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Mrs Omotara Awobokun made this assertion at the presentation of four 
“New Logos in Defence of Quality’’ presented by the Standard 
Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to stakeholders in Lagos recently.<br />

Awobokun said: “Globalisation has changed the game the world over. 
The slump in oil prices at the global market is a sharp awakening to 
many oil-rich nations.The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and 
Investment, Mrs Omotara Awobokun, has said that the slump in oil prices 
at the global market is a sharp awakening to Nigeria that it needs to 
readjust its economic programmes.She disclosed that her ministry, being in the frontline in driving of
 Nigeria’s economic engine, has identified standards as a major variable
 in the country revolution plan.“Nigeria, especially, needs to readjust her economic programmes and 
creatively exploit other resources for the improvement of foreign 
exchange earnings.“As a matter of urgency, Nigeria needs to learn to speak the language of standards because it is the world’s common language.“Any country that is not speaking the language cannot play the table of global trade,’’ she said.Awobokun, however, called on all stakeholders and trade associations 
to fully key into these initiatives in order to secure genuine business 
from being overtaken by inferior products.“We will also be saving thousands of jobs, increase the quality of 
life of Nigerians, protect life and environment and produce products and
 services that the world will jostle for.“We will improve our chances to compete in the global market,’’ she said.Also speaking, Dr Joseph Odumodu, the Director-General of SON, said, 
“The war against adulterated, counterfeited and sub-standard products 
across the length and breadth of the country is actually getting 
complex.’’“ Even as we are recording results and huge successes, SON must go the whole hog to stop fakers and counterfeiters.
“The four logos we present are part of our efforts to provide 
comfortable cover to all members of the nation’s business community.Odumodu said that the new innovation would help to checkmate 
unscrupulous activities of economic saboteurs, who went to the extent of
 adulterating and printing fake SON’s logo on their products.“The new logos on Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP),
 SON’s Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP), Nigeria Industrial 
Standard (NIS), are marks of quality and Nigeria Quality awards.’’“With the new MANCAP logo, locally produced goods must not only meet 
minimum requirements of NIS, but also carry the new MANCAP logo.“MANCAP certificate is compulsory for every product produced in the country.“For imported products, we need to reiterate that the new SONCAP logo
 must be identified and carried on all imports into the country with the
 automation of our services electronically.“We are calling on all to join this campaign to work quality and protect ourselves and the environment from injurious products.“We must always resist and reject substandard products,’’ he said.