The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has said that it has no fewer than 15 cases of defaulting importers and manufacturers of substandard products awaiting prosecution in Court. Speaking on the volume of substandard products confiscated or destroyed in 2019, he said SON has a rule not to talk about substandard products apprehended in monetary terms so as not to discourage Foreign Direct Investment into Nigeria. NAN recalls that in December 2019, SON destroyed 5,000 substandard Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders worth N51.3 million in Lagos. Fashina said that as at 2019, SON had close to 15 cases that were ongoing in various courts including substandard LPG cylinders which had about three ongoing cases. Fashina urged manufacturers and importers to keep to the rules of engagement by ensuring that they met the minimum requirement of standard.

Source: Punch January 09, 2020 12:56 UTC