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NEW CORPORATE MEMBER ELECTION FEE PAYMENT (23RD JANUARY 2016 UPDATE)

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This is to inform all successful candidates in the September Corporate Application that the process of payment of election fee is online.

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NSE President on Official Visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

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NSE President on Official Visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

On Thursday, February 4, 2016, President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr. Otis Anyaeji, FNSE, FAEng, led a 17-man strong

delegation on an official visit to Nigeria’s seat of power, the Presidential Villa, Abuja; specifically, to the office of the Vice President of the Federation, Prof, Yemi Osinbajo, GCON.

The meeting was at the instance of the NSE President who sought an opportunity to extensively discuss the relevance of engineering to nation building, as well as present NSE’s position on key national issues to the Presidency.

At the start of the meeting at 3.30 pm, after the introductions and exchange of banters, Engr. Anyaeji delved straight into making the Presentation he had prepared and titled, “Missing Link in Nigeria’s Development: Insufficient Engineers in the Policy Space”. The Presentation elaborately dwelt on cogent topics such as Engineering Economics, Industrial Engineering and Governance in Nigeria, Project Financing, Power, Industrialisation, Codes & Standards, Cost Engineering, Infrastructure Assessment & Reporting, Real estate & Land Use, Bridging, Greening & Energy Harvest from African Deserts, Engineers in Government, etc.

Specifically, the NSE President said, amongst other things:

  • On Cost Engineering –

“…On national capital expenditure, engineering projects account for over 90% of costs. We demand that the government challenges NSE with cost engineering (i.e. planning, scheduling, estimating and control) of engineering projects”.

  • On Real Estate & Land Use –

“…With Nigeria’s population at over 170m and its land mass below 1m sq km, land is certainly scarce. Government ought to have started a deliberate plan for vertical city development. This will throw up urban engineering challenges for solutions for adequate housing, transportation, water supply, sanitation, electric power supply, telecommunications, environmental protection, using local resources”.

  • On Bridging the African Desert –

“…Government efforts in taming the desert and promoting greening should be commended and encouraged. We request that NSE-TAD be co-opted to the Federal Government’s Council on the Great Green Belt, and Committee on the Trans Sahara Gas Pipeline”.

  • On Engineers in Government –

“…In Nigeria, the public office selection and appointment pattern has shown a deliberate and conscious scheme to keep Engineers out of the public policy spaces in both the executive and legislative arms of government. We hope to change this”.

  • On Power –

“Your Excellency would note that since commencement of NERC an Engineer has not occupied the seat of Chairman. The continued poor performance of the sector is strongly linked to this.

“The Society has in her Open Letter to Mr. President published in the Guardian and Daily Trust Newspapers (Tuesday February 2 & Wednesday February 3, 2016 respectively) prayed His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, FNSE, to mandate that the new Board of NERC to take over from the last Board whose tenure elapsed on December 22, 2015, is composed of ENGINEERS designated as suggested above.

“We seize this opportunity to formally present copies of the aforementioned publication, and to respectively request Mr. Vice President to assist in any capacity to bring sustainable change in the power sector through a properly constituted NERC”.

In his response, the Vice President thanked NSE for the visit and joked that from the Presentation, he could gather that Engineers make perfect Economists, perfect Accountants, perfect Politicians and even perfect Lawyers. He added humorously: “…but we must not forget that God is a God of Justice who operates with a legal mind”.

Prof. Osinbajo, however, acknowledged that there was no doubt at all about the importance of engineering in the governance of any nation, if that nation is focused on genuine development. He went further to say:

“…But I must emphasise that, as is with other professions, I have my reservation about the quality of engineering education in our country today. We must lay emphasis on the way we teach engineering in tertiary institutions today; we need to go back and look at the curriculum.

“The capacity to think critically and solve problems is not to be assumed because one is an Engineer. Creativity must be emphasized in the curriculum because once training is defective, there will be problem with the practice”.

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The Vice President said that the document presented will be accorded thorough study by the respective departments after which he will be advised appropriately. He promised to do justice to the requests made; for example, he said he would immediately direct that the Minister of Environment be briefed on the proposal for collaboration on NSE-TAD (NSE Taming African Deserts).

The NSE delegation included the Deputy President, Engr. Adekunle Mokuolu, FNSE, Past President Engr. Ibrahim K. Inuwa, OFR, FNSE, FAEng, Past President Engr. Charles Mbanefo, FNSE, Past President Engr. Habu Gumel, OON, FNSE, FAEng, Past President & President of COREN, Engr. Kashim Ali, FNSE, mni, Past President Engr. Mustafa Shehu, FNSE, Immediate Past President Engr. Ademola Olorunfemi, FNSE, former Head of Service of the Federation, Engr. Ebele Okeke, CFR, FNSE, Vice President Engr. Mrs. Margaret Oguntala, FNSE, Vice President Engr. Giandomenico Massari, FNSE, EXCO Member Engr. Olatunde Akinyeye, FNSE, EXCO Member Engr. Dr. Edith Ishidi, FNSE, EXCO Member Engr. Mrs. Aishatu Umar, FNSE, Executive Secretary Engr. Olusola Obadimu, MNSE, Ag. Director, Professional Development, Engr. Ovens Ehimatie, MNSE and Head, Media & Publications, Mr. Abdulkadir Aliyu.

