The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Lagos Chapter, has congratulated the incoming president of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ali Rabiu and the deputy president-elect, Valerie Agberagba.
Engr. Rabiu, who currently serves as deputy president, will assume office in January after the conclusion of the tenure of Engr. Margaret Oguntala.
Engr. Agberagba was elected deputy president during the NSE annual general meeting held on Thursday.
In a statement signed by the chapter chairman, Engr. Bosede Oyekunle, APWEN Lagos welcomed Rabiu, who will serve as the 35th president of the society.
Rabiu is a civil engineer who previously served as president of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
He holds the national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR).
His career includes project supervision in Kano, Bayelsa and Nasarawa states and work as executive partner at AR-AR Partnership.
Agberagba, a fellow of the NSE, emerged as deputy president after decades of service in engineering.
Her career spans the public sector, the power industry and various engineering bodies.
Born on February 22, 1966, she studied Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Leicester, UK.
Her previous roles include work with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), the Presidential Task Force on Power and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), where she served as Head of Quality Control and Assurance, Senior Technical Adviser and General Manager of Renewable Energy.
Agberagba is a registered engineer with COREN.
She has served as Vice President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), Vice President of NSE, Chair of Women in Engineering for the Federation of African Engineering Organizations (FAEO) and Past President of APWEN.
She has received several professional recognitions, including the FAEO Award for initiating the African Women in Engineering Forum,
APWEN’s “Pillar of Girl-Child STEM Education,” and the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers’ “Ambassador of the Environment” award.
Oyekunle said the chapter expects Rabiu’s tenure to sustain NSE’s progress and strengthen collaborations that support engineers across the country.
She also described Agberagba’s election as a “new dawn era,” noting her previous service as a three-term vice president of NSE and a vice president of WFEO.
“May your leadership catalyze innovations, drive the engineering sector towards a sustainable blue economy, and enhance Nigeria’s technological growth. We look forward to collaborative efforts that empower engineers and shape a future for our nation,” Oyekunle said.
APWEN Lagos also paid tribute to the outgoing NSE president, Engr. Margaret Oguntala, the first female president of the society. Oyekunle congratulated her on the completion of her tenure and acknowledged her contributions to the profession.
“APWEN Lagos is proud of you as our member and as an icon of leadership to all,” she said.
