Nigeria Secures Global Recognition For Measurement Standards

Nigeria has secured worldwide recognition for its measurement requirements, following the signing of a world association by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

The Director-General, SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, stated this in an announcement signed by the organisation’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Ethan Talatu, on Wednesday in Abuja.

Okeke signed the Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM MRA) on behalf of Nigeria in France.
According to him, the event follows Nigeria’s admission as an Associate State of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) on June 4, 2026.

He stated the association would promote worldwide recognition of Nigeria’s measurement capabilities, international acceptance of its calibration certificates and smoother cross-border commerce.
He described the association as a big step in the direction of integrating Nigeria into the worldwide measurement system.

“The CIPM MRA provides a framework for national metrology institutes to demonstrate the equivalence of their measurement standards and secure international recognition for calibration and measurement certificates.

”Its principal outputs, internationally recognised Calibration and Measurement Capabilities, are printed within the BIPM Key Comparison Database,” he stated.

The SON director common additionally stated that it will scale back dependence on international metrology providers, strengthen the organisation’s technical authority and create alternatives for worldwide scientific collaboration and capability constructing.

He stated Nigeria had develop into a full member of the BIPM, becoming a member of Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia as Africa’s full member states.

He famous that the achievement constructed on the accreditation of three nationwide metrology institute laboratories overlaying mass, temperature and strain, to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by the Egyptian Accreditation Council.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the event coincides with Okeke’s third anniversary as SON director-general, throughout which the company had pursued digital transformation to enhance service supply.

SON launched the Digital Standards Platform, e-MANCAP and the Electronic Product Registration System, whereas shifting SONCAP and import allow processes to the National Single Window.

The reforms earned SON second place amongst federal ministries, departments and businesses within the 2024 Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Transparency and Efficiency Report.

For producers and small companies, the worldwide recognition means merchandise will be examined regionally and trusted overseas, probably lowering the price of utilizing international laboratories.

SON has additionally licensed 131 firms and 220 merchandise below the African Quality Mark, supporting Nigerian producers looking for entry to markets below the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

The company inaugurated the Nigerian National Standardisation Strategy (2024–2027) and secured approval for 217 Nigerian Industrial Standards.

SON has additionally developed greater than 80 requirements for compressed pure gasoline (CNG), supporting the nation’s efforts to increase gasoline powered transportation.