APRIL 2016 CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (CANDIDATES UPDATE)

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The Application for April 2016 Corporate Application has closed. Only applicants that have made payment before now can login to manage their application.

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A 2-Day Contunuing Professional Education for Executive Engineers (CoPEEE)

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This is to inform Prospective Member for April Application for category C1 only about the upcoming Continuing Professional Education for Executive Engineers.

Please download the details of the program from the download button below. Please note that this COPEE is compulsory for all prospective members for April 2016 Diet

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NSE PRESIDENT ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE SENATE PRESIDENT

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President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr. Otis Anyaeji, FNSE, FAEng, paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Senate and Chairman of the 8th National Assembly (NASS) in his office at the NASS Complex, Abuja.

Purpose of the visit was to seek closer bonds and further collaborations between NSE and the NASS, especially with regards to influencing speedy and favourable passage of pending engineering-related Bills as well as establishing a sustainable relationship where Engineers would be consulted as assessors on all relevant Bills.

The meeting held on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. See pictures below.

 

   

   

   

 

NSE PRESIDENT VISIT TO THE EU

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On Monday, April 18, 2016, the President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr. Otis Anyaeji, FNSE, FAEng, paid a courtesy visit to the Ambassador/Head of Delegation of the European Union Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Michel Arrion in Abuja.

The visit was in continuation of the President’s outreach in propagating the significance of engineering to national development. The EU, being an influential international developmental bloc, is considered a very relevant partner in NSE’s campaign.

Mr. Arrion assured of the EU Delegations willingness to intervene in several areas such as Capacity Building, Research and Infrastructure Assessment.

 

   

   

   

PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE COMMUNIQUE FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING OF NSE

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Introduction 

Gentlemen of the Press, I welcome you all to this Briefing session, which is yet another in the series of our regular interactions with the media and by implication, the general public.

On this occasion, we issue a Communiqué from the meeting held on 21st April, 2016 by the Council of the Nigerian society of Engineers at the National Engineering Center, CBD, Abuja.

As a major stakeholder in the growth and development project of Nigeria, the Nigerian Society of Engineers has an avowed commitment to collaborate with governments at all levels and key private sector players, in hastening the realization of Nigeria’s developmental goals. This is based on the strong connection of the engineering profession to agricultural, infrastructural and industrial development activities and trends.

Today, our attention is on some topical issues that are gaining traction in the ongoing debate in putting our national life back on the course of progress and prosperity. The subjects are as enumerated below:

NSE’s Position on the Nigerian Railway Corporation Reform Bill 2015

This submission covers the observations, comments and recommendations of the Nigerian Society of Engineers to the Public Hearing of the Senate (National Assembly) on the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2015 as proposed by Senator (Dr.) Emmanuel Andy Uba, MFR (Anambra South), which held on Monday, April 25, 2016.

The Bill is a private member bill, which is different and separate from the Nigeria Railway Authority Bill 2015 submitted to the National Assembly by the Executive. The Executive bill had received expansive inputs from various stakeholders in the transport sector before the past Executive submitted it to the National Assembly.

In our opinion, the (Repeal & Enactment) Bill has not addressed the major constraint to the development of railway transportation in the country, which is the need to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation as presently constituted to make allowance for the participation of the private sector and sub national governments in the running of railways.

Objectives –

We believe that the objectives of this Bill should be to promote and regulate the efficient and sustainable development and operation of the railway sector; facilitate the development of competitive markets for services in the railway sector; promote the provision of safe, reliable and efficient railway services; increase the network of railway services and accessibility to railway infrastructure nationwide; encourage and promote private sector, state and local governments participation in the provision of railway infrastructure, operation and services; and finally, ensure the provision of a conducive environment for the protection of the rights and interests of operators, customers and other institutions operating in the railway sector.

The Bill as presented still retains the monolithic structure of the existing Nigeria Railway Corporation without consideration for unbundling of the current system and institutionalizing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the spirit of international best practice in railway governance and management in Nigeria. Articles: 10(2) (i), 11&12 vests the power of concessioning railway infrastructure on the corporation.

In recent times, there have been arguments for the separation of infrastructure ownership and rail traffic (rolling-stock) operations. The current Bill does not give consideration to this, as it maintains the status quo whereby the owners of infrastructure are also the owners/operators of rail traffic operations.

