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economy
Standards critical to businesses, consumer protection, says SON
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says compliance with industry standards and regulations is critical in ensuring fair competition and protection of consumers. Mr Kuma Moor, SON’s Legal Service Officer, said this during a training session for members of the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) in Abuja. According to Moor, maintaining a robust compliance culture is essential…
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economy
NCDMB, SON, others top in half-year efficiency, transparency compliance – report
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) says the Nigerian Content Development Board (NCDMB) emerged first with 83.1 per cent on the 2024 Half-Year Transparency and Efficiency report. The Special Adviser to the president on PEBEC and Investment , Dr Jumoke Oduwale, said this while presenting the report at a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Oduwale, the…
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SON seeks importers’ cooperation against substandard products
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged importers to ensure the products they bring into the country meet all the regulatory approvals. Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, SON Director-General/ Chief Executive, made the call at stakeholders sensitisation programme in Awka. Okeke was represented at the event by Mrs Foluso Bolaji, the Director of Public Relations. He said that counterfeits should have…
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economy
SON restates committment to quality assurance
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure that only products with required specifications were permitted into the market. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke stated this while presenting Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificates to six companies on Wednesday in Osogbo. Represented by Mrs Talatu Ethan, SON’s South-West Regional Director, Okeke said the…
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SON partners FTAN, LASG to implement standardisation in hotel services
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it has partnered with the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) and Lagos State Government to implement standardisation in hotel services across the state. Dr Ifeanyi Chukwunonso-Okeke, Director-General, SON, said this during a standardisation conference organised by the agency for tourism and related services industry, on Friday in Lagos. The conference has…
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Health
Nigerian baby food gets US, SON food safety certification
A Nigerian natural baby food, Moppet, has received the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and United States’ Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) certifications. This is contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by the founder of Moppet Foods, Mrs. Roberta Oyedokun. Oyedokun said that the achievement had set a new standard for food safety in the country and…
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NEWS
Stabilise naira to avoid building collapse, experts tell FG
The Lagos Chapter of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) has urged the Federal Government to address the depreciating naira, saying it is acting like an “accelerant’’ in building collapse. The National President of BCPG, Mr. Sulaimon Yusuf, advised at a news briefing on Thursday in Lagos after an awareness walk against building collapse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Defence
Army detains female soldier’s son after PUNCH interview
Emmanuel Brown, the 23-year-old son of female soldier Philomena Nnamoko, attached to Ilese Sappers Barracks, Division 2, Ogun State, has been allegedly detained by the Nigerian Army. Our correspondent gathered that Brown was locked up in a guardroom by a female lieutenant colonel in the army for granting an interview to The Punch shortly after his mother was sent to…
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SON moves to checkmate cybercrimes with ISO 27001 ISMS certification
The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has unveiled plans to checkmate cyber crimes with its ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems Courses (ISMS) certification. The certification is aimed at standardizing the nation’s Information Technology (IT) sector. Director-General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, made this known in a report generated from the agency’s certification validation exercise made available to newsmen on Friday…
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Stakeholders reject bill on Chartered Institute of Electrical, Electronics Engineering
Stakeholders in the engineering sector have rejected a bill seeking to give legal backing to the Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. They made their position known at a public hearing by the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service chaired by Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau in Abuja. The hearing was on two bills- a bill for an Act to…
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Oyo State charges block moulders to prioritise standards to arrest building collapse
Oyo State government on Thursday in  Ibadan urged block moulders to comply with stipulations of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) as a way of curbing building collapse. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, gave the charge at the inauguration of newly-elected officers of the Oyo State branch of the National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria…
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French Embassy to train 300 women on Agrifood processing
Sonia Darracq, Regional Agricultural Adviser, French Embassy in Nigeria, on Wednesday said the French Embassy would train 300 direct and 1000 indirect beneficiaries from two states on best agrifood processing. Darracq made this known in Abuja at a two-day roundtable on project Support Women Entrepreneurship in the Agrifood Sector in Nigeria (SWEAN) dedicated to support rural agripreneur women. …
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NEWS
SON institutes policies to ensure MSMEs deliver standard goods to economy
The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday disclosed that it had instituted policies that would ensure that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) impact on the economy with standard goods. Malam Farouk Salim, Director-General of SON, made this known on the agency’s special day at the 36th Edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair. The fair organized by…
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NEWS
SEC, SON harp on standardization of commodities to boost GDP
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stressed the need for standardization of the country’s commodities to enhance global acceptance and boost the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Director-General of SEC, Mr. Lamido Yuguda, said this at the Commodities Standards Sensitization workshop organized by the commission in partnership with the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) on Monday in Lagos. Yuguda…
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NEWS
SON commiserates with victims of Ikoyi building collapse, advocates sanctions for infractions
 The Director General, Standards Organization of Nigeria, Mallam Farouk Salim, on Friday advocated strong sanctions for all standards infractions following the collapse of the 21-storey building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Salim said this in a condolence message to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and victims of the unfortunate building collapse on Nov. 1 in Lagos. The…
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NEWS
SON raids market, seals off warehouse, shop in Kano
The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday raided Yankura Market in Kano and sealed off shop and a warehouse where new and branded fertilizer bags with SON certification logo were being sold. The Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, who led the exercise, said the raid was done to rid the nation of fake and substandard products that could…
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NEWS
Group demands end to supply, sale of substandard goods
An Abuja based NGO, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI) on Tuesday demanded an immediate end to supply and sale of substandard goods especially foods and drugs in Nigerian markets. Ms. May Ikokwu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the group told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that Nigerians deserved quality and standard foods and drugs for healthy living.…
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