49pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
According to baba Fela: Suffering and smilling. |
Politics / Re: Nigerian Troops Ill-equipped For War In Mali! by Dapwajok(m): 10:05am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Nigerian army have compromised their standard with the current security challenges in Nigeria. They are been used by the enemies to fight those they are to protect. They are part of Boko Haram as menssion by d President. Even in Nigeria, we don't trust the security personel. |
Politics / Re: Gov Yakowa Of Kaduna State And Aziza. Feared Dead?! by Dapwajok(m): 6:58pm On Dec 15, 2012 |
It's also on channels tv. Front page pls. |
Autos / Re: Delivery Driver!!! Save Yourself The Stress by Dapwajok(m): 12:10pm On Dec 10, 2012 |
Gud day. Pls hw much will it cost to deliver a car/suv from Lagos to Jos? |
Autos / Re: Peugeot 406 Prestige................contact 08025758998, 08179343652 by Dapwajok(m): 12:47pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
Price!! |
Autos / Re: Day 11 A.k.a Mr Motor Is The Man To Deal With On Nl by Dapwajok(m): 4:12pm On Dec 05, 2012 |
Kindly help me with the price of the following cars/suv: 1. Honda CRV 2000/2001 model 2. Honda Element 2003 model 3. Peugeot 406 2001 model and 4. Audi A4 2000 model. My email is davidpwajok@yahoo.com |
Autos / Re: Audi A4 1.8T Specs 4-door Sedan 2000 Model (toks For 760k Now Reduced to 700k) by Dapwajok(m): 4:43pm On Dec 02, 2012 |
Their was nothing in the mail you send to me. |
Autos / Re: Hidden Secrets About Buying Cheap Cars From Cotounu! by Dapwajok(m): 2:07pm On Nov 29, 2012 |
Thanks for d information. I will get back to u. |
Autos / Re: Buying Your Choice Car Through Cotonou Based Dealers: by Dapwajok(m): 11:25am On Nov 29, 2012 |
Phill-Mart please kindly give me the cost of the following vehecles 1.2000 model Honda CRV 2.2001 Peugeot 406 sedan 3.2000 Audi A4 all very clean and accident free. My mail is davidpwajok@yahoo.com And please hope no Custorm problem. |
Autos / Re: Hidden Secrets About Buying Cheap Cars From Cotounu! by Dapwajok(m): 10:34am On Nov 29, 2012 |
Great work u are doing. Please is it true that Nigerian Custom Officers sieze cars from cotounu even u have ur papers? I am planing getting a 2000 honda CRV, kindly send me the cost and how much is the extra cost of taking the car to Jos. My email is davidpwajok@yahoo.com. |
Autos / Re: Audi A4 1.8T Specs 4-door Sedan 2000 Model (toks For 760k Now Reduced to 700k) by Dapwajok(m): 12:28pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Nice car. Pls send pictures, location and the last price to davidpwajok@yahoo.com |
Autos / Re: **DECEMBER GO SWEET** Pre Ordered by FUNKYBABY from Inspired Autos ( 2008 Camry) by Dapwajok(m): 9:18pm On Nov 24, 2012 |
Txns inspire. U mean audi is better dan 406? Pls here is my email let me have details so we can start something. davidpwajok@yahoo.com. |
Autos / Re: **DECEMBER GO SWEET** Pre Ordered by FUNKYBABY from Inspired Autos ( 2008 Camry) by Dapwajok(m): 11:27am On Nov 24, 2012 |
Oga inspire, I salute. I have been your fan for about 3 years now. I love your cars, very clean. I just had accident with my car so am planing to pre-order from you. Kindly give me the price of a 406 sedan car,manual, 2.0 engine,2001-2003 model and an audi A4, 1999 model. Pls give me good price am a civil servant. Thanks waiting for your response. |
Autos / Re: Toks Mercedes Benz C240 [1mil] by Dapwajok(m): 1:26pm On Sep 29, 2012 |
do u have an idea how much will it cost to convert the car and, will the car be problem free after the conversion? |
Autos / Re: Pick Your Cars In Cotonuo At Cheap Rate,that I Garantee You by Dapwajok(m): 10:56am On Sep 26, 2012 |
Thanks for your response. I will get back to you. Once again thank you for the prompt response. |
Autos / Re: Pick Your Cars In Cotonuo At Cheap Rate,that I Garantee You by Dapwajok(m): 9:32am On Sep 25, 2012 |
pls kindly help me with the cost of the fpllpwing vehicles; 2004 toyota highlander, 2005 sienna and 2001 Peugeot wagon. its for church use, so give me good price pls. |
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