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The NMGS was founded on 15th January, 1961 and officially inaugurated on 17th December, 1962. The society is an international, non-governmental and non- profit making umbrella professional organization for Geoscientists and mining Engineers in Nigeria. The society also has statutory representation in the council of the Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) established by the Federal republic of Nigeria Decree No. 40 of 1990. The categories of membership are Fellow, Corporate, Graduate, Students, Affiliate, Institutional and Honorary fellow. The current membership strength of over 10,000 includes Nigerian and foreign professionals and practitioners working or who have worked within the country. In order to adequately cater for the interests of the various disciplines represented in the society and its widely dispersed membership, the society recognizes local chapters and specialist groups whose activities are directed at strengthening the NMGS in achieving its objectives. Each chapter comprises members of NMGS of all disciplines residing and practicing within a defined geographic area while the specialist group consists of NMGS members of the same discipline who meet to advance and promote knowledge within such a discipline. Mining and Geoscientific activities of the chapter are enhanced by the presence of a good number of universities and polytechnics that offer academic programmes in mining engineering and geosciences concerns in the area. The affairs and operations of the NMGS are managed by its Council; consisting of Executive Officers' Non Executive Council Members, Fellow Representatives, Affiliate Representatives and Institutional Representatives. The NMGS is affiliated to the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf).