In Nigeria, professional bodies and institutions are created to regulate the conduct and ethical standards of professionals within their respective fields. There are numerous such bodies in Nigeria today, covering fields such as accounting, engineering, banking, surveying, medicine, and more.
Membership in a professional body can greatly benefit one’s career and open up opportunities for advancement within Nigeria. To help individuals enhance their skills and knowledge, many of these bodies offer short courses that result in professional certification, which is highly valued by employers and can be advantageous for securing executive positions.
Below is a list of professional bodies in Nigeria that have earned accreditation.
1) Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)
Office address: Adeola Hopewell St, Eti Osa, Lagos.
Website: www.cibnnigeria.org
2) African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE)
Website: www.aiae-nigeria.org
3) African Finance and Economics Association (AFEA)
Website: www.afea.info
4) Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN)
Office address: 9, Sam Sonibare Street, Surulere, Lagos.
Website: www.agpmpn.org
5) Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN)
Office address: 250, Herbert Macaulay Street, Alagomeji-Yaba,
P.M.B 1011, Yaba, Lagos. Website: www.anan.org.ng
6) Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN)
Office address: Secretariat, 4th Floor, Wing B
Plot 4, Oyetubo Street Off Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja -Lagos
7) COREN Engineering Professional Development Centre.
House 21/23, 14 Road, Off 1st Avenue Gwarimpa Phase 11 Abuja.
Website: www.acen.org.ng/
8) Business Education Exams Council (BEEC)
Office address: Palmline Building (1st Floor), 11, Wharf Road, Apapa, Lagos.
Website: www.beectraining.com
9) Centre for Law and Development (CLD)
Office address: 18 Babatunde Jose Street,
(formerly Festival Road), off Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Website: www.clds.org
10) Chartered Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Address: 57, Isheri Road, by County Bus Stop Aguda Ogba Lagos Ikeja Aguda Ogba Lagos NG, 100001
Phone: 0909 917 5136
https://www.cilscmglobal.org/
11) Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria (CPIN)
Office address: Areta Plaza 1st Floor,
178, Aba Express Road, ABA ROAD, Port Harcourt, Rivers.
Website: www.pensioninstitute.com
12) Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters (CICSR)
Office address: 6, Ladipo Adeyemi Street, Anthony Village, Lagos.
Website: www.cicsrng.org
13) Chartered Institute of Warehousing and Materials Management
Address: 57, Isheri Road, County B/Stop, Ogba, Ikeja, Ogba, Lagos, Lagos, Ogba 100001, Ikeja
Phone: 0802 548 6416,
https://www.ciwmglobal.org/
14) Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management (IPDM)
15) Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters
16) Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA)
Office address: 78 Old Ojo Road, Kuje Amuwo-Odofin, Mile 2 Badagry Expressway, Lagos.
Website: www.cia-ng.org/
17) Chartered Institute of Customer Relationship Management
No.88, Along Iju Ishaga Road, Off Agege, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Mobile: 09099175074
E-mail Addresses: info@cicrmglobal.org icrminfo@yahoo.com membership@cicrmglobal.org
www.cicrmglobal.org/
18) Certified Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Nigeria (CICMA)
Office address: 7, Cicma House Kachia Road, Kaduna South, Kaduna.
Website: www.cicma-ng.org/
19) Chartered Institute of Commerce of Nigeria (CICN)
Office address: Ashake House, 223 Old Abeokuta Motor Rd.,
Opp Railway Police Station, Total Bus Stop, Agege, Lagos.
Website: www.cicng.org
20) Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Nigeria Office address: 75, Ojuelegba Road,
(the 2nd Floor) Opposite Access Bank, Ojuelegba, Surulere, Lagos. Website:
www.cimanigeria.com/
21) Chartered Institute Of Contract Project And Facility Management
Address: 57 isheri Road Off Oja Bus Stop Aguda, 100218, Ogba
Phone: 0802 548 6416
www.cicpfmglobal.org
22) Chartered Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (CIMN)
Office address: 1, Osinbajo Close, Ikorodu Road, Obanikoro, Shomolu, Lagos.
Website: www.cimn.8m.com
23) Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN)
Office address: Km 40, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway,
Asese Village, Ogun State.
Website: www.ciinigeria.com
24) Chartered Institute of Human Resources Management,
c/o HRM Professionals and Certifications Institute,
No.88, Along Iju Ishaga Road, Off Agege, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Mobile: 09099175074
www.hrmci.org
25) Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM)
Office address: CIPM House, CIPM Avenue, Off Obafemi Awolowo way,
Opp Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Lagos.
