The governments of the United Kingdom and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to increasing trade cooperation and economic growth. This strengthened relationship aims to eliminate technical trade obstacles, increase regulatory compliance, and boost export competitiveness by implementing Nigeria’s National Quality Policy (NNQP) under the Standards relationship Programme (SPP) – Phase II.
The SPP Programme, which began in June 2024, is a collaboration between the British Standards Institution (BSI) and Nigeria’s National Quality Council. The initiative focusses on improving standardisation, accreditation, conformity assessment, inspection, testing, and metrology services to meet global standards.
Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to quality-driven economic growth. “A strong National Quality Infrastructure is critical to Nigeria’s economic diversification efforts. Improving our standards, metrology, and accreditation processes may increase non-oil exports, generate jobs, and strengthen the naira.
Osita Aboloma, Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Quality Council (NQC), reiterated this sentiment, emphasising the significance of stakeholder engagement in meeting Nigeria’s quality and trade objectives.
