Tag: #SON

  • SON SET TO CERTIFY ‘ENUGU RICE’ AS WOMEN FARMERS SCALE UP PRODUCTION

    SON SET TO CERTIFY ‘ENUGU RICE’ AS WOMEN FARMERS SCALE UP PRODUCTION

    With modern mills, solar-powered boreholes and strong cooperative backing, Enugu rice is edging closer to national certification. The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has expressed satisfaction with rice processing centres set up under the International Fund for Agricultural Development–Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) in Enugu State — paving the way for possible certification. During inspections…

  • FG SWEARS IN SON BOARD TO BOOST INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

    FG SWEARS IN SON BOARD TO BOOST INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

    New leadership tasked with raising product standards, driving industrialisation and attracting investment. The Federal Government has inaugurated the governing board of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), signaling a renewed push to strengthen industrial growth and make Nigeria more attractive to investors. In Abuja, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, said…

  • SON LAUNCHES ISO 37003:2025 TO FIGHT GLOBAL FRAUD

    SON LAUNCHES ISO 37003:2025 TO FIGHT GLOBAL FRAUD

    New fraud control standard aims to protect billions lost annually and boost trust. The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) unveiled ISO 37003:2025, the world’s first international fraud control management system standard, addressing prevention, early detection, and response to fraud. SON Chairman Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor emphasized fraud’s rising global toll of $4.7 trillion annually, worsened by…