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Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria

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Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) — established by Decree No. 55 (1970), now Cap C16 Laws of the Federation 2004. All engineering projects in Nigeria must be supervised by a COREN-registered engineer. Project registration, design drawings, and progress reports must be filed with COREN. Applies to civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical works including solar installations and digital infrastructure.

TERM CODE: coren-nigeria
LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER: COREN (D.N. Cap C16)
LEGISLATION JURISDICTION: West Africa
LEGISLATION LEGAL FORCE: https://schema.org/InForce
EXTERNAL REFERENCE: https://coren.gov.ng/about-us/coren-act/
ADDITIONAL PROPERTY: in-effectstatus Construction and engineering projects in Nigeria without a COREN-registered supervisor are illegal and cannot receive public procurement contracts. Signed project records linked to the supervising engineer's COREN registration satisfy project registration requirements.reason infrastructureappliesSectors ng-operationsappliesTriggers appliesMaterials 7jurisdictionRank

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