Permanent Secretary - Mamman Charges COREN .....Halt Building Collapse Now. The Permanent Secretary FMW&H, Mahmuda Mamman has charged the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) to strategize and ensure a halt to incessant building collapse in Nigeria henceforth. The Perm. Sec made this disclosure during a courtesy visit of members of the council led by its Registrar, Engr. (Prof) Adisa Bello to the Ministry’s Headquarters office in Abuja.   Mr. Mahmuda Mamman speaking further said that, COREN being a Federal Government Recognized Regulatory Body is vested with the elaborate Mandate and Powers to check and control building standards in Nigeria. To this end he opined that there should be no more cases of building collapse which he frowned at and termed a bad situation that must be brought to a stop.   The Perm. Sec, said there seems to be a disconnect somewhere between Nigerian Engineers and COREN and that COREN as a matter of urgency proffer an urgent solution to this situation.   Mamman also advised that all Regulators in the Engineering body should come together and seek audience with the Ministry of Finance especially as regards the recent Federal Government Policy directive of self-funding for all such bodies . He further spoke to the idea of the consideration of levies as a way of generating revenues to assist the council. He thereafter charged the council to come up with implementable plans and guide lines by going back to the drawing board for them to be able to reposition COREN for better performance and impactful services to Nigerians.   Mamman appreciated the visit which he said was very fruitful and he is better informed now than before on the activities of COREN, while also directing that proper checks and registration alongside mandatory monitoring be carried out on construction activities that will end up in Nigerians living in well-built solid buildings with confidence without any fear of building collapse, come rain, come sun shine nationwide in Nigeria.   Earlier, the Registrar of COREN, Engr. (Prof) Adisa A Bello, said they were in the Ministry to brief the Perm.Sec on the activities of the Council for the Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria. The Registrar said COREN is a statutory regulatory organ of the Federal Government of Nigeria, established by Decree No. 55 of 1970 amended by Degree No. 27 of 1992, now Engineers (Registration).   The Registrar also confirmed that by the promulgation of Decree 27 of 1992, COREN was merely a Registration body of Engineers, and it was then known as Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria. However with the expansion of its functions in 1992, which now includes Regulation and Control of the Engineering Family, COREN's name was changed to what it is now, but still retaining the acronym, COREN.   Amongst COREN ‘S MANDATE ARE: It is empowered to: 1.    Regulate and control Engineering practice in Nigeria with all its aspects and ramifications, 2.    Ensure that Engineering is practiced by industry, Government and professionals according to acceptable and prescribed standards and abiding by the ethics and cannons of the profession 3.    Ensuring that only registered Engineers head Engineering departments and Units 4.    Ensuring that without proper registration with COREN, Engineering Practitioners do not progress or function beyond legally prescribed levels among other key mandates of COREN.   Also in attendance were relevant Directors of Engineering Departments of the Ministry who also contributed to the very meaningful discussions. ...

FMW&H Assures States of Partnership and Collaboration to Impact on the People The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mahmuda Mamman has assured states of the Ministry's  willingness to partner and collaborate with them , he made this disclosure while hosting the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Dauda Lawal in the Ministry's Headquarters office in Abuja over the weekend. The Permanent Secretary said ‘’ The Ministry is willing to collaborate and partner with states in order to make life more meaningful for all Nigerians not necessarily the people of Zamfara state because we are here to serve the interest of the country and we are also  ready to do that, Your Excellency." While responding to the request of the Governor, he said, FMW&H and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) will work out a plan to be used as intervention strategy on the Funtua–Gusau Road he assured.   Mr. Mamman also assert that, “We are touching lives in so many ways and we really want to touch the lives of Nigerians especially the people plying that axis”. Mr Mahmuda has also instructed, the Director, Highways and Reconstruction Engr Folorunsho Esan of the Ministry   to mobilize and put necessary machinery in place to ensure that work starts from both ends of Funtua –Gusau Roads in the shortest possible time. The Governor, earlier in his  remarks, thanked the Permanent Secretary for granting his  request despite the short notice  , he said “the reason we are here today is to seek for partnership with FMW&H  in different areas of concern , I am aware of what the Ministry is dong, in  touching the lives of the people across the country, l am also aware  that the   contract for the dualization  of  Funtua -Gusau  Road has been  signed by the Ministry. Governor Lawal said that they were in the Ministry for two reasons, first to seek for the support of the Ministry to ensure that the contract startes from the Gusau end of the road and to also draw the attention of the Ministry and FERMA to the bad portions of the Gusau –Funtua road, so that it could be fixed before the major work starts for easy movement as the road is in a very bad shape. Commenting on the Governor’s request , Engr. Esan said " Contractors are only waiting for mobilization advance and as soon as that is done, funding will not be a challenge , contractors  can start from both ends of the road , there shall be no fear from whatever location  they start from, either from  Gusau or not ". Director, Highways Construction and Rehabilitation also said that, in 2020 Special intervention projects were signed for Zamfara roads and most of them have been completed. He said " In 2023 we have planned special intervention projects for  Zamfara roads  as well to make life easy for the people". ...

Mahmuda Mamman Resumes as Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Works. ... Promises an open, inclusive administration. Following the redeployment of Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, the Permanent Secretary posted to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mahmuda Mamman has resumed office today Wednesday,31st May, 2023. While addressing Management staff of the Ministry during the hand over and take over ceremony which took place at the main conference hall of the Ministry's Headquarters at Mabushi, Abuja, Mr Mahmuda promised an all-inclusive and open administration. "We are going to run an open government, an open administration so that we can achieve what we are supposed to achieve" he said He told the Management staff that he is going to rely on their professional advice and support so that critical decisions can be taken to move the country's infrastructural development forward. " You are the professionals, I am here to rely on your advice, guidance and directions for us to do what we are supposed to do but I can assure you that I am a team player and we are going to run an inclusive administration" he said Earlier the Director overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary, Engineer Folorunsho Esan expressed satisfaction that the new Permanent Secretary will provide purposeful leadership to move the Ministry forward due to his wealth of experience. Engineer Esan who gave a run-down of the activities of the Departments, Units and Parastatals of the Ministry, explained that the core Mandate of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing is the provision of roads, housing and urban renewal. In his welcome address, the Director Human Resource Management in the Ministry, Aliyu Abdullahi assured the new Permanent Secretary of the support and cooperation of Management and staff of the Ministry. Mahmuda Mamman is an indigene of Potiskum, Yobe State. A graduate of Political Science from the University of Maiduguri. He started his career as a Civil Servant in May, 1992 as a Personnel Officer II and rose through Promotion to the position of Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health from where he has been redeployed to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. The occasion was also attended by many Directors and Heads of Units from the Federal Ministry of Health who in a show of affection and solidarity graced the ceremony. ...