By Lanre Oloyede
The Institute of Quality Assurance of Nigeria (IQAN) has thrown its support behind the ongoing structural reforms of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stressing the need for quality assurance to become a strategic tool for achieving sustainable national development.
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of IQAN, Prof. Victor Akpan, made the position known at the Institute’s International Press Conference in Abuja, where he said IQAN’s Vision of Quality for Nigeria was aligned with the objectives of the Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Akpan said the administration’s macroeconomic interventions, human-capital development initiatives, including the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) programme, and reforms within the public service were geared towards improving efficiency, transparency and institutional performance.
He said the theme of the conference, “Vision of Quality for Nigeria: A Presidential Pathway for Sustainable Development,” underscored the importance of leadership and policy direction in making quality a central pillar of Nigeria’s development strategy.
“IQAN cannot and will not sit on the fence,” Akpan said, expressing the Institute’s readiness to collaborate with government institutions, regulatory agencies and the private sector to promote quality-driven development across the country.
He stressed that quality assurance should move beyond routine inspection and compliance, arguing that it must be integrated into Nigeria’s institutions, policies, education system, industries, public services, workplaces and everyday life.
The IQAN chief also highlighted the Institute’s foreign technical and educational partnerships, which he said provide access to global expertise, professional standards and modern quality-assurance practices while creating international opportunities for Nigerian institutions and professionals.
The conference ended with a call for quality assurance to become a measurable national reality, embedded across government policies, institutions, industries, public services, workplaces and other aspects of everyday life
