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Nigeria National Accreditation Service celebrated the World Accreditation Day on Friday, 8th June, 2018 at its new office location in Abuja. Some of the highlights are captured in the video below.

On Friday June 8, 2018, Nigeria National Accreditation Service celebrates world accreditation and commissions its new office located at No. 15 Kwame Nkrumah Crescent, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria. The event was witnessed by several dignitaries and members of the press.  Click the picture below to see photo gallery of the event

Nigeria National Accreditation Service, NiNAS, has been accepted as a full member of the African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) after a thirty day ballot period by the AFRAC General Assembly voting members.
As full member of AFRAC, NiNAS now has the right to be represented at the AFRAC General Assembly and Committees, as well as participate in nominations and elections of the leadership of the General Assembly and all AFRAC Committees. With its new status, NiNAS has full access to all AFRAC documents.
NiNAS will be obligated to provide technical and administrative support to AFRAC leadership, comply with the Cooperation’s objectives, and promote the General Assembly and Mutual Recognition Arrangement Council and all AFRAC Committee resolutions.
AFRAC Full Membership is granted to legally established independent accreditation bodies that are appointed or recognised by their government or sub-regional block and are in operation in the African region. Full Members must have demonstrated that they are operating in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC guides and standards, the relevant international documents (ILAC and IAF) and the requirements of AFRAC.
NiNAS had been an associate member of the Cooperation from 01 May, 2017 until 29 May, 2018. NiNAS began accreditation assessment of laboratories in March 2018. A total of 14 Laboratories have been assessed with one accreditation Certificate issued while others are undergoing further reviews.
Nigeria National Accreditation Service was established in 2015 within the framework of National Quality Infrastructure Project for Nigeria (NQIP), funded by the EU and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). NiNAS is a national accreditation body that provides credible and cost-effective accreditation services for conformity assessment bodies i.e. testing and calibration laboratories, certification and inspection bodies, according to international ISO/IEC standards.

The Nigeria National Accreditation Service has moved to its new office location at No. 15 Kwame Nkrumah Street, Asokoro, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa.

This also serves as an official notice to our existing and prospective clients and stakeholders

The African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) on Monday, 28th May, 2018 has formally admitted Nigeria National Accreditation Service (NiNAS) as a full member. NiNAS has been an Associate member of the Cooperation since 1st May, 2017 but has now obtained full membership. This change of membership status is a welcome development as this will give NINAS stronger representation in the accreditation business in Africa and , by extension, in other parts of the world.

With this achievement, NiNAS is better positioned for its role as a National Accreditation body for Nigeria and other African countries.

The CEO of Nigeria National Accreditation Service, Celestine Okanya, lend his voice on the importance of quality food in our society. His thought and views on the subject was covered by Core TV on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 at the NiNAS office in Abuja, Nigeria. In his words, “Quality is not negotiable and cannot be ignored if we must make make progress in our non oil international trade………………….”. Among other factors, he stressed the need for improving the standard of our packaged and processed foods in other for them to be acceptable and competitive internationally. The full broadcast can be watched in the video below:

9 June 2018 marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation.

This year’s theme focuses focuses on how accreditation delivers a safer world.

The expectation of safe workplaces, safe products, safe transport, safe food, in fact all aspects of our lives is universally shared. Statistics however show that the expectation is not being matched by the reality. Closing this gap is a vital consideration for government, regulators and businesses, aiming to keep people safer in their work, their domestic life, their journeys and all other parts of their lives.

As in previous years, the day will be celebrated across the world with the hosting of major national events, seminars, and press and media coverage, to provide the opportunity to explore how accreditation can help deliver a safer world and to support businesses, government and regulators to find standards, conformity assessment and accreditation tools to support them in this goal.

You can read more at http://ilac.org/news-and-events/world-accreditation-day/

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Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency on Wednesday 11th April, 2018 visited NiNAS office in Abuja, Nigeria. The visit was part of a study tour embarked upon by the Gambia local content Development Committee of the Petroleum Exploration and Production License Agreement (PEPLA).

This study tour was scheduled for some selected agencies in Nigeria between Monday 9th and Thursday 12th April, 2018. The agencies covered during the visit include Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Nigeria National Accreditation Service (NiNAS), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) and LEKOIL/LEKGAS.

The overall objective of the mission is to avail the committee the opportunity to learn and share best practices and experiences in local content development and policies.

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ILAC and IAF held its 2018 joint mid-term meeting in Frankfurt, Germany between 4th and 11th April, 2018. This meeting which holds between 4th and 11th of April, 2018 has in attendance representatives of accreditation bodies across the globe. Nigeria being one of the participating countries was represented by the staff of Nigeria National Accreditation Service (NiNAS) and the Nigeria Quality Infrastructure Project (NQIP) under the leadership of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). For more information go to: http://ilac.org/event/ilac-iaf-joint-mid-term-meetings-2/