NIPC Enforces Investors Goods Standard

The Nigeria Investment
Promotion  Commission (NIPC) has said that investors manufactured goods imported into the country must meet quality standard in accordance with product standard.
In a statement by the government investment promotion agency last Friday in Port Harcourt quoted the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of NIPC, Mrs Ugu Aisha Hassan-Baba as stated that NIPC would ensure that companies with foreign  equity in Manufacturing activities must obtain Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificate  for  its products from the standard  organisation of Nigeria (SON).
Hassan-Baba said NIPC has  enter into collaboration with the SON as part of efforts to improve standards  and quality of products for both local consumption and exports.
She said good industry standards are beneficial  to companies and the nation’s economy, stressing that SON is one of the government agencies  to provide pre-investment services.
The NIPC boss said the commission coordinate government investment strategies where relevant agencies are brought together  to streamlines  and provide prompt efficient and transport services to investors.
She explained  that NIPC  would collaborate with SON  to ensure that genuine  investors and investments conform with the set standards  to attract more investment unto the country.
The NIPC Executive Secretary stressed that the commission has included in its National Investment  Promotion  strategy a national quality promotion  strategy that builds on the  national quality infrastructure  and assist Nigeria’s enterprises in  becoming  globally competitive.
She said the commission would support and advocate policy changes that will favourably affect investments.
She explained that the establishment of zonal offices of the commission in the six-geo political zones has  helped  the effective promotion of domestic  investment, aftercare  services and  remedies.
The NIPC boss stated that the commission also provides solution to investors concerns like the development of the investment incentive policy aimed at eliminating  bottlenecks to investors.

Philip Okparaji