Nigeria joins league of nations in global measurement pact

By Adaobi Abimbola

Nigeria has joined the league of nations with globally recognised measurement standards following the signing of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Committee for Weights and Measures, CIPM MRA, in France.

The agreement was signed by the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Dr Ifeanyi  Chukwunonso Okeke, at the 28th General Conference on Weights and Measures CGPM. The signing coincided with the DG’s third anniversary in office.
According to a statement made by SON’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Ethan Talatu, Nigeria’s admission as an Associate State of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, BIPM,...