The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and the Nigeria Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) are partnering with the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN) to tackle engineering failures in the country. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday during the induction of the inaugural cohort of Certified Forensic Engineering Failure Investigators (CEFFI), CIFCFIN President Dr. Iliyasu Gashinbaki said engineering failures can lead to loss of lives, public resources, safety, and institutional trust. He noted that such failures may arise from defective design, substandard materials, negligent workmanship, inadequate supervision, or compromised safety standards, and may have deeper roots in fraud, procurement abuse, and falsification.
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