Check certification marks before you buy products, SON tells Nigerians

Punch Nigeria · Gilbert Ekugbe · 2026-11-06 15:02 UTC

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged Nigerians to verify product certification marks before purchasing goods to avoid falling victim to substandard and counterfeit products.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged Nigerians to verify product certification marks before purchasing goods to avoid falling victim to substandard and counterfeit products.

The organisation also announced that it had uploaded the list of products certified under its Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) to its official website to enable consumers to identify and purchase quality locally manufactured goods.

In a statement on Friday, the Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, disclosed this during the ongoing CANEX WKND 2026 (Creative Africa Nexus Weekend) at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts (National Theatre), Iganmu, Lagos.

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