Local hero Son Heung-min delighted his South Korean fans by scoring twice as Tottenham Hotspur beat a K-League select team 6-3 in a wildly entertaining pre-season friendly in Seoul on Wednesday. The English Premier League Golden Boot winner Son and Harry Kane, who bagged two goals, both appeared just for the second half as […]
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SON partners online merchants to combat substandard goods
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has partnered online trading platforms to address influx of substandard goods into the country. The initiative is also to eradicate the notion of Nigeria being a ‘dumping ground for fake goods.’ In particular, the standards body explained that the move was apt to checkmate activities of unscrupulous dealers, who […]
SON explores potential in renewable energy
As part of the Federal Government’s agenda for economic diversification, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has unfolded potential and opportunities in the nation’s energy sector. This, the agency did through the approval and launching of four new standards for renewable energy and energy efficiency. According to the agency, apart from increasing access to power […]
SON laboratories get int’l accreditation for exports
The Federal Government’s policies aimed at making made-in-Nigeria goods acceptable at the international market have received a major boost as a standard body in the United State of America has certified the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)’s laboratories in Lagos. The Director General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, stated that the accreditation would go a long […]
SON destroys N800m worth of substandard goods in 5 months
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 […]
SON, Benue to support MSMEs
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 […]
SON Council approves 96 new standards for economic boost
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 […]
SON bemoans poor dispensing of oxygen, others
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 […]
SON shuts down trade plaza over lubricants adulteration
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 […]
SON and challenges of products standardisation in Nigeria
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 […]