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August 12, 2026 No Responses

SON Reviews Wheat Flour Standard To Strengthen Food Safety

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has commenced the review of the Nigerian Industrial Standard for Wheat Flour (NIS 121:2015) to address emerging quality concerns, strengthen food safety and improve the quality of flour and bakery products...

August 9, 2026 No Responses

SON Sensitises Supermarket Owners On Standards, Consumer Protection

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), South-East Region, has engaged members of the Enugu State Supermarket Owners Association in an interactive sensitisation programme aimed at strengthening standards compliance, protecti...

April 1, 2026 No Responses

NADDC, SON Unveil VehCAP To Boost Vehicle Safety, Standards

By ebosele@hotmail.com The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Tuesday launched the Vehicle Conformity Assessment Programme (VehCAP), a strategic initiative aimed at ...

February 15, 2024 No Responses

AfCFTA: NCDMB Advocates Database of Skills, Uniform Standards For Goods, Services

As plans to implement the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) continue to unfold, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advocated the removal of visa restrictions among African nations, the creation of a database of av...

January 16, 2024 No Responses

Ministers Harp On Use Of Scanners At Seaports

As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali and CG Customs, Bashir Adeniyi met on Monday and agreed that physical inspection of cargo...

June 7, 2023 No Responses

Shell Adverts Banned Over Misleading Claims

The United Kingdom advertising watchdog, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a video advert and billboard campaign from Shell over misleading claims about how clean its overall energy production is. The ban applies to one TV advert,...

April 5, 2023 No Responses

SON Cautions Importers Of Fake, Substandard Tyres

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has warned importers of fake and substandard tyres to desist from the act, to avoid being tagged as “public enemies”. The Director-General, SON, Malam Farouk Salim, gave the warning at a one-day sensitisation pro...

September 28, 2022 No Responses

Engineers Task SON On Fake Auto Parts Influx

The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE) on Tuesday called on the Standards Organisations of Nigeria (SON) to checkmate the importation of substandard auto spare parts into the country. The Lagos Chapter Chairman of NIMechE, Mr Abdulganiyu Ti...

September 27, 2022 No Responses

SON Impounds Substandard, Adulterated Wines In Ebonyi

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has impounded substandard and adulterated alcoholic and non-alcoholic wines within the Abakaliki metropolis in Ebonyi State. A statement issued on Monday by the Head of Public Relations, SON South-East Regional...

September 10, 2022 No Responses

SON To Return To Nigeria’s Borders Soon, Says DG

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is working on plans to return to the nation’s land borders to check the influx of fake and substandard products into the country.Malam Farouk Salim, Director General, SON, said this at the one-day Stakeholders’...

August 13, 2022 No Responses

SON DG Implores Engineers On Adherence To Standards In Execution Of Projects

As part of measures to boost the nation’s economy, the Director-General (DG), Standards Organisation of Nigeria(SON), Mallam Farouk Salim has implored engineers to ensure strict adherence to standards. Salim gave the charge in his spee...

June 15, 2022 No Responses

SON Tasks Aluminum Roofing Sheet Manufacturers On Standard Product

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has called on stakeholders in the aluminum roofing sheet sector to adhere strictly to standard quality parameters during production.The Director-General of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, made the call in Owerri during a s...

March 26, 2022 No Responses

AIR PEACE DEEPENS SAFETY STANDARDS WITH FOURTH IOSA RENEWAL

Foremost Nigerian airline and West Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has received its fourth International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification, which signifies that the carrier was successful in the globally recognised ...

February 25, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Tasks Barge Operators On Standard, Quality Equipment

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called on barge operators to use standard and quality equipment that are in line with global trends. The Executive Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Jime, made this known in a statement signed by NSC Head, Public...