Saudi Arabia Plans 200,000 MW of Solar Power Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank will partner to develop a massive, multi-billion-dollar solar project in the kingdom that could generate 200 gigawatts (200,000 megawatts) by 2030, SoftBank has said. The deal was signed on the sidelines of a...

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has closed down four steel companies across Nigeria for non-compliance to requirements of the Nigeria Industrial standards (NIS 117) and global best practices. The agency also warned that any steel manufacturer caught circumventing quality assurance requirements henceforth will be...

Over N100bn are consistently lost to sub-standard products in Nigeria, the Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma, has lamented. Aboloma, who made the disclosure in Lagos, added that each time substandard goods were seized, their value was estimated at N100...

In fulfillment of its mandate to significantly spur Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria, the Federal Government will b launching one-stop shops across the country to facilitate smoother government regulation and interface between entrepreneurs and agencies like the National Agency for Food...

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized about N8 billion worth of electric cables at two residential buildings in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos. Its enforcement team uncovered the warehouses, where 20 different brands of cloned cables were kept. Made-in-Nigeria cables and other brands like...

Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Director-General, Mr. Osita Aboloma has lamented the large presence of fake, counterfeit and sub-standard goods in the country. He put the figure at about 50 per cent. He said his agency is equipped more than ever to fight the menace...