The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) is the foremost regulatory body for Human Resource Management in Nigeria. Founded in 1968 and granted Chartered status by an Act of Parliament (CAP I15 LFN 2004), CIPM sets and enforces professional standards, ensuring HR practitioners uphold excellence, competence, and ethics. As the only recognised HR regulatory body in Nigeria, CIPM promotes continuous learning, global best practices, and strategic leadership in people management.