Monthly Archives: October 2018

NiNAS CEO presented the organisation’s road map during the on-going ILAC-IAF annual meeting in Singapore. The presentation covers the various aspects of NiNAS progress and future plans. The highlight of the presentation was the introduction of the NiNAS ICT infrastructure which includes the use of body cameras by assessors in the field. This will go a long way to ensure transparency and professionalism in the delivery of NiNAS services. All participants at the event were thrilled by the innovation and seek to know more about the functionality of the system.

IAF celebrates 25 years in Singapore! Thank you to the many individuals who have contributed their time and expertise to building IAF & the IAF MLA with the mission of facilitating trade & sustainable development, supporting regulators and protecting consumers & the environment.

IAF-ILAC meetings 2018 Singapore: The #IAF MLA Committee decided today, based on the successful regional peer evaluation, that the Pacific #Accreditation Cooperation (#PAC) remains an IAF MLA recognized region – Congratulations from #EA!iaf.nu/articles/Regional_Accreditation_Groups/130 …

Now the #IAF–#ILAC meetings 2018 held in Singapore have started. In the next 11 days we will have important discussions on the global level about #Accreditation and #ConformityAssessment

For more details visit the official meeting website at iafilacmeetings.org

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) joint annual meeting comes up in Singapore. The Joint Annual Meeting will be held from 22 October to 31 October at the Singapore Grand Hyatt Hotel.
This annual meetings provide opportunity for Accreditation bodies all over the world to share ideas and develop strategies on how to improve the accreditation process all over the world. The two bodies are the highest regulatory bodies for Accreditation system.
Nigeria National Accreditation Service (NiNAS) will be representing Nigeria at the event. Get more details about the event

As part of the obligations of NiNAS as Full members of AFRAC, NiNAS participated in the AFRAC Annual Meetings held in Balaclava, Mauritius. The CEO, who is also ECORAS chair also participated in the meeting as ECORAS delegate.

NiNAS team participated in Marketing and Communication Committee, Inspection sub-committee, Technical Committee Meeting, MRA Committee and EXCO meetings.  The committee reviewed the MCC strategy and the brochure on the benefits of accreditation. Lawrena Okoro was re-appointed as the Editor of the AFRAC Newsletter. The workplan was reviewed and follow up actions were identified.

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