The federal government has commissioned in Ekiti State the zonal office of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and its well-equipped laboratory with a renewed commitment to clampdown of producers of fake and substandard products in the country. This will help improve our services by bringing it closer to the people especially in the areas of conformity assessment and laboratory testing of products to relevant standards. “Testing of products to relevant Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS) and International Standards by SON laboratories means products from Ekiti State and environs can compete favourably locally and through export at the international markets, especially with the ongoing implementation of the AfCTA agreement,” he said. On his part, the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi called on both local and international Industrialists to avail themselves of the new facilities and invest in the state in an effort towards the much-needed industrialization and economic viability. They hijacked an Abuja-bound aircraft, the Nigerian Airways airbus A310, and diverted it to Niger Republic.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 03, 2021 15:56 UTC