Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) formerly known as Council for the Registration of Engineers in Nigeria, is the regulatory body that governs the practice of engineering in Nigeria.^[1]

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria

Formation	Decree 55 of 1970
Type	Professional organization
Purpose	To regulate and continue the training and practice of Engineering in Nigeria and to ensure and enforce the regulation of all Engineering personnel
Headquarters	22, Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, FCT Abuja
Location	Nigeria
Membership	Over 80,000
Official language	English
President	Professor Engr. Sadiq Zubair Abubakar FNSE, FNAE
Registrar	Professor Engr. Bello Adisa. FNAE
Website	http://coren.gov.ng/

Council Structure

The Council is the highest policy making body. The members of the council must be registered engineering professionals. The council consists of 26 members in accordance with the Act,^[2] as follows:

• President – elected by the Council
• Six Representatives of the Nigerian Society of Engineers
• Four Representatives of the Universities with Engineering Faculties
• One Representative of the Polytechnics
• One Representative of the Technical Colleges
• Six Representatives from States of the Federation
• Four Representatives of the Minister
• One Representative of NATE
• One Representative of NISET
• One Representative of NAEC