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Ensure consumers get value for money, others, SON tells Guinness

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma Esq. has challenged the Management of Guinness Nigeria Plc to ensure that Nigerian Consumers get value for money at all times while also ensuring their safety. This admonition was given at the end of a facility tour of

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SON, ASTM sign MoU on Mutual Cooperation at ISO General Assembly

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2018 0

A Nigerian delegation led by the Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma Esq. was among global participants at the 2018 General Assembly of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in Geneva, Switzerland where SON signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). According

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SON raises the alarm over false regulatory agancies’ mandates

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2018 0

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has issued a strong warning to individuals and organisations who are fond of misrepresenting government regulatory institutions through false and mendacious information to the public. The Director General, Osita Aboloma, on Monday in Abuja, while referring to a recent publication which quoted one Ms. Annabel Kamuche of NIcert

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Dangote Cement gets new SON’s quality certification

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2018 0

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has certified Dangote Cement as having passed the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP), a development the agency said has stood out the company among its competitors in the industry. The Director-General of the SON, Mr Osita Anthony Aboloma, who made this known also said that a new revised standard […]

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SMEDAN Marks 2018 World MSME Day

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2018 0

…Radda Wants youth Participation in MSMEs The Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda says the active participation of youths in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will enhance Nigeria’s economic development. Dr. Radda stated this in Abuja at an event to mark “MSMEs Day 2018: The Youth […]

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Makoju: Dangote Cement expansion drive in Africa strategic

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2018 0

….Gets new SON certification The Group of Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Engr. Joseph Makoju, has said that the investments of the foremost cement company and its expansion drive across African countries were very strategic to boosting the continents economy and make its products the most preferred by consumers. Makoju stated this at the […]

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SON decries unhygienic practices by fast food outlets

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2018 0

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Friday condemned the unhygienic practices by some fast food outlets in Niger, saying they were endangering the lives of patrons. The SON Coordinator in the state, Mr Badawale Sunday, told journalists in Minna that the surveillance exercises carried out indicated that many of the outlets were yet to […]

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SON raises alarm on fake tryes, says 15% of products not roadworthy

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

The Akwa Ibom state Coordinator, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) Mr. Dauda Mshella, has urged motorists to confirm the standard of tyres before buying them. He said this is because 15 per cent of tyres in the markets are not road worthy at all. Speaking with The Daily Times correspondent in Uyo on Thursday, Mshella […]

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15% of tyres in Nigeria markets are not road worthy – SON

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

As the Yuletide period draws close with its attendant massive vehicular movement, the Akwa Ibom state Coordinator, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON), Mr Dauda Mshella, has alerted motorists to confirm the standard of tyres before committing their finances as 15 percent of tyres in Nigerian markets are not road worthy. Speaking with The Daily Times […]

Politics

Why I joined APC now- Ojukwu’s Son

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Mr Emeka Ojukwu, son of late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, has said that he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the South-East occupied its rightful place in the national governance. He stated this on Wednesday in Abuja after he was formally welcomed into APC by its National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. He said that […]

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SON destroys fake, expired products worth N4.5m in Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Sunday, destroyed N4.5 million worth of fake and expired products in Ekiti, for want of quality assurance and other factors. Among the products burnt were fake and substandard tyres, expired cereals, expired snacks, detergents, soaps, wine, soft drinks and fruit juices. Also burnt were electric and electronic items such […]

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Tinubu loses eldest son

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

…as APC, others mourn Patrick Okohue First son of the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Babajide has died. Jide, who sources say was hale and hearty, died suddenly of yet to be identified cause. “He was not sick. As at last night, […]

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SON takes standardization campaign to Dei-Dei Market in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2017 0

Myke Uzendu, Abuja Standards Organiation of Nigeria (SON) has taking its sensitization programme to the building material market, Dei-Dei, Abuja urging traders to desist from practices that will undermine the quality of works in the construction industry. The Director General SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma, educated the building materials dealers in the market country on the […]

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SON to encourage huge investment in cylinder manufacturing

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2017 0

The Standards Organization (SON) is to use standardization and quality assurance instruments to stimulate multi-billion dollar investments in manufacturing. This will especially be brought to bear in  liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) manufacturing with its huge economic and job creation potentials. Mr. Osita Aboloma, Director General, SON, who made the disclosure in Lagos

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SON to destroy N400m seized tyres

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2017 0

The Director General of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma, has said that fake and substandard tyres worth about N400 million seized from dealers across the country by officials of the agency are set for destruction. Aboloma, who made this known in Abuja recently, said that the tyres, which had been in […]