Nigeria’s gas pricing policy and high logistics cost have continued to negatively impact on production costs in the nation’s manufacturing sector, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI ) has said.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed over 749 substandard LPG cylinders in Katsina, following what it described as illicit trade of life endangering items to the public.

New standards that provide solution to the issue of a sustainable and affordable sanitation as well as alleviate the problem of open defecation are underway. Known as International Standards Organisation (ISO) PC 305 and ISO PC 318 on Sustainable non- sewered sanitation system and Community scale resource oriented sanitation treatment system; the Standards Organisation of…

Worried about the volume of uncertified lubricants in the markets, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has embarked on a nationwide mop-up of such products as a measure safeguarding the lives of consumers as well as protecting the industrial sector. Indeed, the agency stated that the impact of fake and counterfeited lubricants on the economy…

Worried about the volume of uncertified lubricants in the markets, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has embarked on a nationwide mop-up of such products...

A key stakeholder in the industry, Seun Olamide told journalists that the planned move by SON to review the standards would go a long way to drive local production and increase employment generation for the Nigeria’s teeming unemployed youths.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it will ensure that materials used in construction of houses and other infrastructures meets Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS).

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has inaugurated a Surveillance Investigation and Monitoring (SIM) unit to reduce the influx of substandard goods...

In a bid to enhance service delivery as well as aid stakeholders’ adoption and compliance to stipulated standards, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has improved the capacity of its staff on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques. The Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, said the move by the agency was aimed at saving costs while…

By creating an enabling environment to attract both local and foreign direct investments into the country and punishing importers of sub-standard goods, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said it hopes to revive ailing industries and encourage local production under its new Act.

The Director-General Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma, has insisted that it is imperative for motorists to observe safety standards in the purchase and use of tyres.

Worried by the growing concerns expressed by local manufacturers over the faking of their products, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has supported the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to introduce its Product Authentication Mark (PAM) as a tool to check such activities.     The Federal Government noted that the move by the…