We are proud to announce that NiNAS has achieved ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (๐ ๐ฅ๐) ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ with African Accreditation Cooperation AFRAC, and by extension, the International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation (ILAC) & the International Accreditation Forum Inc (IAF) ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (๐ ๐๐) across ๐ฆ๐๐ซ key accreditation standards, including:






Although projected to take 15โ20 years, this was achieved in just ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ under the leadership of Dr. Celestine Okanya
The remarkable achievement was announced at the 16th AFRAC General Assembly that took place from the 24-26th September, 2025 in Uganda following a decision agreed upon by stakeholders after a successful peer evaluation.





We sincerely appreciate the invaluable support of the National Quality Council (NQC), Presidency โ Government of Nigeria; STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (SON); Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK) through the Standards Partnership Project; PTB of Germany; European Union (EU); UNIDO; The World Bank Group; JDSC, IAF/ILAC; Ethiopia Accreditation Service (EAS); African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) members; South African National Accreditation System (SANAS); our many consultants (Stephen Cross and others); NiNAS Board of Directors, Staff, Assessors, and members of the Accreditation Technical and Advisory Committees, whose contributions made this milestone possible.
This is more than an institutional win, itโs a national turning point for quality, trade and export.