Unbundling of Nigerian Railway Corporation –

Moreover, it is imperative to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation into viable entities using time-tested PPP models as has been exemplified in other nations with long history of railway operations. Separate private companies under suitable PPP arrangement could be formed to take care of Infrastructure Network, City/Inter-city Passenger Train Operations, Freight Traffic Operations and Leasing/Maintenance of Rolling stocks. For adequate credit enhancement, it is advisable that the company that manages or builds the track, also operates the rolling stocks. To complement the present scenario, State Governments and Local Governments should be given the right under an enabling law to invest in railway business without hindrance. This Bill under consideration should be redrafted to effect this proposition. States and LGAs that desire to improve the sections of the rail network within their geographical area could form companies to operate the current system and also enlarge the rail network within their area of jurisdiction, alone or in conjunction with proximate States and LGAs.

Need for Nigeria Railway Regulatory Agency –

Another observation in the Bill is that, it does not provide for a Regulatory Body that will perform regulatory functions in the rail sector as we have for the telecommunication industry in the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for example. The Bill rather provides that regulatory functions will be performed by the Nigerian Railway Corporation. Therefore, it is anything but international best practice.  There should be a distinction between who implements, who operates and who regulates.

PPP Policy Framework –

For the proposed Nigerian Railway Corporation Act to be virile and efficient, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policy framework should be put in-place to guide administrators on the PPP arrangement and implementation guidelines to be adopted in the restructuring of the Nigeria Railway Corporation. This PPP framework should be specific to the Railway Industry.

In modern railway administration, as supported by international best practices, the responsibilities for safety, security, accidents and investigation are no longer vested in the Inspector of Railways. Rather these issues come under a Railway Safety Regulatory Agency that will be separate from the proposed Nigerian Railway Corporation. This body will be responsible for investigating the causes of accidents and for making recommendations based on lessons learnt.

The Bill should therefore, be redrafted to include consideration for Nigerian Content. The interest of Nigerians and Nigeria as they concern economic participation, professional inclusion and capacity building should be enshrined in the Bill. The era of state-owned rail systems had long passed. Many of the items in the bill did not capture a rail system that would be imbued with the best commercial and sustainability inputs required. The ownership and competition faced by state-owned railways have forced them to restructure in order to cope with the future. The experience of countless countries such as the UK, Germany, Argentina, South Africa are there for us to draw from. Privatization, commercialization or Structural Reforms are the way to go.

Recommendations –

The Nigerian Society of Engineers, having reviewed the proposed Nigerian Railway Corporation Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2015 recommends as follows:

  1. In other to achieve efficient operations and management in the Corporation, the core of the membership of the Governing Board should be Engineers. Specifically, the Vice Chairmen, Managing Director and at least three (3) of the four (4) Executive Directors should be qualified Engineers.
  2. We recommend that a Railway Research and Development Institute be set up and fashioned along the line of the Korean Rail Research Institute or the Chinese Academy of Railway Sciences. It should aim at Training, Capacity Building, Research and Development for the railway transportation sector. The institute should be reasonably autonomous.
  3. The Nigerian Railway Authority Bill proposed by the executive which made ample provisions for private sector participation and the institutionalization of a regulatory agency in the transport sector should be considered and subjected to further review and enactment.
  4. The Nigerian Society of Engineers will participate actively in the review of the Nigerian Railway Authority Bill with a view to establishing a slim government organization saddled with the responsibility for regulation and safety, while operation and development are left to the private sector and sub national government.
  5. An Accident Investigation Bureau should be established to consist of Civil/Structural department to handle issues on rail tracks and bridges, Mechanical Engineering department to cater for investigations concerning equipment and maintenance and Electrical Engineering department to handle issues and investigations concerning signals and communications.

Conclusion –

We have made the above critique and recommendations in order to support the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria in repositioning the Nigeria Railway Corporation for national, regional and global relevance. It is our desire to work with the Senate Committee on Land Transport to achieve a workable bill that will transform the railway sector in Nigeria by deploying international best practices in railway governance and management.

Nigerian Content Development under the Nigerian-Chinese Bi-Lateral Agreements

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) applauds President Muhammadu Buhari’s genuine concern for the growth of Nigeria and we believe that the recent visit to China to solicit Chinese government’s partnership and support in the efforts towards achieving growth and prosperity will yield maximum benefits in the long run.

However, we want to offer a few professional suggestions which we strongly believe will aid in achieving the desired benefits from the efforts. They are thus:

  1. We need to apply Nigerian Engineering Resources strategically in policy formulation as well as implementation.
  2. We must watch how some International Lenders or Donors tend to work against the participation of local professionals in the very important infrastructure projects being financed by them. In this regard, Mr. President, special note is taken of the Nigerian Railways Rehabilitation and Expansion Projects, as well as the Airport Terminal Buildings at the major airports. These projects do not appear to include any space for local participation as advocated by Engineers Against Poverty (EAP), Engineers without Frontiers (EwF) and other multilateral donors.
  3. Since our country must pay back borrowed funds for these projects, we must endeavour to benefit beyond the completed infrastructure from the transactions, to the advantage of shoring up technology acquisitions and, by implication, Local Content Development.

It is notable that the performance of the local industry is not in doubt anytime an enabling environment is provided. Examples abound in the achievements of the late ‘70s to middle ‘80s and more recently in the execution of the PTF projects under Mr. President’s guidance.

