The STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (SON) is the apex standardization body in Nigeria.
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) was established by an Enabling Act Number 56 of December 1971 – the Standards Organisation of Nigeria cap 412 of the laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria, with a commencement date of 1 January 1970, when the Organisation started to function. The Act has four amendments: Act Number 20 of 1976, Act Number 32 of 1984 ,Act Number 18 of 1990 and Act 14 of 2015.
SON’s governing body is known as the Nigerian Standards Council. This is the Policy making body for supervising the administration and financial management of the Organisation. The Director General of the Organisation is the Chief Executive whose responsibilities revolve around the day-to-day administration of the Organisation within the broad guidelines approved by the Council.
The mandate of the Organisation includes preparation of Standards relating to products, measurements, materials, processes and services amongst others and their promotion at National, Regional and International levels; certification of products, assistance in the production of quality goods and services; improvement of measurement accuracies and circulation of information relating to standards.
Our Vision: To improve life through standardization and quality assurance.
Our Mission: To promote consumer confidence and global competitiveness of Nigerian products and services through standardization and quality assurance.
Our Core Values
- Expertise
- Discipline
- Integrity
- Customer Focus
- Teamwork
FEATURED SON SERVICES
- Standards Development
Established by consensus and approved by the Standards Organisation Of Nigeria (SON).
- Testing Services
Take advantage of our extensive experience in the testing and evaluation of products.
- Port & Border: Field Inspection Process & Charges
Ensure that products imported into Nigeria are safe and that import conditions have been met.
- Library Services
The Organisation shall assemble and maintain a collection of books, publications (standards) and other such materials as it considers appropriate for a (National) standards library of the highest standing for Nigeria
- Management System Certification
Take advantage of our extensive experience in certifying Management Systems since 1994 in Nigeria and other African countries.
- SONCAP
Ensure that products imported into Nigeria are safe and that import conditions have been met.
- Training Services
SON Training Services is the arm of Standards Organisation of Nigeria that conducts training in areas of ISO Management System Standards for commercial, industry specific and public institutions.
Our ranges of ISO trainings are tailored to organizational needs, people and systems to provide awareness, understanding of the standard requirements to improve process and work performance.
For more info, visit www.son.gov.ng
