Government Policies and Engineers’ Roles in Facilitating Nigeria’s Transition to Circular Economy

Abstract There are ongoing global efforts at changing from the traditional linear economy to a circular economy. Nigeria as the largest economy in Africa cannot afford to lag behind. This study evaluated potential impacts of the current Nigerian resource use and exploitation policies as well as engineering practitioners’ training and practices on Nigeria’s transition to circular economy. The study further attempted to identify changes in government policies and engineering training and practices that would be necessary to facilitate Nigeria’s successful transition to a circular economy. This paper is based on a desk and literature review, a web-based research on government policies, engineering training and engineering practices in Nigeria. Contributions of this study include provision of insights to the government officials on regulations that need to be improved to facilitate Nigeria’s transition to circular economy. It also provided agencies regulating engineering education and engineering practices in Nigeria opportunities to see areas of deficient that may need to be improved for successful transition to a circular economy