Standard Organisation of Nigeria has reassured Nigerians of its determination in ensuring that industries get their products calibrated.
The Director General of the Agency Malam Faruk Salim, stated this during the flagg-off of the national calibration services held at a rice milling company in Kano.
He said the calibration animation was to ensure the standardization of Nigerian industries.
Malam Faruk Salim noted that the calibration enhance the upgrade of Nigerian products to make them globally competitive.
“We bring our equipment here calibration-friction-free so that the industries would see and to earn how to ensure that their products were up to standard, which will then enhances the competitiveness of their products both within Nigeria and beyond “
The Director General explained that the mobile exercise will be launched soon in other geo-political zones of the federation.
In his remark, Kano state Regional Director of SON Mr. Albert Wilberforce, said the exercise was kick-started to boost the morale of indigenous companies to achieve greater heights.
Earlier the Group Managing Director of a rice milling company Alhaji Isa Muhammad Gerawa, said the initiative was a welcome development.
He applauded the federal government for the closure of land borders which pave way for locally produced items to be patronized.
Abdullahi Jalaluddeen
