Tag: Osita Aboloma
AfCFTA: MAN, SON collaborate to checkmate illegal trade deals
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Standards
Organisation of Nigeria (SON) have partnered to forestall sharp practices that may
arise from President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent...
SON impounds substandard goods worth N22.7bn in 2018
Ime Akpan
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said that over N22 billion worth of substandard goods has been seized so far in 2018.
SON’s...
SON threatens to name and shame dealers in adulterated lubricants
Ime Akpan
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has promised manufacturers of fake and sub-standard lubricants a tough time saying it will blacklist and publish...
Maritime operators collaborate with SON to check counterfeit products
Ime Akpan
Stakeholders in the maritime sector Key stakeholders in the maritime industry have pledged to work with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to...
SON publishes new standards for beans processing
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has come out with new standards for processing beans in line with the Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS).
The director...
SON’s absence at seaports against global best practices-Senate Committee
he chairman, senate committee on industry, Dr. Sam Egwu has said that the absence of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) at the nation’s sea...
SON calls for adherence to standards in digital marketing
The director general of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma has stressed the need for stakeholders in the e-commerce space to...
SON confiscates substandard lubricants in a raid on warehouses, markets
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has embarked on a nationwide mop up of substandard lubricants in a move seen as crucial in safeguarding...
Product authentication: The consumers’ dilemma in Nigeria
Angela Okon
As a social commentator and a Nigerian Consumer, I took particular interest in the news on a planned introduction of product authentication mark...
SON fine-tunes draft standards for ATM products
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in partnership with the African Organisation for Standardization (ARSO) has drafted standards for African Traditional Medicine (ATM).
The director...