Membership Induction Ceremony — Thursday, 26 November 2026 · Providence Hotel, GRA Ikeja, Lagos · Apply now to be inducted

Four decades of safety leadership in Nigeria

From a small circle of pioneers in 1980 to the country’s largest community of safety professionals — this is the ISPON Lagos story.

Our Story

The flagship branch of a national institute

The Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria was founded in 1980 by practitioners who believed workplace safety deserved a professional home. Today ISPON is the recognised voice of the profession — setting standards, certifying competence and advising government and industry.

The Lagos Branch is the Institute’s fast-growing and most engaging. From our Secretariat and Training Centre in Ikeja, we serve members across manufacturing, construction, oil and gas, logistics, healthcare and the public sector — and we train thousands of new safety professionals every year.

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ISPON Lagos State Branch · 2026

Membership Induction Ceremony

Join the next class of chartered safety professionals. The Lagos State Branch will swear in its newest members this November — apply now to be inducted.

Step 1

Membership Examination & Screening

Wednesday, 25 November 2026

ISPON Office, NERDC Premises, Alausa, Ikeja

Candidates sit the membership examination and attend the oral screening interview the day before the induction ceremony.

Step 2

Membership Induction Ceremony

Thursday, 26 November 2026

Providence Hotel, Oba Akinjobi Way, GRA Ikeja, Lagos

Successful candidates are sworn in and receive their chartered membership grade and ISPON ID card. Attendance is mandatory.

Start your 2026 application Full requirements & fees

Milestones

From 1980 to today

1980

ISPON is founded

Pioneering safety practitioners establish the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria to professionalise occupational safety and health practice.

1990s

Lagos Branch rises

As industry concentrates in Lagos, the branch grows into the Institute’s largest — hosting the national secretariat functions and flagship training calendar.

2000s

Charter & CPD framework

Membership grades, post-nominals and a structured continuing professional development framework are formalised across the Institute.

Today

5,000+ professionals trained

The Lagos Branch runs ten open programmes, eight work groups and a year-round calendar of meetings, site visits and outreach.

Our Mission

To advance the safety, health and wellbeing of people at work in Nigeria through professional development, standards and advocacy.

Our Vision

A Nigeria where every worker returns home safe, every day — because competent safety professionals are present in every workplace.

Our Values

Integrity, competence, service and community. We hold ourselves to the standards we ask of the workplaces we serve.

Leadership

Institute & Branch leadership

The National President of ISPON and the elected Executive Committee of the Lagos State Branch — charged with steering training, work groups, membership services and branch governance.

National President