The United Kingdom and Nigeria have committed to enhancing trade relations and driving economic growth through the implementation of Nigeria’s National Quality Policy under the Standards Partnership Programme Phase II.

This was issued in a statement from the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos on Monday.

Launched in June 2024, the SPP – Phase II aims to eliminate technical trade barriers, improve regulatory compliance, and promote export competitiveness between both nations.

The programme is a collaborative effort between the British Standards Institution and Nigeria’s National Quality Council, supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

The initiative focuses on building a robust quality infrastructure to improve standardisation, accreditation, conformity assessment, inspection, testing, and metrology services, all of which are essential to boosting trade capacity, attracting investment, and aligning with global standards.

An event in this initiative was the National Quality Policy Matrix Implementation Training-of-Trainers Workshop, held in Lagos and Abuja last week.

The workshop brought together stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to discuss capacity building for quality compliance and the critical role of metrology in ensuring accurate measurements, calibrations, and certifications of goods.

In his keynote address at the event in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, underscored the importance of a strong National Quality Infrastructure for Nigeria’s economic diversification.

Akume highlighted how improving systems related to standards, metrology, and accreditation would help boost non-oil exports, create jobs, and strengthen the naira.



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