The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has put in place measures to ensure local manufacturers, prospective investors and importers have good investment protection.
The Director General, Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON Farauk Salim who was represented by Assistant Director Corporate Affairs, Mariam Samson said this products includes Standards, Product & Systems Certification, Registration, Accredited Laboratory Testing, Metrology Services, & Human Capacity Building etc.
Salim stated this during the Annual Stakeholders’ conference organised by the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) in Abuja-, with the theme, “The role of standardization in building resilient non-oil sector” as he explained that Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS) is a precise and authoritative document established by consensus and approved by the Nigerian Standards Council prescribing necessary criteria to ensure that a material, product or procedure is fit for the purpose for which it is intended.
In his words, “The NIS are formulated by Technical Committees constituted from experts, representing various interests such as Producers, Consumers, Technologists, Research Institutions, Testing Organisations and other interested parties both in private and public sectors”.
Speaking, Chairman, Commerce and Industry Correspondent Association of Nigeria Abuja branch, Ifeanyi Onuba explained that the conference speaks volumes about how our objectives as an association match with the government’s priorities in this regard.
He said Nigeria must move beyond oil and export of raw commodities and build a vibrant manufacturing sector capable of exporting finished goods that could boost the nation’s foreign exchange earnings.