Court to hear dispute over proposed forensic-accounting certification

A court is set to hear a suit involving the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, known as ICAN, and the Institute of Forensic Fraud Investigators, Premium Times Nigeria reported. The dispute concerns a proposed certification programme. The Institute of Forensic Fraud Investigators argues that ICAN cannot offer a programme culminating in the award of the Certified Forensic Accountant of Nigeria designation, abbreviated as CFAN.

The supplied material does not identify the court, the hearing date or the legal grounds advanced by either side beyond the institute’s stated objection. It also does not say whether ICAN has responded to the claim or whether the court has issued any interim order. The case concerns a dispute over the boundaries of professional certification and the authority to offer the named qualification.

However, the available information does not establish which organisation is entitled to award it. That question is to be considered through the court proceedings. The source material provides no ruling, settlement or other outcome from the case.