COREN seeks compulsory pre-NYSC residency programme for engineering graduates

By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN),on Wednesday called for the resuscitation of compulsory residency programmes for engineering graduates before going for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The COREN President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, made this known at a news conference on the 32ndContinue Reading

COREN establishes surveillance whistle blowers to tackle building collapse 

By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN),  has approved the establishment of surveillance whistle blowers to monitor buildings to tackle building collapse. COREN’s President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, stated this in Abuja, during a news conference organised to address incessant building collapse in Nigeria. AbubakarContinue Reading

FEMD raises alarm over rising cases of building collapse in FCT

By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has raised alarm over increased incidences of building collapse, fire outbreak and flood in the territory. The acting Director-General (D-G) of the department, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, raised the alarm during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Wenegieme saidContinue Reading

Minister tasks transportation varsity on policies to connect transportation networks

By Gabriel Agbeja Transportation minister Said Alkali has charged the Governing Council of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD), to develop policies to boost interconnectedness among roads, rail, air and marine modes of transportation. Alkali spoke on Tuesday when members of FUTD  paid him a courtesy visit at hisContinue Reading