The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON says it will continue to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to ensure consumer satisfaction, protection, welfare and positive growth of the nation’s economy.
The Director General of Commerce and Industry, Mr Ifeanyi Okeke said this during a one day training organised for Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria, CICAN by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria.
Mr Okeke who was represented by the
Director, Public Relations, Mrs. Foluso Bolaji stated the need to train the media on the various initiatives undertaken by SON that directly impacts on the lives of Nigerians and the economy.
‘You will agree with me that before now, our responsibilities and operations have always been confused with those of our sister agencies to the extent that Nigerians criticize us, we are not above criticism, I must say.
‘Permit me to make an assertion at this moment as clearly spelt out, where our mandates stop, other agencies’ duties and responsibilities
begin. As the nation’s standards body, we provide standards, we regulate, we ensure quality and to an extent we enforce violations within the provisions of the Act that established us,’ he stated.
He explained that ‘in the current rating by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) for its 2024 Half Year Transparency and Efficiency Compliant Report for January 2024 to June 2024, the Organisation came second with 78.2%, among twenty (20) Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for transparency in service delivery.
‘This did not come easy as the Organisation has provided the enabling tools to upgrade our services to an enviable spot through digitalization,’ he added.
The Director, Standard Development, Engineer Yahaya Bukar during the training spoke about recent transformations under the present administration of the Director-General Mr Ifeanyi Okeke.
He said the Nigerian National Standardisation Strategy, NNSS which had been approved by the Standard Council of Nigeria expired in 20
22 and is presently under review.
‘The review under the present administration is going to cover a period of four years from 2024 to 2027 and will be launched by the Minister of Industry Trade and Investment Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite on Sept. 17th 2024 along side other documents and other standards.’
The NNSS is a compendium of standards that we intend to develop over a peroid of four years, they are proposals of what we want to develop the would meet the aspirations of Nigerians.’ He noted.
Source: Voice of Nigeria