SON DG signs CIPM Agreement in France, Marks 3 Years In Office As Nigeria Joins League Of Nations In Global Measurement Pact
By allcitynews.ng Nigeria has joined the league of nations whose measurement standards are recognised worldwide, after signing the Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM MRA) in France. The feat coincided with the third years anniversary in office of the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, who signed on behalf of Nigeria at the 28th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM). In a statement signed by Mrs. Ethan Talatu, Director Corporate Affairs, SON said the Nigeria's admission as an Associate State of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) happened on June 4, 2026. According to Okeke, it is a step that brought the country into the international measurement system. The CIPM MRA is the framework through which national metrology institutes prove that their measurement standards are equivalent and earn global reco...