The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says there is the need for stakeholders in the e-Commerce space to adhere strictly to standards to grow the sector. The organisation made the call when it met with the stakeholders at a forum in Lagos, tagged “The Role of Standards and Quality Regulation in Electronic Commerce’’. The organisation […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed over 749 substandard liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in Katsina, the Katsina State capital. The agency warned dealers of fake and substandard LPG cylinders to desist or face the law. Its Director-General, Osita Aboloma, described the illicit trade as life-thrreatening. He said the withdrawal of the cylinders […]
Read More Building construction experts from Lafarge Africa Plc, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and others in the housing industry have said the engagement of non-professionals and artisans in the construction of buildings is responsible for building collapse. They spoke in Abuja at a stakeholders’ forum organised by SON for the Northcentral Zone. The Technical Services […]
Read More The House of Representative Committee on Industry has scored the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) high on effective implementation of budgetary provisions for its laboratory complex at Ogba, Ikeja. The Committee Chairman, Abubakar Moriki, who led an eight-man delegate of Patrick Aisowieren; Micky Kazzim; Sam Onuigbo; Ahmad Kalambaina; Mohammed Ibrahim; Baderinwa Bamidele and Yusuf Buba […]
Read More Frequent explosions of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, storage tanks and cylinders in Nigeria can be avoided, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Director-General Mr. Osita Aboloma has said. To avoid such incidents, Aboloma urged operators in the sector to subscribe to the SON certification of their vessels. He said due certification of LPG storage vessels, […]
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The Director General/Chief Executive Officer, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Mr. Osita Anthony Aboloma, has said that cement constitutes greater percentages of causes of building collapse in the country, correspondents report. Speaking at the Technical Committee meeting for the review of the standard for cement, NIS444-1 2014, in Lagos, the DG who was represented by […]
Read More The Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Anthony Aboloma, has said that its new ultra modern laboratory complex will be ready for commissioning very soon. Aboloma, who stated this at the 2017 Association of Industrial Microbiologists of Nigeria (AIMN) conference and Annual Symposium held recently in Lagos , said it is […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed a warehouse and shops stocked with unfortified pasta, flour and sugar in different areas in Lagos. It also raided major markets in the state as part of its ongoing efforts to stem the tide of substandard products in the country. SON’s Director-General, Osita Aboloma, said the warehouse […]
Read More The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Anthony Aboloma yesterday said in partnership with the International Standard Organisation (ISO 700), which is high in all areas of infrastructure will help in upgrading Nigerian’s urbanisation standards. Aboloma spoke during the world standard day in Abuja, with: Standard Makes Cities Smarter assuring that they are working […]
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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), recently destroyed substandard products worth about ₦10 million. SON in collaboration with other agencies, including Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) was able to seize seven containers of unwholesome products which were subsequently destroyed at the Lagos Epe dumpsite. The Director General of SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma said that, “ in continuation […]
Read More The Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma, has lamented that each time substandard goods were seized, their value was estimated at ₦100 billion. Aboloma disclosed this in Lagos when he led a team on sensitisation of members of the Electrical Dealers Association of Nigeria (EDAN) on standard electrical products and […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Director General, Mr. Osita Aboloma, has raised the alarm over the recent increase in the cases of false declaration of imports at the country’s entry posts. Speaking in Lagos at the inspection of about 7 container loads of products intercepted by the agency’s Enforcement Team, during the recent sallah holidays, […]
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