Worried by the growing barriers to trade, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Doris Uzoka-Anite and the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Ifeanyi Okeke has impressed on stakeholders the need to address these obstacles. They made the call at a one day workshop organised by the SON in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry …

The new Director-General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, has promised to pay special attention on international trade, enhance standards development, strengthen regulatory enforcement, and embrace technology to make SON’s operations more efficient and transparent. Okeke outlined his priority areas while resuming duty as the DG of the standards body. A seasoned banker and tax consultant, …

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged Nigerian manufacturers to standardise their products to promote economic growth in the country. Its Director General, Mallam Farouk Salim, made the call during a one-day sensitisation workshop for stakeholders in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State with the theme ‘Promoting Export and Economic Growth Via Standardisation and Quality Assurance’, on Monday. Salim, who was …

The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim has said that the country was too big for the organisation to have less than 5,000 staff. Salim, represented by SON Director of South-South Region, Mr Usman Mohammed, made the disclosure on Thursday in Calabar during a one-day stakeholders’ workshop organised by the agency. The workshop with the …