Nigeria secured a pivotal export breakthrough as its national quality watchdog won acceptance into the African Accreditation Cooperation framework, a move backed by British trade advisors through bilateral support channels. The milestone positions Nigerian-made goods for barrier-free entry across more than 140 markets when certified through domestic inspection laboratories and verification agencies meeting continental benchmarks.
Hannah Barbosa, leading British trade policy operations for African territories, highlighted partnership investments that helped elevate Nigeria's conformity assessment infrastructure. Director General Celestine Okanya emphasized that manufacturers routing products through nationally accredited testing facilities will receive internationally portable credentials, eliminating redundant quality checks at foreign ports and reducing the rejection risk that hampers exporters lacking proper certification stamps.
Hannah Barbosa, leading British trade policy operations for African territories, highlighted partnership investments that helped elevate Nigeria's conformity assessment infrastructure. Director General Celestine Okanya emphasized that manufacturers routing products through nationally accredited testing facilities will receive internationally portable credentials, eliminating redundant quality checks at foreign ports and reducing the rejection risk that hampers exporters lacking proper certification stamps.
