Professional bodies function to administer certain roles geared towards the interest of a profession. safeguarding of specialized body of knowledge, setting operational boundaries of the profession, providing a network for specialists of the profession, as well as ensuring that educational institutions are eligible to train students in the profession are some of the primary responsibilities of professional bodies.
This is a comprehensive list of professional bodies that are extant in Nigeria:
Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA)
Address: 2, Kukawa Close, Garki II, Abuja
Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Address: NUJ National Secretariat, Victory Plaza, Onitsha Crescent, First Floor, Area II, Garki, Abuja
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria(ICSAN)
Address: Elephant Cement Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State
Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP)
Address: Bawa Bwari House, Plot 2047, Michael Okpara Way, Wuse Zone 5, Garki, Abuja
Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria
Address: House 21/22, 14 Road, off 1st Avenue, Gwarimpa Phase II, Wuse, Abuja
Information Technology Association of Nigeria(ITAN)
Address: 22C, Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State
Institute of Directors (IOD)
Address: 41, Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State
Nigeria Institute of Safety Professionals (NISP)
Address: Ikotun-Idimu Road, Alimosho, Lagos State
Institute of Corporate Administrators (ICA)
Address: 112B, A. E. Ekukinam Street, Utako, Abuja
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM)
Address: Bavis House, 19, Gwani Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja
Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV)
Address: AISA House, 9 Ndande Crescent, off Accra street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja
Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS)
Address: Plot 4029, Michael Opara way, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria (ICPAN)
Address: 15, Ishieri Street, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos State
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
Address: Plot 16, Idowu Taylor Street, Professional Centre Layout, Victoria Island, Lagos State
Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria ( I.C.E.N)
Address: BZ 1&2, Sardauna Crescent, Kaduna State
Institute of Professional Recruitment Consultants (IPRC)
Address: Suite 121, Edo House, Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Commerce of Nigeria (CICN)
Address: Ashake House, No. 223, Old Abeokuta Motor Road, Opposite Railway Police Station, Agege, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (CIMN)
Address: No. 1, Osinbajo Close, Ikorodu Road, Obanikoro, Shomolu, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS)
Address: 10th Floor, CSS Bookshop House, 50/52 Broad Street, Lagos Island
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)
Address: Adeola Hopewell Street, Eti Osa, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria ( CIPM)
Address: CIPM House, CIPM Avenue, off Obafemi Awolowo way, opposite Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA)
Address: No. 78, Old Ojo Road, Kuje Amuwo-Odofin, Mile 2, Badagry Expressway, Lagos State
Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN)
Address: No. 250, Herbert Macaulay Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos State
Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN)
Address: No. 9, Sam Shonibare Street, Surulere, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters (CICSR)
Address: No. 6, Ladipo Adeyemi Street, Anthony Village, Lagos State
Chartered of Cost and Management Accountants of Nigeria (CICMA)
Address: No. 7, CICMA HOUSE, Kachia Road, Kaduna South, Kaduna State
Institute of Registered Administrative Managers of Nigeria (IRAMN)
Address: No. 7A Junction Road By Sardauna Crescent, Kaduna, Kaduna State
Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN)
Address: Federal Secretariat, Lagos State
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)
Address: MAN HOUSE, 77 Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos State
Medical and Dental Councils of Nigeria (MDCN)
Address: Plot 1102, Cadastral Zone B 11, Off Oladipo Diya Road, Kaura District, Abuja
National Teachers’ Institute (NTI)
Address: KM 5 Kaduna-Zaria Expressway, Kaduna State
Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)
Address: Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Imo State
Nigeria Institute of Civil Engineers (NICE)
Address: National Headquarters: National Engineering Centre, Central Business District, Garki, Abuja
Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON)
Address: APCON House, National Theatre Annex, Iganmu, Lagos State
Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)
Address: Plot 7/9, Industrial Layout, Idu, Garki, Abuja
Nigeria Institute of Professional Secretaries (NIPS)
Address: 18A Modele street, off Tejuosho Road, Surulere, Lagos State
Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA)
Address: National Engineering Centre, Plot 1035, Cadastral, off National Mosque, Labour House Road, Central Business District, Garki, Abuja
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)
Address: Plot 10, Otunba Jobi Fele way, behind MKO Abiola Garden, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State
The Nigeria Institute of Shipping
Address: 71A Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos State
The Institute of Credit Administration (ICA)
Address: No. 4, Eke A. Yusufu Close, Crown Plaza, Suite 15, behind Eterna Filling Station, Utako, Abuja
Institute of Credit and Risk Management (ICRM)
Address: No. 5, Abeo Street, Idk Oro, Lagos State
The Institute of Certified Geographers of Nigeria (ICGN)
Address: BZ 1&2, Sardauna Crescent, off Junction Road, First Floor, ICEN Wing, Kaduna State
The Institute of Business and Economic Analysts, Nigeria (IBEAN)
Address: No. 8, Constitution Road, Kaduna Town, Kaduna North, Kaduna State
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
Address: Fourth Floor, No. 15B, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Eti Osa, Lagos State
Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA)
Address: NIA House, No. 42, Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
Address: Third/Fourth Floor, No. 11, Ikorodu Road, opposite Moore Limited, Maryland, Lagos State
Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN)
Address: KM 40, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Asese Village, Ogun State
Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management
Address: No. 88, Iju Ishada Road, off Agege, Ifiako Ijiaye, Lagos State
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ( CIMA)
Address: No. 75, Ojuelegba Road, Second Floor, opposite Access Bank, Ojuelegba, Surulere, Lagos State
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(MAN)
Address: No. 77, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos State
Solar Energy Society of Nigeria
Address: No. 10, Okotie Eboh Street, Ikoyi, Lagos State
Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria (IMCN)
Address: 18/19, Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna State
Nigerian Institute of Translators and Interpreters (NITI)
Address: Block D, No. 19, CBN I & J Estate, Garki, Abuja
Nigeria Institute of Building (NIoB)
Address: No. 7, Misau Crescent, off Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki, Abuja
