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Views: Visits 15 By Jimoh Babatunde Manufacturers in the country have been urged to make use of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) test laboratories for testing, analyses, and certifications of essential products in the country. The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, made the call following international accreditation awarded to Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) test laboratories recently. The labs have been accredited after the successful completion of evaluation processes by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) following the recognised international standards. READ ALSO:153 robbery suspects, cultists arrested in Lagos in one month Speaking, Thursday, at the presentation ceremony of the accredited laboratories in Lagos, SON Director-General, Mallam Farouk Salim, expressed delight that with the facilities in place, the nation’s export drive promises to be fruitful.
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Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Although the Federal Government’s decision to evict the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) from the seaports, in 2012 negates SON 2015 Act, it was accepted because of the need to streamline the vetting process of imported goods through the ports and improve the easy of doing business in the country.
However, recent developments have shown that the laudable move puts Nigerians at the receiving end of sub standard imports, which leads to loss of lives and properties worth several millions.
The enormity of the loss could be seen in quantum of auto crashes, collapsed buildings and fire outbreaks in public buildings, leaving trails of sorrows from deaths to destruction of valuables.
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