Omooba77:
The Federal Government on Thursday lamented that within the last five years, over 103 Nigerian products exported to other countries were rejected for not meeting acceptable international quality standards.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, stated this in Abuja while unveiling the new office complex of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria.

Aganga said the high volume of rejected products was not acceptable.

He attributed the development to lack of accredited laboratories in the country where the products could be tested before being shipped abroad.

For instance, he said while the rejected products exported from Nigeria were over 103, countries like South Africa and Ghana had just six and seven rejected products.

The minister, however, said that with the reforms that had been carried out by the current administration within the last four years, Nigeria now has an internationally accredited laboratory in Lagos which would help to check the drift.

He explained that since the laboratory in Lagos met international standard, any product tested there would be acceptable anywhere outside the country, thus saving the huge revenue being lost by manufacturers and the country.

He said, “We all say we want to diversify the economy with a view to increasing our income from non-oil products. But there is no way we can achieve this without having quality infrastructure such as the laboratory.

“For instance, we could not export yam to the United Kingdom because we do not have a laboratory to test it here. Those who export products in Nigeria take them to Ghana to test them and the credit goes to Ghana.

“In the last five years, Nigeria has more than 103 rejects. If you compare that to other African countries like South African and Ghana, who only have between six to seven rejects, our is unacceptable

http://www.punchng.com/business/industry/103-nigerian-products-rejected-abroad-fg/

Omooba77:

Not everyone is a criminal in Naija,please stop panting us in black sir!

nnafather:
And I know that Linda Ikeji is one of the products.

baybeeboi:
We don't accpet Nigerian products here in Yemen...the produce will certainly be corrupt.

holluwai:
Orijin nko

baybeeboi:

we don't know so

baybeeboi:
We don't accpet Nigerian products here in Yemen...the produce will certainly be corrupt.

jascon1:
Of course, when you guys have degraded the face of the nation with corruption, how could countries ever accept your goods? Our SON is crap. Licenses were given to criminals n no legit inspections carried out.

nnafather:
And I know that Linda Ikeji is one of the products.

naijamark:

Since when does a Yemeni write in good English? Unmask yourself.

Jeffoo:


Saudi bomb never reach your apartment?

jascon1:
Of course, when you guys have degraded the face of the nation with corruption, how could countries ever accept your goods? Our SON is crap. Licenses were given to criminals n no legit inspections carried out.

jascon1:
Of course, when you guys have degraded the face of the nation with corruption, how could countries ever accept your goods? Our SON is crap. Licenses were given to criminals n no legit inspections carried out.

baybeeboi:

learning about the corruption rate over there and how fast it grows.you know Nigeria is a very interesting country in a very bad way

hotgunz:
u re happy that d think u re from Yemen rite? Lolz see mumu and d never kill u abi u still get tym to follow nairaland

baybeeboi:
We don't accpet Nigerian products here in Yemen...the produce will certainly be corrupt.

Bants:


i thought u were ottawa now u in yemen

baybeeboi:

we are not Nigeria,We are Yemen.
Get it.

evegran:


A rather stupid joke from an obviously unemployed monkey!

baybeeboi:
We don't accpet Nigerian products here in Yemen...the produce will certainly be corrupt.

waistaa:
lol,ode buruku,see his naija face claiming yemen.no be only yemen na hymen. A B A kudos

baybeeboi:

I can see the bleached monkey in ur profile

Sunnybobo3:


I hope you are not there learning what AbdulMutallab learnt there. Just saying.

baybeeboi:
not just me, but Yemen as a country. Nd what's silly about not patronising corrupt products from corrupt nations?

Omooba77:
The Federal Government on Thursday lamented that within the last five years, over 103 Nigerian products exported to other countries were rejected for not meeting acceptable international quality standards.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, stated this in Abuja while unveiling the new office complex of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria.

Aganga said the high volume of rejected products was not acceptable.

He attributed the development to lack of accredited laboratories in the country where the products could be tested before being shipped abroad.

For instance, he said while the rejected products exported from Nigeria were over 103, countries like South Africa and Ghana had just six and seven rejected products.

The minister, however, said that with the reforms that had been carried out by the current administration within the last four years, Nigeria now has an internationally accredited laboratory in Lagos which would help to check the drift.

He explained that since the laboratory in Lagos met international standard, any product tested there would be acceptable anywhere outside the country, thus saving the huge revenue being lost by manufacturers and the country.

He said, “We all say we want to diversify the economy with a view to increasing our income from non-oil products. But there is no way we can achieve this without having quality infrastructure such as the laboratory.

“For instance, we could not export yam to the United Kingdom because we do not have a laboratory to test it here. Those who export products in Nigeria take them to Ghana to test them and the credit goes to Ghana.

“In the last five years, Nigeria has more than 103 rejects. If you compare that to other African countries like South African and Ghana, who only have between six to seven rejects, our is unacceptable

http://www.punchng.com/business/industry/103-nigerian-products-rejected-abroad-fg/