The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is to ensure good standards in its bid to boost nationwide infrastructure for the conversion process of automobiles from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (Gas), driven by the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG).
The Organisation said it has already adopted 88 international standards for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) products to ensure quality service delivery in the transport sector.
The SON has also developed the Natural Gas Vehicles Monitoring System (NGVMS) to ensure consumers receive value for their money.
The Director General (DG) of the SON, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, speaking at the celebration of this year’s World Standards Day, in addition said the Agency has equally adopted and release of hundreds of standards for products development.
Okeke while emphasizing SON’s commitment to standardization, quality assurance, and conformity assessment, said this year’s theme, ” Shared Vision For A Better World: Spotlight on SDG 9-Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure in the Age of AI,” was apt and also in line with President Bola Tinubu Renewed Home to agenda to boost economic growth.
Okeke said standardisation was the bedrock of any nation ‘s economic development