Nigeria need new technologies to address power supply, metering challenges

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria was in dire need of new engineering technologies to address its power supply and metering challenges. Speaking at the 27th Engineering Assembly of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, also emphasized […]

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SON reviews NIS 444-1 of 2014, blames poor cement applications for building failures

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, Mr. Osita Anthony Aboloma, has said that cement constitutes greater percentages of causes of building collapse in the country, correspondents report. Speaking at the Technical Committee meeting for the review of the standard for cement, NIS444-1 2014, in Lagos, the DG who was represented by […]

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Lafarge, COREN to develop Nigeria’s first concrete mix design manual

Lafarge Africa Plc has partnered the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria for the research and development of Nigeria’s first concrete mix design manual. The company said it was the country’s only cement and concrete manufacturer that contributed to the development of the manual which was launched in Abuja recently. Other partners included […]

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COREN to begin publishinng status of engineering universities’ annually

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria has declared that it will start publishing the status of engineering universities across the country annually from this year. According to COREN, the approval for this initiative was given by council members during its first quarter meeting for 2017. The President, COREN, Mr. Kashim Ali, who […]

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