SON Tops PEBEC’s Ease Of Doing Business List In Nigeria

SON Tops PEBEC’s Ease Of Doing Business List In Nigeria

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has clinched the top spot as the foremost government agency in facilitating the promotion of transparency and efficiency in the business environment, according to the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC).
Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business and Secretary of PEBEC, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, said the achievement was brought to the fore in the PEBEC 2020/2021 Business Made Easy Report and the 2021 Executive Order 1 compliance report published recently.
The report is in line with the Council’s commitment to continuously measure compliance to the Executive Order (EO1) on the Promotion of Transparency and Efficiency in the Business Environment and to periodically capture the footprints of the Federal Government’s reform agenda.
She said an additional set of metrics was introduced in the latest ranking to measure the performance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government with emphasis on functional Social Media channels for communication, the incorporation of the website assessment ranking of the Bureau for Public Service reforms, as well as the Ethics and integrity scale of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to further reduce the challenges faced by businesses and boost the competitiveness of Nigerian made products.
Reacting to the award, the Director-General of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, stated that his organisation remains committed to the promotion of domestic and foreign investments, creation of employment opportunities and continuous stimulation of the national economy through the diligent implementation of standardisation and quality assurance programmes in line with the Federal Government’s Ease of Doing Business policy.
He stressed that SON has continued to intensify efforts to remove product quality limitations and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) while improving the competitiveness and market acceptability of Made in Nigeria products locally and internationally.
According to him, the international accreditation of SON’s laboratories, continuous improvement of its training and management system certification services and the ongoing automation of all its services to stakeholders are all aimed at greater efficiency, reduced turnaround time and promotion of the Ease of Business policy in and with Nigeria.