SON clamps down on fuel stations over adulteration B y _ .....
.."..,E SUnd,uds .1 0rgilnJsatioD of Nlgrria (SON) hu dam~ down on NECCON rud st~t1on on Eleme RtNid, Pun Huronrt, R1~rs State. for adulttlOltIng Premium rlolor Spirit (PMS) ;!Ind lI.ulJl~led Gu Oil (AGO). The fuel Slatlop wn dIKOVrl"fll to ha~ an 1Ueg;.1 drpot behind Its facility. when ~uoh:um
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adulterated. wi Ill' w:hlcles and Q.nks u~ for conveyIng the prodUCB, Including cont;tiners ;and Jrums ~ found within Ihe victnlty: Head, Publ!! Relations, SON, M.uhin Ikssey. said In 01 media statement yester-
day thin l~ di~ry was made when thl T.uk Force on Petroleum Products Adulteration led by TImothy Abner. visited PNt Harcourt itS part of the 0-.go108 uro lol~cc In II: Jbstandud products In Nigeria programme. -other than tl'e ddulteral· ed producu sampled ;al the NECCON filling station
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kerosene In dletel. the overall quality of PMS and dlesd sold In Pon H, 11:0un and Calabar wert' found to m~t the quality SpI dHcatlons, with diesel meeting the Cetane numbr: ~ of "gmln requl~ for EUROu. DirKtor-Geneal. SON, Or. loseph Odurno-Iu, wamw Nlgl"rlans to lor wary of patronising -Iduller-tted petroleum [lroohJC:u' deal· ers who have ormw the habit of sholt-changing Nlgl!rlilns. He said thai SON, In collaboration with all the relevant
agendes, will continue to monitor the quality and quantity of petroleum producu sold to Nigerians until dealers of the produca ~n to Status quo, st ressing that what his organisaUon Is presently doing is a 5emitisation and aw~ess Qmpaign, which will ultimately t~nsform Into a full blown and morerabun rlle-relse that will result in enforctment of the relevant sLlndards, The Dlrector-Gcneral advts~ marketers and Ind~ petroleum produca dealer! In the country to ensure that the quaJlty of producu dispensed to Nige-rians me-et therequlrrd standard so that consumen wUl have nlue for their money. Odumodu obselWd that with the abundant natural ~UIUS Nigeria Is blesm:l with, our Konomy will br: one of the biggest In the world If businesses are done righL
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Kwara to launch agric masterplan in New York A MASTERJlLAN for 11'11" l"'kRnsformation of Kwan StAlte Into the a3ri· cultural hub of West Africa and ~ate food 5e'CUrltyfor the peopie Is to be launelled by the stue gov· ernment at Cornell University, Ne-w York on Friday. Dubbed the Kwara Stilte AgricuJtur.d Maste-rplan (KAMP), and deslgnf'iJ by roressors of Agrlcuhure rom Cornell Uniye-rslty In annershl p with ttiose rom the- University of
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1I0rin and Kwara State University (KWASU). the blueprint contAlins a road map ror enhancing KWiJ,ra State's capacity (or agrlculture.lw devrlopmenL A statement issued by Ihe stale goye-mment in sa id Governor Jlorin Abdulratah Ahmed is ellpKtw to launch thr masterplan and sign a memorandum of under· standing with Cornell Unlversfty to rnsure- thee-ffective Impiemenlation
ofKAMP. Also~pccted al then'ent are ronner governor of the stale, Senator Bukola saraltl, Central Bank Governor, Sanusl Lamldo sanusl, banlt chle-rUinsj captains of Indusrry ana leaders of agribusiness, inYCStme-nt banking, Inter· national trade/finance and ilgricultural packaging and technology sectors, According (0 the statf'ment, the- f'YCnt will also reature an ellhibitJon of Kwara Statr's Agriculture
SKlar profile and agrlbusl· ness opportunltJes In order 10 mar~e-I Ihe- rute's hugl! ~lenllal and successes In the area or agriculture. KAMp,ilIccordlng to the gov· unment, sce.ks to enhance the economic wellbtlng and food se-curlty or thepeople of Kwara StiJlethrough the establishment or an Integrated agrlcultur· 011 sector that links rarm commu nities, universitieS and Industry·led agrlcul· tu~ and government agen· dcs.1t will also uLllyse the
establishment or c1 vinual Kwua State "gTlcuhu~1 City, under wllich agroallied buslnenu wilf be established across the state through public-private partnership venturrs, The proposw launch KAMP rollows the submls· sian of the masterplan by the commitl~ Inaugurat. ed by Ahmed In February with a mandate to come up with a blueprint to lever· agt" pf KwarOl's strength In agriculture to accelerate Its rc:onomlc groW'lh.
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