The registrar, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Prof. Okorie Uche, has advocated the rigorous enforcement of building codes and compliance to prevent building collapses in Nigeria. Prof. Uche revealed that 80 per cent of building collapses were from private developers and some due to kickbacks received by awarding authorities resulting to use of substandard materials. ‘Those …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is set to begin production of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol. Dangote Industries Limited’s Vice President for Oil & Gas, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, announced this during the tour of the refinery complex by the League of Engineering Bodies, including the National Society of Engineers (NSE), the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), the Association …

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) disclosed, on Monday, that it had partnered with the Council for Registration of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN to curb the rising cases of school building collapse in the country. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, spoke on Monday, during the training of staff of the commission’s department of physical planning, on enhancing …

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has invited former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator, Engineer Iyiola Omisore, FNSE, FAEng, CON as a Special Guest of Honor to declare open the 31st edition of the COREN’s Engineering Assembly slated for August 7th – 9th 2023 at the international Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja. Former National Secretary of …