Standards Organisation of Nigeria
# Standards Organisation of Nigeria

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria is the main statutory body responsible for standardising and regulating the quality of all products in Nigeria.

## Functions and mandate

The functions of SON includes but are not limited to the following:

* certifying products
* creating policies for production quality of goods and services
* assessing quality assurance activities, including certification of systems, products and laboratories throughout Nigeria
* designating, approving and declaring standards in respect of metrology, materials, commodities, structures and processes.
* certifying commercial and industrial products throughout Nigeria
* registering and regulating standard marks and specifications etc.
* investigating product quality
* enforcing standards and sanctioning violators
* compiling inventory of products in Nigeria requiring standardization
* monitoring the standard of imported and exported products
* improving measurement accuracies and circulation of information relating to standards

## Establishment

SON was established under Enabling Act Number 56 of December 1971, although it started functioning January 1, 1970. The Act has been amended thrice: Act Number 20 of 1976, Act Number 32 of 1984 and Act Number 18 of 1990. SON is a member of the International Organization for Standardization.

## History

* At the 50th anniversary of the agency, the Director General of the Organization announced that the agency has adopted 213 Nigerian Industrial Standards to put proliferation of fake products in check.
