Over eight million Naira worth of substandard products have been destroyed by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) at Yankatsari Yangongon in Kano, in its ongoing efforts aimed at stopping trade in substandard goods in Nigeria. The details of the substandard and life-endangering products include, 83 bags of 25kg expired foreign rice, 257 bags of […]
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The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) of India has awarded the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) four international management systems standards, a feat ascribed to the agency’s adherence to quality and innovations. According to the Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, the four standards included, (ISO Quality Management System, Environmental Management System, Occupational Health […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged importers of substandard goods to desist from wasting huge sums of money on importation of goods that have no consumer utility. SON also said that such fake goods would end up being destroyed if intercepted, pointing out that the agency would stop at nothing to protect the […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), yesterday, said it would blacklist and publish the names of erring importers and manufacturers of fake and sub-standard lubricants in the country. The Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, disclosed that the action was aimed at sending a strong warning to unscrupulous individuals involved in the illicit business. Aboloma stated […]
Read More THE Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Monday, gave highlights in line with the Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS) and Codes of Practices for beans processing across the country. The Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma in a statement to commend a consumer for reporting a beans vendor who preserves beans with pesticide, stating that the standards are […]
Read More Worried about the moribund state of paper industry in the country, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and relevant stakeholders have reviewed standards to revive the sector. Indeed, the regulatory body has harped on the need for the country’s paper industry to be abreast of global technology and standards in order to be competitive with […]
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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has developed international standards for most of the country’s staple food products such as garri, dry beans, soya beans, rice and the likes. The Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, who disclosed this, said the move was to put an end to the high level of rejection faced by Nigeria’s […]
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has lamented that locally produced goods are still finding it difficult competing in the global market. The President, MAN, Dr Frank Jacobs, declared this on Saturday at the 34th Annual General Meeting and Public Lecture of MAN, Rivers/Bayelsa branch, in Port-Harcourt. Commenting on the theme of the event, which was […]
Read More Against the backdrop of incessant transformer explosions across the country, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has engaged relevant stakeholders to ensure the use of quality transformers for safety of electricity workers and in household wiring. Speaking at a forum on Stakeholders’ Awareness and Collaboration with Transformers Dealers Association (TDA), in Lagos, Director General of SON, […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has commenced a nationwide removal of unfortified food products from shops and markets in the country. The development, according to the Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, is in line with both the present administration and international organisation’s food fortification programme at ensuring that Nigerian children and women had access to […]
Read More The Director-General/Chief Executive, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Mr Osita Aboloma, has called on manufacturers in the food and beverage industries to ensure production of quality products at all times. He said this on Wednesday during the presentation of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certificate to the Rite Foods Limited at its factory in Ososa, […]
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The Senate Committee on Industry has called for the return of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, to the nation’s ports. Senator Sam Egwu, chairman of the committee, made the call during an oversight function to SON’s offices and laboratories in Lagos. He said it was necessary for the agency to have first-hand information on […]
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