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/

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.

Adigbo! adigbo! Adigboroja! **singing

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

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

u are stupid for that

ayowonder:
u are stupid for that

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

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

If we only will can standardise Aba products;Nigeria will be very great and industrialised. I respect the Aba guys;clothing,machineries,shoe wears,Nigerians are very talented!

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

then u are all st* pid ...what are u doing on nairaland sef

ayowonder:
then u are all st* pid ...what are u doing on nairaland sef

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

Omooba77:

If we only will can standardise Aba products;Nigeria will be very great and industrialised. I respect the Aba guys;clothing,machineries,shoe wears,Nigerians are very talented!

see, standardising is is not the only solution, but ensuring that you guys are not criminals and makin d the world see that

baybeeboi:
see, standardising is is not the only solution, but ensuring that you guys are not criminals and makin d the world see that

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

Omooba77:

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

we don't know so

I would have love the Minister to mention some of the products, if not all; so that we will not buy them in house in Nigeria..

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

Not all things about Nigeria is bad; in a country of over 160 million we have good and bad people,I'm too sure we have more good people here than bad ones, God bless Nigeria and Please represent us well in Yemen!

Technology will allow this companies to be on our desktops; please publish the names; I'm sure Seun, Lalasticlala and Ishilove knows them!

9ja we shall get there... If you believe in ONE 9ja hit like!

Reminds me of the former DG of NAFDAC.
Before she was appointed as the Re branding Minister, Nigerian products were being accepted outside the country. A lot of countries preferred our products to most African Country's. Then, the Federal Govt decided to deceive her out of office by offering her a ministerial post because she was stepping on big toes. And that was the end of NAFDAC and some of our products outside(and even withing) Nigeria.
#ButNowThatBabaIsHere.

Unless the products are certified good for export, no country would accept it.

A pity that most of our products are taken to Laboratories in Ghana for certification. The implication of that is that such products end up been classified under exports from Ghana.

Standards Organisation of Nigeria has a major role to play if Nigeria succesfully want to diversify from Oil exports alone.

Its not their fault..unlike nigeria..they are ready to protect their people

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

Omooba77:

Not all things about Nigeria is bad; in a country of over 160 million we have good and bad people,I'm too sure we have more good people here than bad ones, God bless Nigeria and Please represent us well in Yemen!

You actually believe the dude is in Yemen?

Then my grand-mother is a virgin!

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

Yemen? Is that a country or zoological garden?

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/

The rejection of Nigerian products overseas because it does not meet international standard should be attributed to corruption. This is a national shame and a wake up call to this new government elect. Every fabric of Nigerian society NEEDS to be sanitized so that we can take our place again internationally.

More importantly give us the list of countries rejecting our exports so that we may return the favour!

den think say na Nigeria were you can buy anything no matter the condition

Here in Beijing we don't use Nigerian products

u dnt mean it..... even amala and ewedu

Orijin nko

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

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

That's why we need well-equipped laboratories and committed technocrats that can carry out quality control checks to curb this embarrassment

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

Funny, but I forgot to laugh. Let me laugh now

All our products will be accepted when Buhari takes over...