By Anthony Alabi Alfa Designs Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria’s energy transition through integrated engineering solutions. This is aimed at improving operational efficiency, safety and reliability across the oil, gas and infrastructure sectors. A representative of the company, Ugochi Onyeabor, Business development associate, said thisContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo President Bola Tinubu has called for a stronger engineering regulatory framework to safeguard lives, improve infrastructure quality and restore public confidence in Nigeria’s engineering sector. Tinubu said this on Tuesday at the opening of the 34th Engineering Assembly of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has called for the establishment of an engineering college in Nigeria to provide further training, certification and professional regulation for engineers. He said the establishment of the engineering college became necessary as it was done in the legal profession. Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) on Saturday commenced the 2026 National Engineering Games (NEGG), describing it as important annual sporting event aimed at promoting physical fitness, healthy living, unity and national development. Declaring the NEGG open in Abuja, the President of NSE, Ali Rabiu, said theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has announced a new strategic regulatory framework aimed at improving public safety, strengthening enforcement and tackling unqualified engineering practice. COREN President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, disclosed this at a news conference ahead of the 34th COREN Engineering Assembly,Continue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan Margaret Lawrence University (MLU), Delta State, has received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence Engineering programmes and additional courses in Management and Social Sciences. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ernest Izevbigie, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. Izevbigie said the approvalContinue Reading
By Rose Okudaye The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (WTEC) says it is committed to empowering bridging the technology gap and strengthening partnerships in the technology and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) space. The External Relations Lead WTEC, Mr Adeyemi Odutola, said this during an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, President and Chairman-in-Council, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), says the council is intensifying efforts to ensure stricter enforcement of engineering standards across the country. Abubakar said this on Saturday at a retreat themed “Reinforcing COREN’s Regulatory Mandate: Aligning Governance, Structures,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has approved N4 billion each for 12 selected engineering and technology universities to rehabilitate workshops and procure modern equipment. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Monday at the inauguration of the Implementation Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) SpecialContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government on Monday, unveiled a N50million Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), aimed at promoting innovation, research excellence and entrepreneurship across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Speaking at the official launch in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the programme represented a strategic national investmentContinue Reading
