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EXCLUSIVE! Architects In Crisis As NIA, ARCON Registration War Gets Messier

Hundreds Of Architects Denied License To Practice
As NIA Says ARCON Seeks To Usurp Its Powers
‘I Cannot Be Intimidated By Allegations’ – ARCON President
Fashola Accused Of Complacency Over Feud
By ‘Dotun Akintomide

As the registration war between the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) and Architect Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) continues, over who is qualified to carry out pre-registration evaluation for Architects in the country, Nigerian Architects have been thrown into a state of quandary forcing them to sit on a precipice following the issuance of two counter-directives by both bodies at the peak of the practice and regulation of architecture in the country.

Private investigation by the The New Diplomat reveals that the registration saga which borders on who has the statutory powers to evaluate and register would-be professional Architects in the country has been in the cooler for a while now, until a recent directive advertised in the Guardian Newspaper of Monday June 5, 2017, page 46 by ARCON asking Architects seeking license to practice as registered Architects in Nigeria to apply for a certain Architects Competence Programme (ACP 1.0), a directive seen by the Institute, as an affront and encroachment on its statutory functions and responsibilities as the body saddled with the evaluation of Architects in the country as part of registration and licensing process.

Read more: https://www.newdiplomatng.com/business/exclusive-architects-in-crisis-as-nia-arcon-registration-war-gets-messier/
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