4TH QUARTER 2022 REPORT TO

HONOURABLE MINISTERS,
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
INDUSTRY, TRADE AND
INVESTMENT
PRESENTED BY
MALLAM FAROUK A. SALIM
DIRECTOR GENERAL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE
STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (SON)
DATE……………………………………….……………….

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 SON & Its Mandate
 SON was established in 1971 to promote standardization and quality
assurance activities in Nigeria with special focus on promoting the
competitiveness of Made-in-Nigeria products and services.
 MANDATE
 To provide industries with up-to-date information on standardization, its
benefits and to encourage participation of the organized private sector in
standardization and review.
 To ensure improved competitiveness of Nigerian goods at home and
abroad by encouraging quality assurance practices.
 To provide information, advice and assistance to industries on quality
management for improved cost effectiveness

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 SON & Its Mandate
 To ensure adequate technical support for industries to match
the quality required for competitiveness in global trade and
proper economic growth.
 To motivate the workforce through steady investment in
human resource development for acquisition of skills in tune
with technological advancements
 To collaborate with regional, continental and international
organizations in the areas of metrology, standards, testing
and quality assurance for enhancement of skills and
encouragement of free trade and building of capacities
 To deliver services promptly and efficiently to meet the
needs of all interested parties

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 List of Programs/Projects reporting on:
1. Standardisation
2. Laboratory services
3. Metrology Services(NMI)
4. Product Certification
5. System Certification
6. System Training Services
7. Inspectorate and Compliance Services
8. Ports and Borders
9. Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs)
10.Legal Services
11.Human Resources Management Services
12.Public Relation
13.Information and Communication Technology

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 STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (SDD)
S/NO Programme Activity Completed On-going Next step Remarks
activity activity
1. Standards • Standards considered by the in- 1 Technical -
development house committee committee
consideration

• Standards approved by technical 4 Standards ready -

committee for editorial
committee
meeting

• Standards ready for council 38 To be considered

consideration for approval

TOTAL 43 0

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 LABORATORY SERVICES
S/N Programme Activity Completed On-going Next step Remarks
activity activity

2. Product • Food Testing laboratory 604 60 Report

testing
• Chemical Tech. Testing laboratory 231 103 Report

• Electrical &Electronics Testing Laboratory 109 107 Report

• Mechanical Testing laboratory 45 97 Report

• Civil & Cement Laboratory Testing 427 27 Report

• Textile & Leather Testing Laboratory 94 2 Report

• Engineering Lab., Enugu 108 61 Report

TOTAL 1,618 457

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 NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE (NMI)
S/N Programme Activity Completed On-going Next step Remarks
activity activity
3. Metrology • Weighbridge Calibration 25 Report
Services
• Mass Calibration 114 Report
• Balance Calibration 51 Report

• Force Calibration 2 Report

• Pressure Calibration 1 Report
• Volume Calibration 2 Report

• Temperature Calibration 28 Report

• Length and Dimension Calibration 8
• Metrology In Chemistry(MIC) 2
Calibration
• Time Calibration 0

TOTAL 233
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 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION DEPARTMENT (PCD)
Completed activity
S/ On-going Next
Programme Activity Remarks
N PC/ Form M SC/PAAR activity step

4a Product
. Certification Product and SONCAP 3,014 18,484
(SONCAP) Certificate transmission

Import permit 3.984 15,630

TOTAL 6,998 34,114

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PCD Cont…
Completed activity
On-
S/ Next
Programme Activity going Remarks
N Companies Products step
activity

4b. Product
Certification New Certification 772 1,273
(MANCAP)

Revalidation 331 2,376

TOTAL 1,103 3,649

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PCD Cont…
S/N Programme Activity Completed On-going Next step Remarks
activity activity
4c. Products Product Registration:
Certification
(Product • Number of new Products 114
Registration) registered

• Number of renewed Products 245

registration

TOTAL 359

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 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION (MSC)
S/ Programme Activity Completed On-going Next Remarks
N activity activity step

5 System • Fresh Application (New Customer) 18

Certification
• Stage 1 Audit
11
• Stage 2 Audit
20
• Surveillance Audit
139
• Re-certification Audit
50
• Limited Audit
2