The gains included;

  1. Shoring up the hitherto collapsing Engineering Consulting Industry in Nigeria and hence, putting engineers and other associated professionals countrywide back to work.
  2. General reduction in the hitherto very high infrastructure project Construction Procurement Costs.
  3. The much talked about technology acquisition in the various infrastructure areas.

This approach is recommended and considered to even be more appropriate in the current situation of our country. We trust that the above shall enhance Mr. President’s determination to actualize the Nigerian dream of rapid infrastructural development at affordable cost.

Using Africa’s Funds to Finance Africa’s Infrastructure

Many developing African countries should be in a position to finance infrastructural development wholly in spite of competing needs and financial constraints, if available public funds are judiciously, frugally and patriotically utilized, and private capital mobilized.

Policy-Based Finance for Infrastructure & Industry

In this regard, financial tools that developed and most developing nations apply for developing and maintaining their infrastructure and industry ought to be applied by African countries without further delay. Such tools include:

  • Policy-based finance created and controlled by the National Governments, made available on a revolving commercial basis to prioritized projects through Development Banks. It was noted that Japan set aside about 50% of their general account (about 8% of GDP) in this regard to spur development.
  • Policy-based credit provided from funds generated from Central Bank’s skillful use of her discount rates; deposit money banks, funds mobilized from external borrowing, excess crude oil and other minerals earnings.
  • Strategic use of pension funds. 

Nigerian Infrastructure Report Card 2015: Way Forward

The 2015 Nigerian Infrastructure Report Card, which used inputs of professional Engineers and other stakeholders from across the country as a basis, scored the infrastructure position of our country as “E2” meaning a score of 2.08 out of 5. This means that the present condition of our national infrastructure across all sectors is a threat to public safety.

Arising from a meeting held between our Society and officials of the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, we are recommending as follows:

  1. The Nigerian Society of Engineers will continue to undertake this initiative on a biannual basis, independent of government funding. This will involve continuous updating of the Report Card and promotion of the adoption and application of the package by relevant parties. However, we are open to support from external multilateral agencies that are well established in upholding the principles of good governance.
  2. The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) seeks closer collaboration with Federal Ministry of Budget and Planning in promoting harmonization of National capacity building programmes to ensureenhanced planning, execution and management of major NIIMP programmes and projects. 
  3. The Federal Ministry of Budget and Planning in partnership with NSE should champion National Capacity Development and strengthening of public institutions and personnel in both public and private sector in order to enhance infrastructure procurement and management in Nigeria.
  4. As part of our token contribution to National Development, NSE has resolved to set up three specialized bureaus as below –

a.   An Engineering Manpower Planning Bureau to identify and highlight the demand level of professional engineering and other technical personnel, the supply level and subsequently, to establish the demand/supply gap.

b.   A Cost Indices/Infrastructural Scorecard Bureau. This will constantly review rates of engineering materials as may be required for project estimates and also seek to revise/review the infrastructural Scorecard report biannually, the next edition being due in 2017.

c.   An Engineering Accreditation Bureau to review and recommend on curriculum development, training and accreditation issues in engineering faculties in universities and other technical institutes.

NSE’s Engagement with Ministry of Labour and Employment –

In continuation of our regular interactions with government, we recently met with the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment. Highlights of discussions at the meeting include:

  1. NSE is desirous of working in synergy with the Ministry. The Society is focused on persuading government to set up industries to produce/manufacture goods rather than import them.
  2. NSE wishes to partner with the Ministry in undertaking the issuance of periodical certificates to factories and industrial houses in respect of compliance with safety standards & regulations to ensure that a safe, healthy working environment is guaranteed for workers as well as institute good manufacturing practice.
  3. The Ministry of Labour & Employment is an Industrial Engineering Ministry, and it is key to structuring and manning industrial activities. It is therefore the responsibility of the Ministry to undertake inspection of factories, industrial facilities including equipment such as Pressure Vessels, Boilers etc. 

With our array of experienced and accomplished professionals as well as a history of affiliations and collaborations with international counterparts, we are ready to make positive contributions that are capable of hastening the realization of Nigeria’s developmental goals. This is based on the strong connection of the engineering profession to agricultural, infrastructural and industrial development activities and trends. We are optimistic that this is a move that could eventually deliver the turning point in the economic fortunes of our nation.

Thank you for listening.

Engr. Otis Anyaeji, FNSE, FAEng

President

26th April, 2016

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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR MAY 2016 FREE WORKSHOP

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The Nigerian Society of Engineers announces the Call for Papers for the 2016 May Workshop

Theme:  Fiscal and Budgetary Policies: Engineering Business in Nigeria

Date:      24th-25th May, 2016

Time:     10:00am daily

 

Sub-Themes:

·         The Re-Engineering Of Nigerian Budget,

·         Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS),

·         Government And Sustainable Budget,

·         Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)-What….Next After Paris 2015,

·         Budget And External Reserves

·         National Planning And Budgeting

·         Science ,Technology And Innovation (STI) Budget

·         Performance And Zero Based Budgeting

·         Quantity Surveying And Bills Of Engineering Measurement And Evaluation, etc

For full details, see the below flyer.

