The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has hinted that it destroyed substandard goods valued over N800 million in Nigeria in the last five months. The organisation’s Director General/Chief Executive, Mallam Farouk Salim, who disclosed this during the SON special day at the ongoing 32nd Enugu International Trade Fair, listed such sub-standard goods to include vehicle […]
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), in conjunction with Benue State government, have resolved to support the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the state via improved education and sensitisation on adherence to standards as well as imbibing the culture of quality. This resolution was reached during a courtesy visit by the […]
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Governing Council has approved 96 new Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS) for national use, cutting across chemicals, technology, electrical/ electronics, food/agriculture, textile/leather and services. The approval of the new NIS was given at the first meeting of the Council following the appointment of Mallam Farouk Salim as the Director-General and […]
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has issued an alert to the public on recent complaints received about under dispensing of oxygen and other medical gases by plant owners in some parts of the country. A statement from the office of the Director-General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, described oxygen as a critical product in the […]
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed a plaza at the Lagos Trade Fair Complex over adulteration of established lubricant products. The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Mallam Farouk Salim said the move was to guard against prevalence of motor accidents and machine breakdown, particularly during the yuletide resulting from the use of […]
Despite the challenge of not being at the main operational entry points (ports) in the country, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has been vibrant and alive to its mandate of ridding the country of sub-standard and life endengering products since Osita Anthony Aboloma was appointed its Director General and Chief Executive in September 2016 […]
As part of continuous measures to tackle COVID-19 in the country, about16 international standards on essential electro-medical equipment have been adopted by the Nigerian National Mirror/Technical Committee on Electromedical Equipment, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has disclosed. Addressing a committee to declare a virtual meeting open in Abuja recently, the Director General of the […]
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Palpable fear and panic gripped the Benue State Government House Saturday after it emerged that the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Eunice Erdoo Ortom, her son and some staff of her office have tested positive for COVID-19. The governor’s wife’s COVID-19 status came days after widespread reports that the governor himself […]