Engr. Umar Albarka Hassan, FNMGS, FNSME, FNMS, PM-SME

Council Member

Engr. Dr. Umar Albarka Hassan was born in 1964 in Auna, in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State.

He holds a B.Eng (Hons) degree in Mineral Process Engineering and an Associateship of Camborne School of Mines (ACSM) from Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall, England, UK; a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; an MSc and Ph.D degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

He is a registered Engineer with the Council of Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN); a Fellow of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), Nigerian Society of Mining Engineers (NSME), Nigerian Metallurgical Society and Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment as well as being a Corporate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). He is also a Professional Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Inc of America.

Engr. Umar A. Hassan has thirty four (34) years’ experience from a number of positions held in the Nigerian mining sector comprising being a Lecturer at Kaduna Polytechnic (1986 – 1991),  a Mineral Process Engineer / General Manager of Mining Projects / Companies of Nigerian Mining Corporation, its Subsidiaries and Associated Companies (1991-2008), a Manager of Mining Community Resource Centre and Lecturer at Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geosciences, Jos (2008 -2009), a Consultant with the World Bank Assisted Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project of the Ministry Mines Steel Development as an Extension Services Consultant for Artisanal and Small Scale Mining, North East Zone and Technical Assistant to the Honourable Minister of Mines and Steel Development (2010 – 2015). He was also a National Consultant on Industrial Minerals with the World Bank Assisted Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification (MinDiver) Project (2016-2018) that carried out Demand Gap Analysis of Industrial Minerals required by local industries and developed a roadmap for the development of Nigeria’s Industrial Minerals Resource in partnership with an International Consultant.

Engr. Hassan is the founding Partner of MINRE ASSOCIATES, a Nigerian based consultancy firm engaged in providing Mineral Resources Engineering Services and was the Technical Adviser to the Honourable Minister of State, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Abuja, Nigeria before his appointment as the Director General / CEO of National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency in July 2018.

Engr. Umar Albarka Hassan is a Co-authour of “ASM Handbook for Nigeria”, “Training Manual  for ASM in Nigeria” and “the Scoping Study of the Nigerian Mining Sector” co-financed by the World Bank for Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project (SMMRP) and the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) along with Geological Survey of Denmark  and Greenland (GEUS). He also has a number of journal publications to his credit amongst others.

Engr. Hassan is married with children.

Engr. Busari Kamoru

Council Member

Engr. Frank Odoom_ FNSME

Council Member

• Ag. Director, Mínes Inspectorate
• Holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure
• COREN registered.
• Membership of professional bodies such as NSE, NMGS, SME
• Married with children.

He is the member representing Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on COMEG Council

Engr. Simon Obadiah Nkom_ FNMGS, FNSME, MNSE

Council Member

Mrs Adedoja Rosamund Ojelabi_ FNAPE

Council Member

Manager, Reservoir Management Organizational Capability Chevron Nigeria Limited

• B.Sc. Geology and Mining (1988) University of Jos
• M. Sc Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology (1994) University of Ibadan.
• COMEG Accredited, 2003
• She joined Chevron Nigeria (CNL) in 1990 and has worked extensively as a seismic interpreter, processing geophysicist, operations/well-site geologist and regional geologist/sequence stratigrapher working on various projects from the Shelf to the Deepwater. She is currently the Manager, Reservoir Management Organizational Capability responsible for technical training programs for CNL’s Earth Scientists and Petroleum Engineers.
• Past President and Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) and current member of the NAPE Advisory Council.
• Active member of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) since 1995, and 2019 Recipient of the NMGS/VERSA-TECH/P.O. NWASIKE AWARD
• Active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and current President-Elect, AAPG Africa Region
• Convener and Chairperson of the Women in Geosciences and Engineering, (WiGE) and Women in Geosciences Roundtable

She is the member representing the oil companies on COMEG Council

Prof. Tamunoene Kingdom Simeon Abam_ FNMGS

Council Member

Professor Tamunoene Kingdom Abam, is the IAEG Vice President-Africa and Professor of Engineering/ Director, Institute of Geosciences and Space Technology at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Prof. Abam’s research focus is on Soil Characterization, Coastal hazards and Marine Geotechnics.

He holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology,  M.Sc/D.I.C and PhD in Engineering Geology and currently serves as the President of the Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment.

Prof. Abam is also the current Editor-in-Chief of (i) the Journal of Mining and Geology and the Journal of Geosciences and Environmental Research. He served as Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Nigerian Environmental Society 2012-2018 and as Associate Editor, Journal of Construction and Material Technology.

Prof. Abam is a member of Council of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS). 

Prof. Abam is a Fellow of several professions related to his practice, including Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologist, Nigerian Environmental Society, Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Nigerian Association of Hydrological Sciences and the Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment.

He is the member representing NMGS on COMEG Council.