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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR 2016 CONFERENCE

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Nigerian Society of Engineers in collaboration with Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) invites Technical Papers for the year 2016 International Engineering Conference holding at Tropicana Conference Centre, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state from 21st – 25th November, 2016.

PRESENTATION MEDIUM

Manuscripts accepted for the conference must be submitted in electronic form as a single electronic file CD-ROM or flash Drive. The current software format is that of Microsoft Word (MS-Word) latest edition.

ILLUSTARTIONS AND GRAPHICS

All drawings shall be prepared electronically with software compatible with Microsoft Office suite (e.g. MS-PowerPoint, Visio) and integrated seamlessly into the MS-Word document. Photographs shall also be digitized into JPEG format and inserted seamlessly into MS-Word document

EQUATIONS

Mathematical equations shall be constructed within MS-Word document, using the Microsoft Equation Editor included with the MS-Office suite.

TABLES

All tables shall be labeled at the top with the word “Table” followed by a sequential numerical letter.

LAYOUT

Paper size:     A4

Margins:         Left margin:               3cm

                      Right margin:             3cm

                      Top margin:               3cm                                                              

                      Bottom margin:          3cm

DEADLINES

  1. Submission of full text, 10th August 2016
  2. Review and Correction of full text, 28th September, 2016
  3. Receipt of final Corrected texts, 14th October, 2016
  4. Notification of Acceptance of Papers, 28th October, 2016

Electronic Submission should be sent to the following email address: o.obiezu@nse.org.ng

Conference Flie

 

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SEPTEMBER 2016 DIET

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2.    Acknowledgment form

3.   Statement of Experience form

 

Did you know you can make payment via any ATM Machine in Nigeria?

Follow the Steps below to make payment via any ATM Machine in Nigeria.

1. Click on the Pay at Bank Branch option to generate a Reference Number

2. Visit any ATM Machine in Nigeria

3. After inserting your Card and entering your PIN, press Quickteller

4. Press Pay Bills, then Others

5. Enter this Payment/Biller Code - 04214401, then press Proceed button

6. Enter the Reference Number you generated from the portal as Customer Reference Number. Please note that the reference number will start with: 5701******* and its a 15 digit number

7. Confirm the amount due for payment and the name of the Corporate which is Nigerian Society of Engineers

8. Pay Amount Due

9. On successful transaction you will be able to login to the portal to complete your registration online.

 

Already Made Payment Online?

CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE YOUR APPLICATION
 

LOGIN PROBLEMS

For those with login problem, please use the Forgot Password link to rest your password and enter the email address you used when registering to get your password

 

APPLICATION CLOSES ON FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST 2016.

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR UYO 2016 CONFERENCE

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The Nigerian Society of Engineers is pleased to inform you that online registration is now open for the 2016 National Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting tagged "Land of Promise 2016".

THEME:
“ADEQUATE. RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AFRICA”

VENUE:
TROPICANA CONFERENCE CENTRE, UYO AKWA IBOM STATE

DATE:
21ST – 25TH NOVEMBER, 2016

The registration process is user friendly. The channel is available 24 hours every day through the registration period.

 
Please ensure that you have your credit card with you before proceeding to fill the registration form

The early bird rate is available till October 16, so take advantage now!

[button color href="http://uyo2016nse.org.ng"]CLICK TO REGISTER NOW[/button]

NEW CORPORATE MEMBER ELECTION FEE PAYMENT (23RD JANUARY 2016 UPDATE)

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This is to inform all successful candidates in the September Corporate Application that the process of payment of election fee is online.

Please follow the steps below to make payment.

  1. 1.CLICK HERE TO LOGIN TO THE PORTAL
  2. Login with the Email Address and Password you used when registering.
  3. Click on Election Fee Payment
  4. Click on Continue to Payment to make payment
  5. You can choose to either make payment online or via the brank Branch

Please note that that an enabled credit card is needed for the online payment.

For Support, Send a mail to: csep2015@nse.org.ng

IMPORTAN NOTICE:

This is to inform all candidates that applied in April 2015 Diet should please contact their Branch Chairman for their election letter.

 

LOGIN PROBLEMS

For those with login problem, please use the Forgot Password link to rest your password and enter the email address you used when registering to get your password

 

Thank You

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2016 DIET CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION NOW OPEN

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SEPTEMBER 2016 DIET

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION

Please read through these instructions very well before filling the application form.

      1.    Click on this Link to access the Registration Form

2.    Click on the Download link to download the Acknowledgment and Statement of Experience form as this will be needed during the registration.

3.    Choose your category as it applies to you. The description of each category is on the right side. Please read through the description very well, changing category after application will attract a N5,000 penalty fee. On choosing your desired category, the application fee will load appropriately.

4. Choose your Discipline as it applies to you and select your SubDiscipline from the drop down menu accordingly.

4.    Fill all the basic details on the first step of registration correctly; especially your email address and phone numbers as these are very crucial for communicating to you.

