MSMEs need incentives for voluntary conformity to standards — SMEDAN

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By Naomi Uzor

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has urged policymakers to provide incentives aimed at ensuring voluntary conformity to standards by Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Director General, SMEDAN, Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, said this at the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) September Breakfast Meeting, tagged “Setting New Standards in Sustainable SME sector Development in Nigeria”.

He said policymakers should sensitize MSMEs on the relevance of standards by making information on standards and technical regulations accessible to them.

Dikko who was represented by Director, Enterprises, Development & Promotion, SMEDAN, Mr. Monday Ewans, noted that MSMEs provide the platform for increasing the global competitiveness of the country and is a key driver towards achieving the objectives of the nation’s Vision…



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