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.