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 boost competitiveness.
The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, made the decision on Tuesday in Ilorin through the presentation of Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificates to 2 corporations.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) studies that the beneficiary corporations 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 corporations, which function below the Civil Building Engineering Division, produce electrical poles.
He stated the businesses had been discovered eligible to obtain the MANCAP certificates after due diligence and impartial laboratory evaluation had been performed.
The director-general reminded producers to adjust to SON’s stringent rules and preserve 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 take care of the required requirements, stressing that high quality remained essential to MANCAP certification.
Mr Michael Olayiwola, a consultant of Omo’ya Concrete in his remarks, recommended SON for its diligence in guaranteeing that Nigerian corporations complied with high quality requirements.
Olayiwola assured the organisation that the corporate would proceed to associate with SON and profit from its steering to maintain the manufacturing of customer-friendly merchandise. (NAN)
Edited by Cecilia Odey/Yetunde Fatungase
