The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has enjoined farmers and processors of sorghum in Kano State and its environs to embrace constant innovations provided in the standardisation process to enable them to earn premium prices on commercialisation of high quality products. The SON Director-General, Osita Aboloma, gave the charge in a lecture during a capacity…

“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…

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,…

Canterbury International School, Ajah, has emerged champion in the maiden edition of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) innovation competition to commemorate the World Standards Day.

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…

No fewer than 20 businesses have been sealed-off in Ekiti State by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for offences ranging from non-possession of standardisation certificates and poor quality products. Ekiti State Head of SON, Mr. Ayeni Feyisayo, who disclosed this in Ado-Ekiti yesterday at a sensitisation seminar to mark this year’s World Standard Day,…

Worried about the high level of rejects of Nigeria’s dry beans at the international market, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has developed a standard specification for the commodity to aid acceptance in the global markets. Indeed, the agency said the development of new standards, review of existing ones, adoption of international, continental and regional…

For uniformity and also to ensure seamless trade within West African states, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), have partnered to harmonise standards for air conditioners and refrigerators Indeed, both agencies expressed the need for uniform standards to address technical barriers to trade in the continent, saying that a…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has stated that while high level of residue on farm products make them unsafe for consumption, it was also a part of many reasons why exported produce originating from Nigeria were being rejected. According to the Standards body, using quality pesticides while also adhering to global best practices remain…

For putting in place a quality management system and demonstrating a commitment to customer satisfaction, as well as adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements in the country, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has presented Rite Foods Limited with ISO 9001:2015 certificate.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has stated that inter agency collaborations to check the influx of fake and substandard goods into the country have been yielding fruits. The Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, explained that effective collaborations with sister agencies remained the surest way to end the menace of substandard goods edging out quality…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has partnered Balogun Business Association (BBA) to combat the preponderance of fake and substandard in the country. The Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, explained that this move was the agency’s resolve to work together as a team to surmount the menace of substandard goods edging out quality products in…