Nigerian Society Mining Engineers (NSME) is a volunteer professional organization founded on 24th June, 1989 and incorporated on 23rd March, 1990 to serve its members and the Nigerian minerals industry. NSME has its secretariat along Barkin Ladi Road in Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria and membership of over 900. NSME has continued to evolve over the years to meet the needs of its members and the minerals industry. It has the following objectives:

1. To bring together all mining and mineral processing engineers in Nigeria as members of the Society.
2. To advance the science and practice of engineering in the field of mining and mineral processing.
3. To afford a means for facilitating the acquisition and preservation of the knowledge as it pertains to the professions of mining and mineral processing.
4. To represent its specialist interests and its members in Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) and other Nigerian related professional/ regulatory bodies where applicable.
5. To represent to any Government the views of the Society on any legislative enactment or proposed legislation or any other subject(s) of concern or interest to the Society in Nigeria.
6. To establish professional relation with international bodies such as Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (IMM) London, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME and other related international professional bodies.
7. To ensure the maintenance of high standard and regulation of professional practices in mining and related industries and ascertain high academic and professional standards in mining and related programmes in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.
8. To enhance the welfare and ensure the protection of the interest of members of the Society.

The National body is the apex of the Society and run by the Council. The Council comprises elected National Executive Members, Fellows-in-Council, Members-in- Council, and Institutional Members-in-Council. The President of the Society is the Chairman of the Council.

The Society has six Zonal Chapters run by their respective Executive Committees. These Zonal Chapters are:

Abuja- Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and Niger States.
Akure- Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo, Lagos and Osun States.
Enugu- Enugu, Anamber, Imo, Cross-River, Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Ebonyi and Bayelsa States.
Jos- Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Taraba States.
Kaduna- Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States.
Okene- Kwara, Kogi, Benue and Edo States.

The activities of the Society include among others:

Publications

The Society publishes technical journal: “The Nigerian Mining Journal”; a quarterly news bulletin- “The Miner”; Annual Conference and seminar proceedings and other hoc publications.

Conferences/Workshops/ Seminars/Courses

The Society provides services (technical, managerial, or professional) to its members to improve their competence through workshops, seminars, lectures and conferences. The need of these services is more paramount in our profession than in most other professions because of the increasing advances in the fields of engineering and technology.

The Society holds an annual conference based on selected theme that addresses issues of fundamental importance to the Nigerian minerals industry. The conference creates an opportunity for its members to exchange critical information and intelligent ideas that will enable them to keep in pace with the latest development in mining and mineral processing, thereby helping them to increase their productivity and efficiency. The communiqué issued at the end of conference in many occasions has helped the Government in formulating its minerals and metals policies. The Conference is normally rounded off with Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Awards and Prizes

The Society establishes awards and prizes to honour those who distinguish themselves in the profession and outstanding students in mining and mineral processing engineering programmmes. . The Society also establishes honorary fellowship awards to periodically honour those who made outstanding service to the Society or distinguish themselves in scientific or engineering achievement in the fields embracing the activities of the Society.

Benevolent Fund

The Society operates a benevolent fund to which individual members contribute to for the purpose of assisting bereaved/distressed members or their families.

Code of Conduct and Ethics

The Society has established Code of Conduct and Ethics to control the professional conduct of its members. The Society expects its members to uphold the dignity and reputation of their profession and to safe-guard the public interest in matters of safety, health and otherwise.