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SON Laments Slow Procedures By Northern Manufacturers On Products Certification
The Director General, SON, Mallam Salim Farouk,over the weekend, expressed dissatisfaction over the longer process and procedures faced by northern manufacturers to certify their goods .
Salim disclosed this in Kano State…
YULETIDE: LASG Tasks Road Users To Embrace Water Transportation
The Lagos State Government has again called on all road users in the metropolis to embrace the use of water transportation in order to decongest the roads, especially during this yuletide season.
The Permanent Secretary,…
LASG Revamps Strategic Transport Master Plan To Accelerate Economy
The Lagos State Government has revamped its Strategic Transport Master Plan in a bid to bolster economic growth and development in line with the smart city goal of the present administration.
The Commissioner for…
SON Decries False Declaration By Shippers As Major Setback
Apparently dissatisfied with the influx of sub standard and fake products, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has decried false declaration by shippers as major hiccup faced by the organisation.
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Oyo House Of Assembly Approves Makinde’s N2bn Loan From CBN
Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to access N2billion loan facility from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers Program.
The loan facility is…
LASG Closes Badia,Gaskiya Level Crossing For NRC Modernisation Project
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has announced plans to temporarily close Badia and Gaskiya Level Crossing, towards the Apapa end of the railway project, for construction work on the tracks in continuation of the Nigeria Railway…
Manufacturers Want More Funding For SON, Harps On Agency’s Return To Seaports
President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Engr. Mansur Ahmed, has harped on the need for the federal government to adequately empower the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in order to perform effectively of cleaning the…
AfCFTA: FG Seeks ECOWAS Commitment Ahead Of Free Trade Deal
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the commitment of member states of the Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement begins on January 1, 2020.
President Buhari…
COMTUA To Unveil 2 Insurance Firms For Truck Drivers, Motor Boys Welfare Packages
The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA), has disclosed plans to engage two reputable insurance companies, as part of measures to boost welfare packages for truck drivers and their assistants.
President of…
Sanwo Olu Moves To Provide Permanent Site For Lagos International Trade Fair
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that plans are on the way to have a permanent site for the Premier Trade Fair in Nigeria and the largest International Exhibition in West Africa, the Lagos…