The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has inducted 800 graduating college students of the Faculty of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, into the engineering career, charging them to uphold integrity, embrace innovation and prioritise public security.
The inductees, who graduated in 2026, have been additionally urged to develop entrepreneurial abilities, keep excessive skilled requirements and apply their technical information to fixing societal issues.
Speaking on the induction ceremony held on the International Conference Centre (ICC), Bauchi, on Saturday, the Chairman of the NSE Bauchi State Branch, Engr. Shehu Wakili, pledged the society’s dedication to selling professionalism, engineering excellence and mentorship for newly inducted engineers.
He mentioned the NSE would proceed to help younger engineers in creating their skilled competencies and contributing meaningfully to the development of engineering observe within the state.
Also talking, the Vice-Chancellor of ATBU, Prof. Ibrahim Hassan Garba, urged the brand new engineers to uphold good character, respect different professionals and embrace entrepreneurship as they start their careers.
Garba, who was represented by the Dean of Student Affairs, Engr. Sa’id Yusuf Umar, suggested the inductees to respect each member of the engineering career, regardless of rank, place or stage of duty.
He famous that the engineering business relied on the collective contributions of engineers, technologists, craftsmen and different technical personnel, stressing that no skilled ought to look down on colleagues in decrease cadres.
The vice-chancellor additionally challenged the graduates to see themselves as potential employers of labour by figuring out sensible issues in society and creating revolutionary options to handle them.
He urged them to use the information acquired throughout their coaching, discover alternatives of their respective fields and contribute to financial improvement by innovation and enterprise.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the event, Prof. Sulaiman Ibrahim Dodo, urged the newly inducted engineers to develop the talents, competence and confidence required to compete in an more and more globalised financial system.
He noticed that Nigeria’s financial system was turning into extra open to worldwide participation, with traders and professionals from nations corresponding to China getting into completely different sectors.
He, subsequently, urged the graduates to arrange for rising competitors by sustaining excessive skilled requirements and demonstrating their capability to fulfill worldwide expectations.
According to him, Nigerian engineers should not compromise requirements however ought to show that their coaching {and professional} talents can compete favourably with international finest practices.
Similarly, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Prof. Yau Shuaibu Haruna, charged the inductees to uphold skilled integrity, shun corruption, embrace innovation and prioritise public security and sustainability.
He emphasised that engineering was not merely about buying technical information but in addition about demonstrating honesty, accountability and a dedication to bettering human lives.
Haruna challenged the graduates to mirror on their skilled values and the tasks related to their signatures, warning them in opposition to approving questionable paperwork or permitting monetary inducements to affect their skilled judgment.
He confused that engineers should keep excessive moral requirements of their dealings with contractors, shoppers and different stakeholders, significantly the place private or monetary pursuits might compromise skilled choices.
The dean additionally urged the brand new engineers to respect different professionals and stakeholders whose contributions have been important to the profitable execution of engineering initiatives.
He inspired them to develop their digital abilities and stay dedicated to steady studying {and professional} improvement to maintain tempo with rising applied sciences and adjustments within the business.
On entrepreneurship, Haruna urged the inductees to determine challenges confronting society and develop sensible options that may very well be remodeled into viable companies.
He mentioned engineering graduates might contribute to job creation and financial progress by making use of their technical information to handle societal wants.
The dean additional described sustainability as a vital duty for engineers, urging them to contemplate the long-term implications of their designs and initiatives.
He mentioned engineers should be sure that the buildings and methods they develop may very well be constructed safely, maintained successfully, operated affordably and sustained with out inflicting pointless environmental harm.
Haruna additionally acknowledged the challenges confronting younger graduates, together with unemployment, skilled examination necessities, profession setbacks and the necessity for extra coaching earlier than establishing themselves of their chosen fields.
He, subsequently, referred to as on dad and mom to proceed supporting their youngsters as they navigate the calls for {of professional} improvement, noting that advancing within the engineering career typically requires further monetary and ethical help.
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