COMEG set to reposition mining and geosciences in Nig. to reflect global standard

The Council of Mining Engineers  and Geoscientists (COMEG) in conjunction with GEOCARDINAL Engineering services has set machinery in place to work on modalities for repositioning the Council to meet international Standard.
This repositioning Agenda was disclosed when the Registrar of COMEG Professor Zacheus O. Opafunso and his counterpart, Lead Consultant at Geocardinal Engineering Services, Engr. Titilope Adeyemo paid a courtesy visit on the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Prof. Joseph Adeola Fuwape during COMEG 5-Day Professional Training in Akure, Ondo State.
Prof. Opafunso enumerated the objective of the 5 Day Professional Training Programme with the theme: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING WORKSHOP ON MINERAL REPORTING STANDARDS  organized for COMEG Recognized Competent Persons and the rational for organizing such in Akure at such a time as this, being  primarily the abundance of assorted Mineral Resources deposit as confirmed by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu  when he met with the duo earlier.
The Registrar informed the VC that the Federal Government has placed great importance in the Extractive sector as one of the major focus of this administration to diversify the economy as such, all hands must be on deck to ensure that the Council of Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) succeeds in its mandate as the foremost regulator of the professionals in the sector.
In his remark, the Lead Consultant at Geocardinal Engineering Services, Engr. Titilope Adeyemo implored the VC to educate the professionals on the relevance, possibility and advantages embeded in being registered members of both COREN and COMEG, saying, that he happens to be an example of an active member of both bodies.
Engr. Adeyemo observed that thousands of professionals abound in the University community but very few of them are registered with COMEG. He opined that the error could now be rectified through the support of the VC and his team.
He enjoined the VC and his team to use their offices to encourage the relevant candidates within their domain to register with COMEG and be up to date with their membership so that they can enjoy the benefits of such trainings that is planned for all the zones of the country in the course of the year.
The VC in his response appreciated COMEG and GEOCARDINAL for involving FUTA in the quest for proper Certification of professionals in Mining and Geosciences so as to make them at par with their counterparts globally thereby making them properly placed to sign acceptable Mineral Reports instead of going all over the world looking for signatories when our scientists are the ones doing both the “brain work as well as the leg work”.
He promise to always be open to give any assistance needed of him. According to him, “our scientists are ripe to write our reports as they have the skill and training required of them”.
The meeting was graced by Deputy Vice Chancellors, Academic and Development with other principal Officers of the University. 
COMEG Management Team were also in attendance.