Nigeria: Gagging SON to Violate LPG Regulation Standards

5 February 2013

Crusoe Osagie in this report warns against the subtle pressure on SON to lower its globally accepted standards for LPG handling in Nigeria, stressing that it could result in the installation of a dangerous explosive devices in homes nationwide

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is currently under intense pressure from some members of the Nigerian Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA) to bend the rules in its enforcement of the globally accepted standards of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) handling, distribution and sale across the country, which SON has put in place.

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