Please note that these details cannot be changed by you after logging to complete the other parts of the registration. You are expected to fill with utmost carefulness.

5.    Use a valid EMAIL ADDRESS to apply as this is where all correspondences will be directed throughout the registration process.

6.    On clicking on register button, a payment link will be sent to your mail, click on the link to make payment online.

7.    Please note that PAYMENT is strictly online. You can either pay with your Enabled Credit/Debit Card or pay via the Bank Branch by generating a payment reference number from the portal and taking to any bank in Nigeria or pay via any ATM machine in Nigeria. More details on how to pay via the Bank Branch will be sent to your mail after generating the reference number.

8.    On successful payment either by online or bank branch option you will be able to login to the portal with the Email address and Password you used when registering to fill the registration form.

9.    Please fill all the details on the form correctly.

10.When entering your qualification, you are expected to enter it correctly as written in the example given on the registration form. e.g B.Eng (Civil Eng), B.Tech(Mech. Eng), B.Sc(Elect/Elect)] etc Anything outside won’t be accepted.

11.Please note that your proposer must be financially up to date, you are expected to confirm this from your proposer before entering the proposer details. On entering the proposer number, the name of the proposer will load, always confirm that the proposer number you entered correspond with the proposer name you want to use before clicking on submit button. Also note that Proposer number cannot be changed after clicking on the Register button, you are expected to be very sure of this before clicking on the Register button.

12.On clicking on register button, you will be directed to upload your credentials, or click on My Uploads menu to upload your details.

13.On completion of this, please click on Sign out to end the process.

 You will be contacted by an admin officer or staff on the status of your registration thereafter.

 ** Please note that you can at any time sign out and come back later to complete the registration process.

 ** For those that want to use the Online Payment option, please note that your ATM card should be enable for card payment by your bank, otherwise use the Bank Branch Payment Option.

RESIT CANDIDATES OR DEFERRED CANDIDATES

Candidates who applied in April 2016 and are resitting in September 2016 should please CLICK HERE AND SIGN IN with the Email Address and Password used in registering in September/April to login to the portal. Click on the Resit fee link and pay the resitting fee.

Candidates that applied earlier than September 2015 should please contact their Branch coordinator for necessary action

Deferred candidates should contact their Branch Coordinator for the necessary action to be taken for being shortlisted for September 2016 Exam.

For all Technical/Support issues, please send a mail to: csep2015@nse.org.ng

You will get response within 48 Hours.

OR

call: 0905-377-8996 For Technical issues only

Our Support Hours

Monday - Friday | 8:00AM - 4:00PM WAT

 Thank You  

   

  DOWNLOADS

1.   September 2016 Time Table

2.    Acknowledgment form

3.   Statement of Experience form

 

Did you know you can make payment via any ATM Machine in Nigeria?

Follow the Steps below to make payment via any ATM Machine in Nigeria.

1. Click on the Pay at Bank Branch option to generate a Reference Number

2. Visit any ATM Machine in Nigeria

3. After inserting your Card and entering your PIN, press Quickteller

4. Press Pay Bills, then Others

5. Enter this Payment/Biller Code - 04214401, then press Proceed button

6. Enter the Reference Number you generated from the portal as Customer Reference Number. Please note that the reference number will start with: 5701******* and its a 15 digit number

7. Confirm the amount due for payment and the name of the Corporate which is Nigerian Society of Engineers

8. Pay Amount Due

9. On successful transaction you will be able to login to the portal to complete your registration online.

 

Already Made Payment Online?

CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE YOUR APPLICATION
 

LOGIN PROBLEMS

For those with login problem, please use the Forgot Password link to rest your password and enter the email address you used when registering to get your password

 

APPLICATION CLOSES ON FRIDAY, 19TH AUGUST 2016.

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR UYO 2016 CONFERENCE

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0

The Nigerian Society of Engineers is pleased to inform you that online registration is now open for the 2016 National Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting tagged "Land of Promise 2016".

THEME:
“ADEQUATE. RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AFRICA”

VENUE:
TROPICANA CONFERENCE CENTRE, UYO AKWA IBOM STATE

DATE:
21ST – 25TH NOVEMBER, 2016

The registration process is user friendly. The channel is available 24 hours every day through the registration period.

 
Please ensure that you have your credit card with you before proceeding to fill the registration form

The early bird rate is available till October 16, so take advantage now!

[button color href="http://uyo2016nse.org.ng"]CLICK TO REGISTER NOW[/button]

A 3-Day Mandatory Continuing Professional Education for September 2016 Prospective Members

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This is to inform Prospective Member for September 2016 Application for category B1 and B2 only about the upcoming Mandatory Continuing Professional Education Course.

Please download the details of the program from the link below. Please note that this MCPE is compulsory for all prospective members for September 2016 Diet.

Download MCPE Program Flyer-Pdf Format

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE PAYMENT ONLINE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PAYMENT METHOD PRINTED ON THE FLYER.

