Engineers get new fellows

Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) at its first quarterly dinner this year in Abuja on Wednesday conferred fellowship on 13 engineers.It also gave special merit award to three ministers and a governor.The ministers are: Bala Mohammed, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministry; Mike Onolememen, Works Ministry; and Chinedu Nebo, Power Ministry.Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State was […]

Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) at its first quarterly dinner this year in Abuja on Wednesday conferred fellowship on 13 engineers.
It also gave special merit award to three ministers and a governor.
The ministers are: Bala Mohammed, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministry; Mike Onolememen, Works Ministry; and Chinedu Nebo, Power Ministry.
Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State was the only governor honoured. All the ministers and the governor sent representatives to the event.
The NSE Board of Fellows said the FCT minister was selected because “he is a very innovative individual, team player…whose Land Swap initiative has attracted international interest and recognition.”
Nebo was said to have “successfully led and facilitated what is adduced to be one of the biggest privatization efforts in the world.”
While speaking, NSE President Ademola Isaac Olorunfemi said fellowship is conferred on engineers who contribute “to the growth of the noble profession of engineering as well as to the development of [their] immediate environment, the nation and humanity in general.”
Olorunfemi who drew the attention of guests to national challenges talked about dwindling oil revenue, falling value of the naira noting that Nigeria’s budget expenditure of N4.358 trillion as projected will not be because of the decline in earnings from oil.
He observed that although capital expenditure will be under undue severe threat, this is opportunity for the people to turn to the non-oil income sources.
He said the need for oil subsidy has now been eliminated.
He harped on need for sustained investment in infrastructure, pointing out that the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan report requires Nigeria to invest $2.9 trillion over the next 30 years in infrastructure.