SIWES PROGRAMME AT FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND INVESTMENT (WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPARTMENT) ABUJA

DESCRIPTION OF PLACE OF ESTABLISHMENT

The name of the establishment that I served is Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment, under the Legal Metrology (Weights and Measures) Department.

The objective of Weights and Measures Department is to look at the metering system of the operators for Accuracy, Equity, Fairness and Conformity. It will take into consideration Internationally acceptable error margin for us to have fair and justice in trading devices use by the operators in Nigeria.

It is a Federal Government Establishment that is concerned with the enforcement of the Weights & Measures Act and the Pre-shipment Inspection Act which are attached to this report.

It is a department in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, the Ministry is headed by a Minister (which is appointed by the President of the Federation), also a Permanent Secretary, and a Board of Directors.