The Roles of Engineering in Overcoming Nigeria Emerging Issues and Challenges

Abstract

Engineering roles are not laymen affairs, they are responsible for
effective infrastructures and economy development of any nation,
thereby improving living standard of the people and ensuring
sustainable national development of nations. Engineering plays a
significant role in ensuring the achievement of any nation vision and
further ensure that sustainable solutions are available, considered and
implemented for sustainable development. Thus, engineering as a
profession in Nigeria is bedeviled by manpower development, good
governance and innovations challenges. This paper examines the
engineering responsibilities in solving the Nigeria emerging issues and
challenges, and suggests ways engineering profession could be
empowered to do more in the task ahead forNigeria sustainable development.