A Certified National Accountant is a qualified professional

accountant An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certifi ...

that has met the educational qualification and professional experience requirements for membership of

Association of National Accountants of Nigeria The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) is one of the two professional accountancy associations with regulatory authority in Nigeria, the other being the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). A consultant offeri ...

(ANAN), and has been accepted as a member of the association. The ''Certified National Accountant'' is also the title of a quarterly journal of ANAN. Accountancy graduates with a B.Sc. and Higher National Diploma from Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics qualify for admission to a three-year training program at the

Nigerian College of Accountancy Nigerian College of Accountancy (NCA), is an educational institution in Jos, Nigeria established in 1994 that is operated by Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN). NCA is the training arm of ANAN, following International Federati ...

, Jos. On successful completion of the examinations they earn the designation of Certified National Accountant (CNA) and qualify to join ANAN.

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