SON To Provide Support For Local Manufacturing Import, Export Businesses

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said it will do everything within its capacity in standardisation and quality assurance activities to provide the necessary support and guidance for the quality of local manufacturing, imports and exports businesses in Nigeria.

Director-general/chief executive of SON, Malam Farouk Salim, made this known yesterday at the 9th edition of Business 360˚ with the theme, “Product Acceptability: Bridging the Gap for the Local and Global Marketplace,” organised by Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA).

Salim who was represented by SON FCT State Coordinator, Mr Umar Yakubu, said that the local import and export manufacturing importance and roles in national economic development cannot be overemphasized, as it is the pillar upon which the Nigerian economy lies, that SON as the nation’s apex bureau of standards and Nigerians in general, are proud of Nigerian manufacturers.

“The theme of this edition of Business 360 event which is Product Acceptability: Bridging the Gap for the Local and Global Marketplace, is indeed timely, as the nation is trying to diversify and better its economy. And from our perspective, only Standards and compliance to the standards through certification can bridge the gap for access to the local and international marketplace.

“The participation of SON in this programme is an opportunity for all local manufacturers and service providers to exhibit their ingenuity in production, manufacturing, and supply chain management. SON will therefore do everything within its capacity in standardisation and quality assurance activities to provide the necessary support and guidance for the quality of local manufacturing, imports, and exports using Standards,” he said.

Earlier, the acting MD/CEO of the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) Mallam Shehu Abdulkadir, explained that the reason for the Business 360 event was a platform where regulatory agencies, experts from the private and public sectors meet SMEs, educate and enlighten them on the best practice and standards.