LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dolapo Badru has reaffirmed the committee’s commitment in returning Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) not only to Nigerian ports, but also to the nation’s land borders. Badru, who made this affirmation during the oversight function of the committee in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANLCA disclosed on Tuesday, that customs brokers and freight forwarders in Nigeria have lost about N20b cumulatively as a result of fake and substandard importations into the country in the last ten years. National President of the foremost freight agents group , Tony Nwabunike made…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director-General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Engr. Osita Aboloma, will tomorrow in Lagos meet with maritime stakeholders on the agency’s new operational system. The event, which holds at the Rockview Hotel, Apapa, has as its theme: “Facilitating Trade Through SON Automated Services”. THE POWERFUL PEN learnt that the 10.00am sensitisation event…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed 13 steel factories across the nation for standards infractions. The SON task force on steel Chairman, Mr Enebi Onucheyo disclosed to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Onucheyo said the companies located in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Abia and Edo States were shut until further notice…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarder(NAGAFF) Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has demanded for the immediate come back of return of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to Nigerian port in order to checkmate the influx of substandard and expired goods into the country. Dr. Aniebonam who made the call…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON,Dr Joseph Odumodu has said that the Agency is ready to tackle issues of fake and substandard products coming into Nigeria, with the approval of African Continental Free Trade Agreement, ACFTA, by government. The SON boss made this known through his representative, Engineer Enebi Olutoye…