Website: www.cipmnigeria.org
26) Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS)
Office address: 10th Floor, CSS Bookshop House,
50/52 Broad Street, Lagos.
Website: www.cisnigeria.com
27) Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
Office address: 3rd and 4th Floor, 11, Ikorodu Road,
Opp. CPI, Moore Ltd, Maryland, Maryland, Lagos.
Website: www.citn.org
28) Chartered Institute of Finance and Control of Nigeria (CIFCN)
Office address: 2nd Floor, 3 Balogun Street, Railway Crossing,
Ikeja, Lagos.
Website: www.cifcnnig.org/, www.ifcnnig.org
29) College of Health Safety And Environmental Management
102, Oyemekun Road Opp. Oyemekun Grammer School, Akure.
Mobile: 08151635876
www.ciehsglobal.us
30) Computer Forensics Institute of Nigeria, CFIN
31) Computer and systems auditing and forensics
Office address: Rockshire House 16,
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way (formerly Old Akute Road),
Station Bus Stop, Iju, Ifako-ijaiye, Lagos State.
Website: www.computerforensicsinstitutenigeria.org. and www.cfinonline.org.
32) Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON)
Office address: Eric Moore Tower Complex,
Games Village, Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos.
Website: www.corbon.gov.ng
33) Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
Office address: Head Office: House 21/23, 14 Road,
Off 1st Avenue, Gwarinpa Phase II, Wuse, Abuja.
Website: www.corenng.org
34) CPI Education Training Center (CETC)
Website: www.cpieducation.org
35) Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC)
Office address: FITC House 164/166 Murtala Mohammed way Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
Website: www.fitc-ng.com
36) Institute of Aviation and Maritime Studies (IAMS)
Office address: Opposite AP Filling Station, Oshodi,
Oke–Afa, 52 Egbe Rd, P.O. Box 5195 Ejigbo, Lagos.
Website: www.iams-ng.com
37) Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
Office address: Plot 16, Idowu Taylor Street,
Professional Centre Layout, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Website: www.ican-ngr.org
38) Chartered Institute Of Social Media And Digital Marketing
Address: 57 isheri road off oja bus stop aguda, 100218, Ogba
Phone: 0802 548 6416
www.cismdm.com
39) Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Of Nigeria (ICSAN)
Office address: Elephant Cement Way, Alausa, P.O. box 15705, Ikeja, Lagos.
Website: www.icsan.org
40) Institute of Credit & Risk Management (ICRM)
Office address: 5, Abeo Street, Off Funsho Williams Avenue,
Surulere, Lagos. Website: icrmng.org/index.html
41) Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (I.C.E.N)
Office address: BZ 1&2, Sardauna Crescent, Kaduna.
Website: www.icennig.org
42) Institute of Registered Administrative Managers of Nigeria (IRAMN)
Office address: No. 7A Junction Road by Sardauna Crescent, Kaduna, Kaduna State.
Website: www.regdmanager.org/
43) Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria (ICPAN)
Office address: 15, Isheri Street, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos.
Website: www.icpan.biz/, www.cpanigeria.org/
44) Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN)
Office address: BZ 1&2, Sardauna Crescent, Kaduna.
Website: www.icennig.org/
45) Institute of Business Technology Management of Nigeria (IBTM)
Office address: 5 and 6, Tidibodo Shopping Plaza, Akingbile, Moniya, Ibadan.
Website: www.ibtmedu.org, www.ibtmnigeria.org
46) Institute of Industrial Security and Safety of Nigeria (IISSN)
Office address: Awolowo Glass House, 2nd Floor, 29/31, Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos.
Website: www.iissn.org
47) Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN)
Office address: Federal Secretariat, Phase 2, PMB 1001, Oshodi, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Website: www.ipanng.org
48) Chartered Institute of Public Management – Unique (IPM)
Office address: 37, Itire Road, Surulere, Lagos.
Website: www.ipm-unique.org, www.ipm-ng.org
49) Institute of Fraud Examiners (IFE) Website:
www.acfeng.org
50) Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria (ISMN)
Office address: Plot 1A, Block B8, CMD/Jubilee Road, Magodo Brooks, Magodo, Lagos.
Website: www.ismng.org/, www.ismng.org/
51) Institute of Professional Recruitment Consultants, (IPRC)
Office address: Suite 121, Edo House,
Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, Eti Osa, Lagos.
