The Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Forensics & Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria has admitted the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria as institutional representatives into its council.
The institute said the decision aligns with its statutory mandate and recognition that forensic science is multidisciplinary, spanning more than 127 professional and knowledge domains globally.
In a statement, CIFCFIN’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Dr Isa Salifu, said the inclusion of the two bodies would strengthen efforts to address cybercrime, infrastructure failures, and fraud across key sectors.
“The handshake with CPN will help to address issues of cybercrimes and loss of billions of Naira by individuals and organisations; quacks in the space and protection of national digital infrastructures and payment gateways – banks, finances, etc., while the handshake with COREN will provide solutions to engineering frauds and failure including use of low/poor quality materials, building collapse, among others,” he said.
He said the inclusion of CPN and COREN in the institute’s policy-making structure reinforces its commitment to advancing forensic science, fraud investigation, cybersecurity, and digital intelligence across Nigeria through a multi-sectoral governance framework. Related News Okpekpe Int’l 10km Race gets broadcast deal N/Delta clean-up must go beyond Ogoni, group warns NSE, FIDIC Africa target infrastructure capacity gaps
