The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has elected Mr Bayo Olugbemi as the 21st president of the institute.
This was disclosed during the virtual 2020 annual general meeting of the institute on Saturday.
The outgoing President, CIBN, Dr Uche Olowu, who chaired the meeting, informed the members that the institute had made a noteworthy improvement and became a reference point in the country and across the globe.
Olowu said in the area of capacity building, the institute had reviewed the syllabus of the flagship ACIB qualification in conjunction with a top consulting firm, PwC, in a bid to keep the ACIB qualification relevant and ensure that the contents met the global standard.
He also said the electronic library which consisted of electronic books, journals and other resources provided round-the-clock information and had been acquired by the CIBN library for easy access by its users.
Olowu said the institute had expanded its examination centres to Liberia which brought the number of foreign examination outposts to five, with one in Nigeria (Katsina State).
In the area of collaborations, Olowu noted that the Bankers’ Committee had approved ethics certification for all banks staff, and currently 87,000 bank staff had registered on the e-learning platform and a sizeable number had completed the certification programme.
Other elected executives are Mr Opara Onyewuchi as the 1st vice-president; Prof Olanrewaju Oladeji as the second vice-president; and Mr Alabi Adebiyi as the national treasurer.
Others elected into positions of the governing council are Mrs Onitiri Oluwatoyin, Mr Odutola Alade, Mr Ajayi Olabode and Dr Adolor Ununotovo for the 2020-2022 tenure.
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