{"id":1289,"date":"2024-02-27T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2025-12-24T02:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T02:49:51","slug":"coren-visit-the-minister-of-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/coren-visit-the-minister-of-works\/","title":{"rendered":"COREN Visit the Minister of Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1289\" class=\"elementor elementor-1289\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf05c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbf05c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db735f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db735f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udcf0 COREN Leadership Visits Minister of Works Umahi to Strengthen Collaboration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8009372 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8009372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc490df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc490df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-18-at-6.02.39-PM-2-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1294\" alt=\"whatsapp image 2024 04 18 at 6.02.39 pm 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-18-at-6.02.39-PM-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-18-at-6.02.39-PM-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-18-at-6.02.39-PM-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/szabubakar.com\/1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-18-at-6.02.39-PM-2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"COREN Visit the Minister of Works\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6e379 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d6e379\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4a101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab4a101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><b>Abuja<\/b> \u2014 The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) initiated a high-level engagement with the Federal Ministry of Works on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, to foster closer collaboration on matters of infrastructure development and engineering standards.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The COREN delegation, led by the President, <b>Engr. Prof. Sadiq Zubair Abubakar, FNSE, FAEng, FNIAE<\/b>, paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency <b>Engr. Sen. Nweze David Umahi, FNSE<\/b>, at the Ministry\u2019s Headquarters in Abuja.<\/p><h5 data-path-to-node=\"3\">\ud83d\udc65 The Delegation<\/h5><p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The COREN President was accompanied by the Registrar of the Council, <b>Engr. Prof. Adisa Ademola Bello, FNSE, FAEng<\/b>, and other key members of the COREN management team. The visit underscores the regulatory body&#8217;s commitment to ensuring quality assurance and adherence to professional ethics within the engineering sector, a sector central to the Ministry of Works\u2019 mandate.<\/p><h5 data-path-to-node=\"5\">\ud83e\udd1d Focus on Quality and Infrastructure<\/h5><p data-path-to-node=\"6\">While the full details of the discussions were not immediately released, the courtesy call is expected to center on critical areas of national importance, including:<\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"7\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b>Implementation of Engineering Regulations:<\/b> Ensuring all engineers and construction firms working on federal projects are properly registered and compliant with COREN standards.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b>Infrastructure Quality Control:<\/b> Discussing strategies to enhance the quality and longevity of federal roads, bridges, and other civil engineering projects across the country.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b>Capacity Building:<\/b> Exploring avenues for collaboration between COREN and the Ministry to improve the professional development and training of engineers employed in the public sector.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-path-to-node=\"8\">The meeting brings together two prominent leaders in the engineering field\u2014Prof. Abubakar, the head of the profession\u2019s regulatory body, and Senator Umahi, a seasoned engineer and politician now directing the nation&#8217;s infrastructure drive. This synergy is anticipated to lead to policy decisions that will significantly impact the practice and quality of engineering works in Nigeria.<br \/><br \/>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/coren.gov.ng\/the-president-of-coren-engr-prof-sadiq-zubair-abubakar-fnse-faeng-fniae-led-a-delegation-comprising-of-the-registrar-of-coren-engr-prof-adisa-ademola-bello-fnse-faeng-and-members-of-coren-man\/\">https:\/\/coren.gov.ng\/the-president-of-coren-engr-prof-sadiq-zubair-abubakar-fnse-faeng-fniae-led-a-delegation-comprising-of-the-registrar-of-coren-engr-prof-adisa-ademola-bello-fnse-faeng-and-members-of-coren-man\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5d1fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c5d1fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f407f04 elementor-widget 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