The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) says Nigeria needs safer and standard products that will boost economic growth and development in the country.

The NIEEE president, Felix Olu, said this while speaking on the sidelines of the 2025 World Standards Day on Monday in Osogbo.

The event, organised by NIEEE to commemorate World Standards Day, has the theme “Shared Vision for a Better World.”

Mr Olu reiterated the commitment of the association to safer, standard products to promote infrastructural development and growth in the country.

He said that due to the economic situation in the country, many people are now clamouring for cheaper, substandard products that are not in the interest of better services.

The NIEEE president said there was a need for urgent support from key stakeholders to ensure that the country was free from unsafe products that could hinder development.

Mr Olu also said the need for more advocacy to ensure standards and compliance with new standards among producers became paramount for safer products.

“We regulate ourselves to ensure that we observe good standards in what we practice as professionals so that if anything happens at the consumer end, we will not be blamed.

“This is the reason we have called this meeting—to ensure we mobilise ourselves, sensitise ourselves, and ensure standards in all we do,” he said.

According to him, some products are already entering Nigeria, and if there are no standards for customising these products to the environment, it will be a challenge for everyone.

Also, Kings Adeyemi, the president of the Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of Nigeria (CIEEEN), said every aspect of human life had to do with standards.

Mr Adeyemi charged stakeholders with quality implementation, enforcement, and monitoring through regulations and policies that would ensure safer standards.

Earlier, Anom Tendon, the state coordinator of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), said the organisation not only monitors standards but also enforces standards on products and services.

Mr Tendon said SON would continue to save lives through the standardisation of products to make consumers get value for whatever they purchased.

He explained that there are various schemes by SON to ensure that products purchased in the markets are of standard quality.

“We have schemes to certify industries to ensure that the products they produce are standard.

“Whenever consumers buy any product, they should ensure they look for the NIS mark, which shows standard and SON approval,” he said.

Mr Tendon, however, advised Nigerians to report any substandard products to any SON office, adding that thorough investigations would be carried out for a safer environment. 

(NAN)