Standards Organisation of Nigeria

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria is the main statutory body responsible for standardising and regulating the quality of all products in Nigeria.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Functions and mandate
* 2 Establishment
* 3 History
* 4 References

## Functions and mandate

The functions of SON includes but are not limited to the following:[2]

* certifying products
* creating policies for production quality of goods and services
* assessing quality assurance activities, including certification of systems, products and laboratories throughout Nigeria
* designating, approving and declaring standards in respect of metrology, materials, commodities, structures and processes.
* certifying commercial and industrial products throughout Nigeria
* registering and regulating standard marks and specifications etc.
* investigating product quality
* enforcing standards and sanctioning violators
* compiling inventory of products in Nigeria requiring standardization
* monitoring the standard of imported and exported products
* improving measurement accuracies and circulation of information relating to standards

## Establishment

SON was established under Enabling Act Number 56 of December 1971, although it started functioning January 1, 1970. The Act has been amended thrice: Act Number 20 of 1976, Act Number 32 of 1984 and Act Number 18 of 1990.[3] SON is a member of the International Organization for Standardization.[4]

## History

* At the 50th anniversary of the agency, the Director General of the Organization announced that the agency has adopted 213 Nigerian Industrial Standards to put proliferation of fake products in check.[5]

## References

1. ↑ "About SONCAP" (in en). http://www.exports-to-nigeria.com/en/about.
2. ↑ "About SON - Nigeria Trade Portal" (in en-US). https://trade.gov.ng/en/custom-pages/about-son.
3. ↑ "SON" (in en). https://www.iso.org/member/1982.html.
4. ↑ Justice (2022-02-25). "Full Information about Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)" (in en-us). https://pharmchoices.com/info-about-standards-organisation-of-nigeria-son/.
5. ↑ Okogba, Emmanuel (2022-11-24). "SON approves over 168 new standards in two years" (in en-GB). https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/11/son-approves-over-168-new-standards-in-two-years/.

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