Local, state and federal authorities must work together to optimise the gains in cassava value chain, considering the prevalence of the crop across Africa. Chairman of the National Quality Council, Osita Aboloma, made the assertion at the start of a three-day Africa Cassava Conference in Abuja. He noted it was …
Read More »FG tackles rejection of Nigeria’s export products as emergency-Osita Aboloma
The Federal government is tackling the rejection of Nigeria’s export products in some parts of the global economic system as an emergency with stringent measures to mitigate the anomaly. This was disclosed recently by Mr. Osita Aboloma, Chairman, National Quality Council under the Presidency in Abuja, through a press release …
Read More »SON Develops Standards For Livestock Feeds
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it has developed new standards for animal and livestock feeds value chain to support Federal Government efforts in achieving food security. Mr Osita Aboloma, Director- General, SON made this known in a statement from a Work Group meeting on Saturday in Lagos. The …
Read More »SON Moves To Standardise Facility Management
As part of Nigeria’s drive to optimize benefits from international standards development on facilities management, a National Mirror/Technical Committee was recently inaugurated by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) during a virtual meeting conducted from the Operational Headquarters in Lagos. The Committee is to mirror the activities of the International …
Read More »We Issued Standards Not Certification to Manufacturers of PPEs— Aboloma, SON DG
Barrister Osita Aboloma, Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), spoke with The Commerce Africa’s Managing Editor, Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi on emergency issuance of standards to the manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizers during economic shutdown occasioned by coronavirus pandemic. Would you share your experience with us …
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