Please follow the Instruction below to make payment for your MCPE/COPEEE

1. CLICK HERE TO LOGIN TO THE PORTAL

2. Enter the Email Address and Password you used when registering to login to your account

3. Click on the MCPE/COPEEE Link at the top to make payment online for your MCPE

4. You will be directed to the payment page, make sure your card has been enabled for online payment by your bank before making payment online

5. On successful payment, click on MCPE/COPEEE link to print your e-receipt

6. Bring your Printed E-receipt to the venue of your MCPE/COPEEE

 PLEASE DO NOT PAY ONLINE IF YOU HAVE PAID TO THE BANK ACCOUNT ON THE FLYER

Thank You


A 2-Day Contunuing Professional Education for Executive Engineers

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This is to inform Prospective Member for September Application for category C1 only about the upcoming Continuing Professional Education for Executive Engineers.

Please download the details of the program from the download button below. Please note that this COPEEE is compulsory for all prospective members for September 2016 Diet

Download CoPEEE Program Flyer

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE PAYMENT ONLINE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PAYMENT METHOD PRINTED ON THE FLYER.

Please follow the Instruction below to make payment for your MCPE/COPEEE

1.Click Here to Login to The Portal

2. Enter the Email Address and Password you used when registering to login to your account

3. Click on the MCPE/COPEEE Link at the top to make payment online for your COPEEE

4. You will be directed to the payment page,make sure your card has been enabled for online payment by your bank before making payment online

5. On successful payment, click on MCPE/COPEEE link to print your e-receipt

6. Bring your Printed E-receipt to the venue of your MCPE/COPEEE

 PLEASE DO NOT PAY ONLINE IF YOU HAVE PAID TO THE BANK ACCOUNT ON THE FLYER

Thank You

SEPTEMBER 2016 CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (CANDIDATES UPDATE)

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The Application for September 2016 Corporate Application has closed.Only applicants that have made payment before now can login to manage their application.

IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED ONLINE FOR SEPTEMBER CORPORATE APPLICATION,

CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE OR UPDATE YOUR APPLICATION WHEN NECESSARY

Find below the Contact Details of your Sectional Heads and contact them ONLY for further enquires. Please make sure you call the Sectional Heads assigned to your Branch Only and escalate Technical Issue to the Technical Contact Details Below.

S/NO SECTIONAL HEAD NAMES ASSIGNED BRANCH CONTACT DETAILS
 1  OGO OKECHUKWU Ado Ekiti, Abeokuta, Akure, Osogbo, Ilorin, Ibadan, Ile-Ife, Ogbomoso, Ilesha & C1,

08037302233

ogooobiezu@yahoo.com

o.obiezu@nse.org.ng

 2 ELOHO IJOMONE Abuja, Maitama, Kaduna, Kano, Zaria, Maiduguri, Yola, Minna, Bauchi, Jos, Makurdi, Ajaokuta

08037607070

e.emose@nse.org.ng

medu4all@yahoo.com

 3 ADERETI ISAAC Port Harcourt, Benin, Warri, Omoku, Yenagoa, Uyo, Eket, Calabar, Bonny, Ekpoma, Auchi, Ikot Abasi, Asaba

08055046726

i.adereti@nse.org.ng

fooresight@yahoo.com

4 PRINCE CHUNG Aba, Umuahia, Owerri, Onitsha, Enugu, Awka, Nsukka

08068131442

p.chung@nse.org.ng, princechoji@gmail.com

5 BRIGHT ILENIKHENA Lagos, Ota, Egbin, Apapa, Victoria Island, Ikeja

08071309405/07064399713

ibettybright@yahoo.com

b.ilenikhena@nse.org.ng

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES:

If you have paid to NSE Bank Account before now, please do not pay online again but get in Touch with your Sectional Heads as listed above to follow up on your application.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE SEPTEMBER 2016 EXAM TIME TABLE

LOGIN PROBLEMS

For those with login problem, please use the Forgot Password link to rest your password and enter the email address you used when registering to get your password

 

Thank You.

NSE PRESENTATION TO THE HON. MIN. OF POWER, WORKS & HOUSING

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Minister's response after the NSE's President's presentation.

A delegation of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) led by its President, Otis Anyaeji, paid the former Lagos State Governor a courtesy visit in his office on Tuesday, this week, 1st November 2016.

After a detailed Presentation by the NSE President (copy already forwarded to all members & placed on both the Society's website and NSE's Facebook Page), the Hon. Minister stated below, inter alia:

1. The only reason why Government awards contracts to foreign investors is because Nigerian Engineers are not 'good enough'.

According to him, 'If homegrown Engineers were any good, the Federal Government won’t be running after their foreign peers', says Fashola.


“If there was no vacuum, there would not be foreign engineering consultants and contractors in Nigeria.

“Unless we honestly stand up and accept that there is a vacuum, we look in the mirror and tell ourselves that we honestly do not like what we see, it will not change”, said Fashola.