Website: www.iprcng.net
52) Institute of Data Processing Management of Nigeria (IDPMN)
Office address: 1, Colonel Obi Close, Ketu-Ijanikin,
Lagos State. Website: www.idpmng.org, www.idpmnigeria.org
53) Certified Institute of Cost Management (ICMN) Office address:
Plot 546 Sultan Abubakar Way, Conakry Street Wuse Zone 3 Abuja.
Website: www.icmn.org
54) Institute of Directors Nigeria (IOD)
Office address: 41, Glover Road, Ikoyi Lagos.
Website: www.iodnigeria.com
55) Institute of Management Consultancy (IMC)
Office address 18/19 Ahmadu Bello Way Kaduna.
Website: www.imcnig.com
56) Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (ITM)
Office address MAN HOUSE, 77 Awolowo way, Ikeja, Lagos.on Road,
Kaduna North, Kaduna State.
Website: www.instituteoftreasurymanagement.com
57) Manufacturer’s Association of Nigeria (MAN)
Office address: MAN HOUSE, 77 Awolowo way, Ikeja, Lagos.
Website: www.manufacturersnigeria.org
58) Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)
Office address: Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Imo.
Website: www.mdcan.org.ng/
59) Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
Office address: Plot 1102, Cadastral Zone B11, Off Oladipo Diya Road, Behind Prince and Princess Estate,
Kaura District, Abuja FCT.
Website: www.mdcn.gov.ng/, www.mdcnigeria.org/
60) Money Market Association of Nigeria (MMAN)
Office address: Plot 1398B, Tiamiyu Savage Street,
P.O.Box 73078, V/I; Lagos.
Website: www.moneymarketng.com
61) Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN)
Office address: 22C, Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Website: www.itan.org.ng
62) National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM)
Office address: Bavis House, 19, Gwani Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.
Website: www.nannm.com
63) National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN)
Office address: Niger Insurance House, 302/304 Ikorodu Road, Anthony, Lagos.
Website: www.nimn.com.ng
64) Nigeria Bar Association (NBA)
Office address: Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewall Street,
P.M.B. 1261 Victoria Island, Lagos.
Website: www.nigerianbar.com
65) Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Office address: Supreme Court of Nigeria Complex Three Arms Zone, Abuja.
66) Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies,
Otunba Payne St, Lagos
Website: www.nials-nigeria.org
67) Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA)
Office address: 2 Kukawa Close, Garki II, Abuja.
Website: www.niarchitects.org
68) Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV)
Office address: AISA HOUSE, 9 Ndande Crescent, Off Accra Street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.
Website: www.niesv.org
69) Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST)
Office address: Olajide Koleoso Laboratory Complex, FIIRO, NITEL Training Centre, Oshodi Lagos.
Website: www.nifst.org
70) Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)
Office address: Management House, Plot 22, Idowu Taylor Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Website: www.managementnigeria.org
71) Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)
Office address: 19 Town Planning Way, Ilupeju, Lagos.
Website: www.nipreko.org
72) Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS)
Address: Plot 4029 Michael Opara Way, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.
Website: www.niqs.net
73) Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT)
Address: Sango/U.I Road, Samonda, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Website: www.nislt.gov.ng
74) Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP)
Website: www.nitp-ng.org
75) Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER)
Office address: NISER, P.M.B. 5, U.I. Post Office, Ojoo, Oyo Road, Ibadan.
Website: www.niser.gov.ng/, www.niser.org
76) Nigeria Institute of Professional Secretaries (NIPS)
Office address: 18A Modele Street, Off Tejuosho Road by Barracks Bus Stop, Surulere, Lagos.
Website: www.nipsecretaries.org
77) National Teachers’ Institute (NTI)
Address: KM 5 Kaduna – Zaria Express Way, Rigachikun, PMB 2191 Kaduna.
Website: www.ntinigeria.org
78) Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA)
Office address: NIA House,
42, Saka Tinubu Street, V/I, Victoria Island, Lagos,
Website: www.nigeriainsurers.org, www.nigeriainsurers.com
79) Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB)
Office address: No. 7, Misau Crescent, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki II, Abuja.
Website: www.niobng.org, www.niobuilding.org
80) Nigeria Institute of Safety Professionals (NISP)
Office address: Ikotun – Idimu Road, Lagos.
Website: www.nispnigeria.com
81) Nigeria Institute of Industrial Management (NIIM)
Office address: 9A, Pade Odanye Crescent, Ikeja, Lagos.
