History

BRIEF HISTORY OF NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS (NSME)

Nigerian Society Mining Engineers (NSME) is a volunteer professional organization founded on 24^th June, 1989 and incorporated on 23^rd March, 1990 to serve its members and the Nigerian minerals industry. NSME has its secretariat along Barkin Ladi Road in Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria and membership of over 900. NSME has continued to evolve over the years to meet the needs of its members and the minerals industry. It has the following objectives:

1. To bring together all mining and mineral processing engineers in Nigeria as members of the Society.
2. To advance the science and practice of engineering in the field of mining and mineral processing.
3. To afford a means for facilitating the acquisition and preservation of the knowledge as it pertains to the professions of mining and mineral processing.
4. To represent its specialist interests and its members in Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) and other Nigerian related professional/ regulatory bodies where applicable.
5. To represent to any Government the views of the Society on any legislative enactment or proposed legislation or any other subject(s) of concern or interest to the Society in Nigeria.
6. To establish professional relation with international bodies such as Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (IMM) London, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME and other related international professional bodies.
7. To ensure the maintenance of high standard and regulation of professional practices in mining and related industries and ascertain high academic and professional standards in mining and related programmes in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.
8. To enhance the welfare and ensure the protection of the interest of members of the Society.