“Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Former British Prime Minister Few weeks ago, the media was awash with video clips showing some food vendors or traders spraying sniper, a lethal chemical, on beans in order to preserve the product. This triggered public outcry and raised fears…

Worried about the high level of failures recorded from its survey of the lubricant market, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has announced plans to intensify efforts to combat the influx of fake and substandard lubricants in the country.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has disclosed that over N22 billion worth of substandard goods have been seized so far in 2018.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has inaugurated four new standards on Human Resources (HR) to further enhance human capacity in line with stipulated best practices prescribed by the International Standards Organisation (ISO). They include NIS ISO 30400: 2016 – Human Resource Management- Vocabulary, NIS ISO 30405:2016 - Human Resource management - Guidelines on Recruitment,…

To further check the influx of sub-standard goods in the country, key stakeholders in the maritime industry have pledged their support to collaborate with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria...

To provide Nigerians with quality inverters, the management of Simba Den has opened a befitting branch in Lekki.  General Manager, Simba Group Mr. Sohan Sharima, noted that the Lekki Branch was the sixth in Nigeria and the second in Lagos.   He noted that the inverters include Luminous, Genus, Kstar, which he described as being synonymous to happiness.…

Cancer remains one of mankind’s deadliest noncontagious diseases. It is therefore not only worrisome and disturbing, but also scary to learn that one can contract the scourge...

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has charged the business community to adhere strictly to global best practices, saying that this is the only way to be competitive globally.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has stated that its Product Registration Certificate (PRC) is no longer required for clearing cargoes at the nation’s point of entry. The Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, explained that the new development was in line with the present administration’s ease of doing business mandate. According to him, the initiative…

For allegedly attempting to break into a warehouse and steal substandard goods seized by the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), a businessman, Ogbo Chidozie Tochukwu...

Paint manufacturers have lamented the effect of adulteration, faking and merchandising of their products with high nuisance value, saying it had led to loss of revenue to their members and government. Apart from that, the manufacturers said, it is also impacting negatively on the reputations of those whose products are adulterated and high unemployment rates…

Pure BLISS biscuits have been awarded Africa’s Most Outstanding Premium Quality Biscuit Brand of the year 2018 at the African Quality Achievement Awards (AQAA) function which took place in Lagos.