Health

SON to establish laboratories in 6 geo-political zones

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it has concluded plans to establish laboratories in the six ge-opolitical zones for testing products and ensuring standardisation in the country. Mr Bola Fashina, Special Assistant to the Director-General of SON, disclosed this in an interview on

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SON, MAN sign pact on industrial growth through manufacturing

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Joy Obakeye Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in a bid to promote economic and industrial growth in the country. According to a statement, SON stated that the move is part of efforts to further promote economic and industrial growth through manufacturing […]

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SON tasks manufacturers on safety to save ecosystem

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2019

Joy Obakeye The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Monday called on manufacturers and other stakeholders to embrace efficient environmental safety management during production to save the ecosystem. The Director-General of SON, Osita Aboloma, made the appeal in Jos at a workshop for stakeholders on the relevance of environmental management for an efficient and

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Nigeria reviews soft, energy drinks standards to minimize benzoic acid

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2018 0

The Federal Government has concluded plans to review the standards of soft drink, energy drinks and ginger drinks in the country to ensure safe maximum level of benzoic acid. This would enable the government to generate her own data on Benzene level in soft drinks in order to arrive at the safe maximum level of […]