The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said it will support the Federal Government’s Executive Order on ease of doing business through the reduction of timelines for certifying products. SON Director-General Mr. Osita Aboloma said as a deliberate strategy to enhance ease of doing business in Nigeria, the agency has put in place measures to […]
Read More The Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria have resolved to work together to enforce engineering codes and standards among practitioners across the country. Both organisations vowed to ensure the effective implementation of codes and standards in the engineering profession considering its benefits to the general public. Speaking at a workshop organised […]
Read More As Nigeria joins other nations in the use of energy efficient appliances, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has given February 2018 as deadline for stopping importation of fridges and air conditioners, among others, that are not energy efficient. The organisation also fixed 2019 for locally manufactured ones to comply. This is to ensure that […]
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The European Union and Germany are collaborating with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria on a €24.5m energy efficient project. The project, which also involves the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, will enable all the partners to work from all fronts to adjust imported electrical products and […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Bank of Industry (BoI), among other agencies, have been declared as key to the effective implementation of the Executive Order on the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria. The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, […]
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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria on Tuesday sealed the premises of Samsung West Africa in Victoria Island, Lagos, for failure to register some of its products being marketed in Nigeria. Head of Public Relations of SON, Mr Bola Fashina, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Fashina said that the action was in accordance with […]
Read More The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed Samsung Lagos office for non-compliance with regulatory and standard procedures in product quality and standardisation. Its Director-General, Osita Abuloma accused Samsung of refusing to register their products with the agency even after several letters and reminders to that effect but rather continued to import products into the […]
Read More The Coordinator of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Kwara, Mr. Sunday Yashim, says SON is determined to rid Nigeria of imported fairly used and expired tyres. Yashim reiterated the commitment yesterday in Ilorin while speaking with newsmen after a raid on tyre shops where over 1, 000 units of tyre were confiscated. The raid […]
Read More Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Director-General, Mr. Osita Aboloma has lamented the large presence of fake, counterfeit and sub-standard goods in the country. He put the figure at about 50 per cent. He said his agency is equipped more than ever to fight the menace especially with the implementation of SON ACT 14, 2015, which […]
Read More Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has clamped down on a company at Abule Oshun, Lagos, for manufacturing substandard fans. SON Director of Compliance & Enforcement Mr. Bede Obayi, told The Nation that the agency acted based on surveillance. He said HangFair International Company Limited, which claimed to have imported the fans from China actually manufacture […]
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Babcock University’s wheat and white bread, bottle water have received the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria. The certificates were presented by the Coordinator of SON, Ogun State, AlewuAchema, to the Group Managing Director of Babcock Investment Group, Prof. Yetunde Makinde. Achema, who said the university worked very hard for the […]
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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is to partner Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to create jobs. Its Director-General, Mr. Osita Aboloma, said this at an interactive session with freight forwarders and clearing agents in Kano. He hinged his support for MSMEs on their potential to create jobs, reduce crime rate and contribute to […]
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