Website: www.niim.org
82) Nigeria Institute of Civil Engineers (NICE)
Office address: National Headquarters: National Engineering Centre,
Website: www.nice-nigeria.org, www.icenigeria.org/
83) Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)
Address: Plot 10, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, Behind MKO Abiola Garden Alausa, Ikeja – Lagos.
Website: www.ncs.org.ng
84) Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)
Address: National Engineering Centre,
Plot 1035 Cadastral, Off National Mosque Labour House Road,
Central Business District. Garki.
Website: www.nigeriannma.org
85) Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN)
Office address: Kofo Kasumu Avenue, Lakeview phase 1 Estate, ICAN Bus Stop, Amuwo Odofin Lagos.
Website: www.oaan.org
86) Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)
Office address: Plot 7/9, Industrial Layout, Idu, P.M.B. 415, Garki, Abuja.
Website: www.pcnng.org
87) Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)
Office address: 32, Faramobi Ajike Street, Anthony Village, Lagos.
Website: www.ps-nigeria.org
88) Pipeline Professionals’ Association of Nigeria (PLAN)
Office address: Plot 149, Trans Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers.
Website: www.plan-ng.com/index.php
89) Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN)
Office address: The STAN Place, Kwali, Abuja, P. M. B. 777, Garki Abuja.
Website: www.stanonline.org
90) Strategic Management Centre (SMC)
Office address: SMC House, Dele Adeyemi Street, Agungi, Lekki.
Website: www.smgnigeria.org
91) Society of Construction Industry Arbitrators of Nigeria (SCIAN)
Office address: 17, King George Road, Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos.
Website: www.sciarb.com/index.html
92) The Nigeria Institute of Safety Professionals (NISP)
Office address: Ikotun – Idimu Road, Lagos.
Website: www.nispnigeria.com
93) The Institute of Certified Geographers of Nigeria (ICGN)
Office address: BZ 1 and 2 Sardauna Crescent, Off Junction Road,
1st Floor, ICEN Wing, P.O.Box 4333, Kaduna.
Website: www.icgnig.org
94) The Institute of Business Development (IBD)
Address: 3B Adewale Crescent, Oshodi, Lagos.
Website: www.ibdng.org
95) The Institute of Benefits and Trusts Management (IBTM)
Office address: 302/304, Ikorodu Road, Anthony Village, Shomolu, Lagos.
Website: www.institute-benefits.org
96) The Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria (CPIN)
Office address: 2, Isijola Street, off Ikorodu Road,
Behind Akintola Williams Deloitte House, Ilupeju, Lagos.
Website: www.pensioninstitute.org
97) The Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria (ICA)
Office address: 213, Igbosere Street, 4th Floor, Lagos Island, Lagos.
Website: www.icanigeria.org
98) The Institute of Company and Commercial Accounts of Nigeria (ICCAN)
Office address: 7, Agege Motor Road, (2nd Floor), Moshalasi, Yaba-Lagos.
Opposite Ransome Kuti Memorial Grammar School.
Website: www.iccaofnigeria.org
99) The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)
Office address: Plot 1035 Cadastral, Off National Mosque Labour House Road,
Central Business District. Garki, Abuja.
Website: www.nse.org.ng
100) The Institute of Registered Administrative Managers of Nigeria (IRAMN)
Office address: No. 7A Junction Road by Sardauna Crescent, Kaduna, Kaduna State.
Nigeria, West Africa Kaduna.
Website: www.regdmanager.org
101) The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
Office address: 4th Floor, 15B, Awolowo Road,
South West, Ikoyi, Eti Osa, Lagos.
Website: www.ciltnigeria.org/
102) The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (CIPSMN)
Office address: 27, Shipeolu Street, Off Ikorodu Road,
Onipanu Junction, Onipanu, Shomolu, Lagos.
Website: www.cipsmn.com/
103) The Institute of Business and Economic Analysts, Nigeria (IBEAN)
Office address: NK 8, Constitution Road Kaduna, Kaduna Town, Kaduna North, Kaduna.
Website: www.ibeann.org
104) West African College of Physicians
Website: www.wac-physicians.org
105) West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM)
Office address: Central Bank of Nigeria Training Centre, Lagos.
Website: www.waifem.org
106) Institute of Human Resources and Strategic Management (IHRSM)
Office address: 328 Ikorodu Road by Idiroko Bus Stop, Lagos.
Website: www.ihrsm.com
107) The Institute of Business and Economic Analysts, Nigeria (IBEAN)