By way of Fatima Mohammed-Lawal
Ilorin, Oct. 13, 2026 (NAN) The Requirements Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has suggested producers within the nation to prioritise the manufacturing of high quality and customer-friendly merchandise to give a boost to competitiveness.
The Director-Normal of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, made the decision on Tuesday in Ilorin all over the presentation of Necessary Conformity Evaluate Programme (MANCAP) certificate to 2 corporations.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that the beneficiary corporations are Omo’ya Concrete Electrical Poles Industries Ltd. and Jofco Concrete Industries.
Okeke, who used to be represented through the Kwara Coordinator of SON, Mr Abdulrazaq Oyewopo, defined {that a} customer-friendly product is protected, sturdy, and satisfies visitor wishes.
“Producers will have to make certain that merchandise meet the specified requirements. The place merchandise have problems, the federal government might be after you.
“Producers are to key into SON’s mandate and at all times produce excellent high quality merchandise,” he mentioned.
Okeke defined that the 2 corporations, which function beneath the Civil Development Engineering Department, produce electrical poles.
He mentioned the corporations have been discovered eligible to obtain the MANCAP certificate after due diligence and impartial laboratory research have been performed.
The director-general reminded producers to conform to SON’s stringent laws and deal with prime manufacturing requirements.
He expressed displeasure over the actions of a few block producers in Kwara, mentioning that they weren’t complying with SON’s necessities for building fabrics.
Okeke added that the organisation would proceed to implement requirements and make certain that producers complied with the specified specs.
Additionally talking, SON’s Leader Technical Officer, Mrs Ibukunolu Alasan, prompt the certificates recipients that MANCAP certification used to be a choice for better dedication to making improvements to their merchandise.
She warned that SON may just withdraw the certificate if the corporations didn’t deal with the specified requirements, stressing that high quality remained vital to MANCAP certification.
Mr Michael Olayiwola, a consultant of Omo’ya Concrete in his remarks, counseled SON for its diligence in making sure that Nigerian corporations complied with high quality requirements.
Olayiwola confident the organisation that the corporate would proceed to spouse with SON and get pleasure from its steering to maintain the manufacturing of customer-friendly merchandise. (NAN)
Edited through Cecilia Odey/Yetunde Fatungase