Expatriates are allowed to register consulting firms with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria but only with partnership with a registered Nigerian engineer.
In such a partnership, the Nigerian engineer must be the major shareholder with at least 55% of the total shares.
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Been a member of COREN approved professional associations in Nigeria such as the NATE, NAEC, NSE, NISET or abroad such as Engineering Council(UK), CCPE(Canada), NCEES(USA), and IET presents a path to becoming COREN registered.
An alternative path involves writing a professional examination.
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You would require two (2) registry proposers to recommend you to the Council.
Both persons must be registered members of COREN and additionally must be up to date with their payments.
A person can only propose four (4) candidates to the Council in each calendar year thus it is important you contact your intended proposer(s) but also confirm they are eligible.
You can use our online checker to confirm eligibility of your proposers.
To use our online checker: Menu > Membership > Proposer Checker

If you have lost originals of your credentials, you would be required to produce support documents which includes; Extract from the police on the lost credential, sworn affidavit from a court, attestation letter from the issuer of the credential, and convocation list, if applicable.

The entry qualifications for the engineering cadres are as follows; For engineers, A bachelors degree in an accredited Nigerian university or a higher national diploma from an accredited polytechnic/monotechnic alongside a post graduate diploma. For technologists, a higher national diploma from an accredited polytechnic/montechnic. For technicians, an ordinary national diploma from an accredited polytechnic/monotechnic or a full technological certificate.
Finally a craftsman requires a West African Examination Council Certificate or its equivalent, or a technical NABTEB trade test.
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Cost of registration for personnel depends on consideration of options which includes engineering category, nationality, and location.
For firms, the considerations includes firm type, firm size based on business value, CAC registration type, and ownership.
You can use our online calculator to determine how much you would pay.
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