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Sep-12-2018
Accreditation Bodies in West Africa: SOAC to become internationally recognized through affiliate membership of ILAC and full membership of AFRAC
SOAC, the West African Accreditation Body has been accepted as affiliate member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) on…
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Sep-04-2018
UNIDO workshop on Quality Infrastructure for Trade Facilitation Toolkit (QI4TF)
UNIDO organized a two-day workshop to pilot its Quality Infrastructure for Trade Facilitation Toolkit (QI4TF), which was developed with funding from…
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Aug-30-2018
Quality Times – NQIP Newsletter, June 2018
We are pleased to share the special edition of the National Quality Infrastructure Project for Nigeria (NQIP) Quality Times newsletter. In this issue…
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Aug-24-2018
UNIDO supports 12th AFRIMETS General Assembly
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has organised the twelfth Intra-Africa Metrology System (AFRIMETS) General Assembly. The event took place…
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Jul-31-2018
UNIDO and Panama to jointly formulate strategy to develop pharmaceutical hub
UNIDO and Panama will jointly formulate a strategy to develop a pharmaceutical hub in Panama; a corresponding document was signed at the UNIDO…
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Jul-27-2018
Upgrading Belarusian automotive industry, Phase II
The project, executed by UNIDO with financial support from the Russian Federation in the amount of USD 450,000, was launched in March 2018. Its…
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Jul-25-2018
UNIDO-Supported Training Centre Attains Status as West Africa’s First Approved Training Partner
The UNIDO-supported Training Centre of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has been awarded the status of Approved Training Partner (ATP).…
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Jul-19-2018
Certified in Nigeria and Accepted Globally – NECA Global Certification Limited officially accredited by the Egyptian Accreditation Council
The efforts of the European Union funded UNIDO-National Quality Infrastructure Project (NQIP) at building capacity of certification companies in…
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Jul-17-2018
Quality Policy becomes mainstream in West Africa
With the adoption of the National Quality Policy (NQP) by Benin on 11th July 2018, a significant number of West African countries have adopted their…
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Jul-12-2018
West Africa’s First Accreditation body Gains Associate Membership of ILAC
Nigeria National Accreditation Service (NiNAS) has been accepted as an Associate Member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (…
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Jul-09-2018
Opening of the wood and furniture testing center in Ghana
A video was produced to highlight the wood and furniture testing center opened in Ghana in February 2018. Commissioned by the United Nations…
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Jun-28-2018
Good Governance in QI crucial to implementation of WTO agreements
On 20 June 2018, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) organized…
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