HoR wants 5-year jail term for trading on sub-standard life threatening products

The House of Representatives has proposed 5 year jail term for trading on sub-standard life threatening products.

This as the House passed through second reading, a bill to repeal the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) Act, 2015 and enact the SON Act, 2023 to provide additional functions for the organisation, create new offences and increase penalties for offences relating to standardisation at plenary on Thursday.