2. Local Engineering firms can’t even put a bid together.

“I can tell you from experience that when I was a State Governor, when I advertised for rail project, no Nigerian firm bidded for it,”Fashola revealed.

3. Nigerian Engineers can’t stop our shine

“Government will not stop the development of the country, if local Engineers are not ready,” Fashola said.

In other words, he’s got no patience for the Nigerian Engineer.

4. Accept your deficiencies.

Fashola also said Nigerian Engineers need to take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror, accept that they are not good enough and try to improve.


“Nigerian Engineers should accept their deficiencies”, Fashola pronounced.

Click here to Download Presentation

APRIL 2017 DIET CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION NOW OPEN

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ONLINE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR APRIL 2017 DIET

Please read through these instructions very well before filling the application form.

      1.    Click on this Link to access the Registration Form

2.    Click on the Download link to download the Acknowledgment and Statement of Experience form as this will be needed during the registration.

3.    Choose your category as it applies to you. The description of each category is on the right side. Please read through the description very well, changing category after application will attract a N5,000 penalty fee. On choosing your desired category, the application fee will load appropriately.

4. Choose your Discipline as it applies to you and select your SubDiscipline from the drop down menu accordingly.

5.    Fill all the basic details on the first step of registration correctly; especially your email address and phone numbers as these are very crucial for communicating to you.

Please note that these details cannot be changed by you after logging to complete the other parts of the registration. You are expected to fill with utmost carefulness.

6.    Use a valid EMAIL ADDRESS to apply as this is where all correspondences will be directed throughout the registration process.

7.    On clicking on register button, a payment link will be sent to your mail, click on the link to make payment online.

8.    Please note that PAYMENT is strictly online. You can either pay with your Enabled Credit/Debit Card or pay via the Bank Branch by generating a payment reference number from the portal and taking to any bank in Nigeria or pay via any ATM machine in Nigeria. More details on how to pay via the Bank Branch will be sent to your mail after generating the reference number.

9.    On successful payment either by online or bank branch option you will be able to login to the portal with the Email address and Password you used when registering to fill the registration form.

10.    Please fill all the details on the form correctly.

11.When entering your qualification, you are expected to enter it correctly as written in the example given on the registration form. e.g B.Eng (Civil Eng), B.Tech(Mech. Eng), B.Eng(Elect/Elect)] etc Anything outside won’t be accepted.

12.Please note that your proposer must be financially up to date, you are expected to confirm this from your proposer before entering the proposer details. On entering the proposer number, the name of the proposer will load, always confirm that the proposer number you entered correspond with the proposer name you want to use before clicking on submit button. Also note that Proposer number cannot be changed after clicking on the Register button, you are expected to be very sure of this before clicking on the Register button.

13.On clicking on register button, you will be directed to upload your credentials, or click on My Uploads menu to upload your details.

14.On completion of this, please click on Sign out to end the process.

 You will be contacted by an admin officer or staff on the status of your registration thereafter.

 ** Please note that you can at any time sign out and come back later to complete the registration process.

 ** For those that want to use the Online Payment option, please note that your ATM card should be enable for card payment by your bank, otherwise use the Bank Branch Payment Option.

RESIT CANDIDATES OR DEFERRED CANDIDATES

Candidates who applied in September 2016 and are resitting in April 2017 should please CLICK HERE AND SIGN IN with the Email Address and Password used in registering in September to login to the portal. Click on the Resit fee link and pay the resitting fee.

Candidates that applied earlier than September 2015 should please contact their Sectional Head for necessary action

Deferred candidates should contact their Sectional Head for the necessary action to be taken for being shortlisted for April 2017 Exam.

For all Technical/Support issues, please send a mail to: csep2015@nse.org.ng

You will get response within 48 Hours.

OR

call: 0905-377-8996 For Technical issues only

Our Support Hours

Monday - Friday | 8:00AM - 4:00PM WAT

 

  DOWNLOADS

1.   April 2017 Time Table

2.   Acknowledgment form

3.   Statement of Experience form

 

Thank You

 

Did you know you can make payment via any ATM Machine in Nigeria?

Follow the Steps below to make payment via any ATM Machine in Nigeria.

1. Click on the Pay at Bank Branch option to generate a Reference Number

2. Visit any ATM Machine in Nigeria

3. After inserting your Card and entering your PIN, press Quickteller

4. Press Pay Bills, then Others

5. Enter this Payment/Biller Code - 04214401, then press Proceed button

6. Enter the Reference Number you generated from the portal as Customer Reference Number. Please note that the reference number will start with: 5701******* and its a 15 digit number

7. Confirm the amount due for payment and the name of the Corporate which is Nigerian Society of Engineers

8. Pay Amount Due

9. On successful transaction you will be able to login to the portal to complete your registration online.

Already Made Payment Online?

CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE YOUR APPLICATION
 

LOGIN PROBLEMS

For those with login problem, please use the Forgot Password link to rest your password and enter the email address you used when registering to get your password

APPLICATION CLOSES ON TUESDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY 2017.

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