Latest News
EFN shortlisted for CANUK Professional Association of the Year
EFN was one of three nominees for the first Professional Association of the Year award from the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (CANUK).
News & research
Research that moves Nigerian engineering forward
Plain-English summaries of research shared with EFN members — from solar panel manufacturing to university research output and the diaspora’s role in development — alongside news from the Forum.
Research digest
The question, the method, the findings
Each summary is a research abstract shared with members, rewritten so you can take in the essentials in a couple of minutes.
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Events
Watch: two EFN careers seminars
Full recordings of our 2024 seminars, on coming to work in the UK and on remote engineering and tech jobs, are now on EFN’s YouTube channel.
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Research summary
Diaspora and development? Nigerian organisations in London and the transnational politics of belonging
Can London-based Nigerian organisations play the progressive development role expected of them? A study of identity, belonging and national development.
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Research summary
Research output of academics in science and engineering faculties of federal universities in southern Nigeria
A survey of 291 academics at six federal universities found 42% had no articles in overseas journals — and what the study recommends.
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Research summary
The development of a solar panel plant and module performance estimation — application in Nigeria
How NASENI’s 7.5 MW solar panel plant builds local PV capacity — and what a new analysis technique shows about module output in Nigerian conditions.
Share your research
Put your work in front of engineers who can use it
EFN brings together practising engineers, researchers, lecturers and students with a shared interest in engineering in Nigeria.
If you have published a paper, report or case study that could inform engineering practice or policy in Nigeria, tell us about it. Your work could be the next summary members read.
From the Forum
Recent activity
Conferences, technical visits and meetings are reported on our events page. These are the most recent on record.
Get involved
Help us build the bridge.
Whether you design power stations, study engineering or run an organisation that believes in Nigeria’s future, there is a place for you in EFN.
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Engineers & students
Become a member
Join a network of UK-based engineers, and open your route to NSE and COREN registration.
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Organisations
Partner with EFN
Sponsor a conference, host a site visit or bring your expertise to our members.
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Supporters
Support our work
Help fund mentoring for young engineers and knowledge-sharing between the UK and Nigeria.