MMSD pledges support for COMEG

Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has pledged continuous support for the Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) towards reaping benefits associated with the mineral sector diversification drive.

Minister of Mines and Steel Development Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite made this pledge during the 10th Induction Ceremony of 150 Members by the Council of Nigerian Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) in Abuja on Tuesday.

He stated that the Ministry would continue to assist the Council with policy and guidance that will enable it function properly and discharge its responsibility of regulating, controlling and enforcing the provisions of the laws and regulations guiding mineral exploration and exploitation in the country

Arc. Adegbite enjoined the inductees to live up to the expectation of the Council’s professional code of conduct and ethics in order to sustain the standard of practice in the Nigerian Extractive Industry and ensure they are familiar with all the laws and regulations guiding their professional practice.

In his remarks, Minister of State Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah stated that the Ministry has remained resilient and dogged towards the drive for economic diversification, despite what has been a turbulent year due to the pandemic.

He tasked COMEG registered professionals, particularly, the class of 10th inductees to continue to uphold the core values of the Council and be custodians and guardians of the professional ethics within the Nigerian Extractive Industry.

In his welcome address, Chairman of Council Dr Godspower Ebimotimi Okpoi assured of COMEG’s continued efforts towards ensuring the registration of more professionals and companies to reduce, and eventually eliminate quackery in the extractive sector of the country.

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