TOTAL 222

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 TRAINING SERVICES(STS)
S/NO Programme Activity Completed activity On-going Next step Remark
activity

6. System Training • Trainings 5 6 Obtain

Services budget
approval

• Participants 476 0

TOTAL 481 6

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 INSPECTORATE AND COMPLIANCE DEPT (ICD)
S/ Programme Activity Completed On-going Next Remark
N Step
7. Inspectorate and Warehouse surveillance
Compliance Services 29 14 -
Referral/Target Monitoring 31 14 -

Customer Feedback 0 2

Seizure Evacuation 0 2
-
Escort activities 13 1
-
Awaiting Court Order
0 2 -
Onne Port activities 68 68

TOTAL 141 103

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 PORTS & BORDERS
S/N Programme Activity Completed On-going Next step Remark
activity activity
8. Ports and borders Examination
• Containers 26,593 18
• Cargoes 57
• Trucks 71
• Concession 19

Sample Monitoring
• Sample collected 536
• Samples
2 Concession- 17 companies are under concession to Ogba 231
3. Sample Monitoring Report.
sample store
• Sample to SON 265 Testing
Labs.

• Labs Result 77 188 Report

TOTAL 27,849 206

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 MEDIUM SMALL MICRO ENTERPRISES (MSMEs)
S/N Programme Activity Completed On-going Next Remark
activity activity step
9. MSMEs • Programmes and Meeting
held/attended 152

• Sales of Standards 504

• Identified market driven 195
products requiring Standards

• Factory inspections held 2,409

• Enquiries 181

• Complaints 34
Certification: 1,965
• No. of Products
• No. of MSMEs with certified 1,801
products

TOTAL 7,241
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 LEGAL SERVICES
S/NO Programme Activity Completed On-going Next step Remark
activity activity

10. Legal Services Litigations 3 11 11 for

adjournment

TOTAL 3 11

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 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (HRM)
S/NO Programme Activity Completed On-going Next Remark
activity activity step
11. Human Resources Training:
Management • Induction for new staff 100% Completed

• Training of confidential Secretaries, 100% completed

mentoring and coaching, drivers,
clerical and executive officers,

• Data capturing, verification and 100% completed

Enrolment of 2023 prospect retirees

TOTAL 100%

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 PUBLIC RELATION (PR)
S/NO Programme Activity Completed On-going Next step Remark
activity activity
12. Public Relations • Media Coverage 5 completed

• Sensitization TV Programs 13

• Engagement with 4 completed

stakeholders

TOTAL 22

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 Achievements of SON ICT :
ICT Policy approved
The department has been
able to upgrade the Standards
elibrary purchasing portal.
Developed and deployed an ICT
inventory management
portal
Automatic payslip to staff
e mail as soon as IPPIS pays
salaries.
17 e processes solutions
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19
New ID cards issued to 70%
of SON staff
ICT staff deployed as liaison
officers to all departments,
State, Regional offices and
units of SON
Developed first Data
privacy and Protection
policy hosted on SON
website **
Redesigned an interactive
corporate Website
11 Zoom meetings platforms
covering CHQRs , Lagos and 9
 eSolutions Project Status in SON

In Development 3

Not Operational 6

Operational
7
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 CHALLENGES/RECOMMENDATIONS
 A major constraint is inadequate manpower: refer to Ayida Panel recommendation of 100,000 staff ,
50 years ago as against current level of 2000
 The Organisation does not get any financing from the service wide budgetary allocation. Only staff
salaries and allowances are borne by government. The burden of overhead costs and financing of
the few projects embarked upon are on the paltry amount accruing from service charges.
 Insecurity. This seriously hampered SON’s operations as many places in the country are insecurity
prone areas. The organisation now operates in all the States of the federation.
 Need to sensitize Nigerians on the importance of quality in relation to Cost and safety and ensuring
public gets value for money
 Need to accredit and digitalized Product certification Scheme to ISO 17065 and digitization of
MANCAP processes for efficiency and transparency
 Need for Increased Capital financing for SON digitalization drive, Laboratory and Metrology
Equipment. Government to look into SON capital vote so that the organisation can keep abreast of
new technology in information technology, testing and calibration.
Thank you