By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal
Ilorin, Oct. 13, 2026 (NAN) The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged producers within the nation to prioritise the manufacturing of high quality and customer-friendly merchandise to reinforce competitiveness.
The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, made the decision on Tuesday in Ilorin in the course of the presentation of Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificates to 2 firms.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stories that the beneficiary firms are Omo’ya Concrete Electric Poles Industries Ltd. and Jofco Concrete Industries.
Okeke, who was represented by the Kwara Coordinator of SON, Mr Abdulrazaq Oyewopo, defined {that a} customer-friendly product is protected, sturdy, and satisfies buyer wants.
“Manufacturers must ensure that products meet the required standards. Where products have issues, the government will be after you.
“Manufacturers are to key into SON’s mandate and always produce good quality products,” he stated.
Okeke defined that the 2 firms, which function below the Civil Building Engineering Division, produce electrical poles.
He stated the businesses have been discovered eligible to obtain the MANCAP certificates after due diligence and impartial laboratory evaluation had been carried out.
The director-general reminded producers to adjust to SON’s stringent rules and keep excessive manufacturing requirements.
He expressed displeasure over the actions of some block producers in Kwara, stating that they weren’t complying with SON’s necessities for development supplies.
Okeke added that the organisation would proceed to implement requirements and be certain that producers complied with the required specs.
Also talking, SON’s Chief Technical Officer, Mrs Ibukunolu Alasan, suggested the certificates recipients that MANCAP certification was a name for larger dedication to enhancing their merchandise.
She warned that SON may withdraw the certificates if the businesses failed to keep up the required 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 guaranteeing that Nigerian firms complied with high quality requirements.
Olayiwola assured the organisation that the corporate would proceed to associate with SON and profit from its steerage to maintain the manufacturing of customer-friendly merchandise. (NAN)
Edited by Cecilia Odey/Yetunde Fatungase
