The crisis of leadership rocking the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Mid-Western Zone, comprising Delta and Edo states, has continued to deepen by the day.

Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Civil Society Coalition against Corruption, CSCC, has given its support for the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency, NFIA, bill to be passed into law. This followed last week’s public hearing on a bill by the Senate.

THE Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, MMSD, had discovered a haven of illegal gold miners in Mailumba- Garin Gabas, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, where they make brisk business form the illicit trade.

An announcement has been made by the government regarding the privatization of national refineries whose implementation is slated for 2014. No doubt, the announcement has received mixed reactions from the public, depending on relative perception of the would-be ultimate winners and losers from this exercise.

Nigerian LNG Limited, a major stakeholder in the LPG sector urged all arms of government to create an enabling environment to deepen and support an efficient Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG market.