Senate To DPR: Clamp Down On Illegal Cooking Gas Retailers       The Senate on Tuesday urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to clamp down on illegal roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly called cooking gas. It said such retailers should include those who either...

COVID-19, Forex Forced 415 Firms Out Of Production – MAN       The foreign exchange restriction by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the COVID-19 pandemic forced 415 companies to stop manufacturing in the last one year, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said. The Director-General, MAN, Mr...

SON Assesses KAM Holding facilities In Ilorin     Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) on Monday commended the heavy investments of the Group Managing Director of KAM Holding Ltd, Dr. Kamoru Yusuf, thereby impacting positively on the lives of numerous Nigerians and expatriates. SON Director General of Mallam...

MAN Seeks Strict Penalties For Fake Products Importers         The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mansur Ahmed, has called on the Standards Organisation of Nigeria to introduce strict penalties for dealers in fake and substandard goods in the country. The penalties, according to him, will serve as...

NEMSA Gets Certification To Enforce Power Sector Safety       The Nigerian Electricity Management Service Agency on Wednesday obtained a certification from the Standard Organisation of Nigeria that further empowers NEMSA to enforce safety standards and recommendations in the power sector. The Managing Director, NEMSA, Peter Ewesor, who...

Reps Summon Industry Minister, SON Over Six-year Unaudited Accounts     The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, and the management of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria over failure by the SON to audit its accounts for six...