Section 2: Members of the Institute.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, persons admitted to membership of the Institute shall be registered as members in the category of-
(a) fellows;
(b) full members;
(c) associates ;
(d) graduates; or
(e) students.
(2) A person registered under this Act as a marketer shall be entitled to be enrolled-
(a) as a fellow, if he satisfies the Council that he has attained the age of 35 years and that for the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of application in that behalf has been a fit and proper person, and in addition he is the holder of an approved academic qualification and has creditably held a senior management position in a marketing or related organization, or has held a senior lecturer position in a higher educational institution for a period of not less than 8 years;
(b) as a Full Member, if he has attained the age of 25 years and has been an Associate Member for a period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the date of application in that behalf and has been enrolled as an associate member or has been exempted from this requirement by the Council and is otherwise a fit and proper person;
(c) as an Associate Member, if he has attained the age of 23 years and is employed in a management capacity in a marketing or related organization, and has passed examinations accepted by the Institute and is otherwise a fit and proper person to be enrolled in the Register;
(d) as a Graduate Member, if he has attained the age of 18 years and has passed the examination accepted by the Institute, and is otherwise a fit and proper person to be enrolled in the register; and
(e) as a Student Member, if he is enrolled as a full time or part-time student of marketing or related subject in an institution of learning recognized by the Institute, and has satisfied the Council that he is a fit and proper person to be enrolled in the register.
(3) The Institute may register a member as an Honorary Fellow or Corporate Member.
(4) A Honorary Fellow shall be a person who has been in continuous employment of a reputable commercial organization as a marketer for a period of not less than 15 years preceding the date of his application to the Institute for registration as an honorary fellow.
(5) Corporate membership shall consist of Companies, which produce or market goods and or services in Nigeria, which at the date of application, employ not less than 25 persons and satisfy the rules and regulations of the Institute.
(6) Persons registered as Fellows and Associates of the Institute shall be entitled to use after their names, the words "Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria" and "Associate of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria" respectively or the initials "FNIM" or "ANIM".
(7) The designatory letters of the Full members of the Institute shall be "MNIM".
(8) A person shall, when enrolled or registered, as the case may be, receive a certificate in such form as the Council may approve for the purpose.