Fight Against Substandard Goods Hindered By Corruption – SON   The Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim has said corruption remains the bane in the agency’s fight against substandard goods in the country. The DG also believes that corruption has become...

Importers Lose Over N10bn Annually On Substandard Goods – ANLCA   The President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Iju Tony Nwabunike, at the weekend, claimed that customs brokers in the country lose over N10 billion annually on the importation of fake and...

Customs Brokers Lament Loss Of N20bn To Substandard Goods   Customs brokers and freight forwarders have said they lost N20bn in the past 10 years to fake and substandard goods imported into Nigeria. The National President, Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, Tony Nwabunike, said this in...

The Director-General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Paul Angya, has alerted the federal government of massive importation of substandard goods into the country. This, he said, has forced the SON to shutdown the Electronic Provisional Clearance Certificate (ePCC) platform after the 90 days...

The Acting Director General/Chief Executive of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Paul Angya, has identified SON’s absence at Nigerian ports as a major factor contributing to the ease with which substandard goods enter Nigerian markets. Dr. Angya also said acute shortage of manpower...