The Lagos State branch of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has concluded plans to position the banking industry to face the new era of boom that is imminent.
The Institute tends to achieve this by bringing together key operators in the banking industry and a wide spectrum of active players in the strategic sector of the Nigerian economy, critical stakeholders in nation building and key government officials at all levels, top corporate decision makers, professionals in all fields of life and foremost organised private sector players to exchange ideas on issues of manpower development at this year’s annual Bankers’ Nite.
The Bankers’ Nite with the theme, ‘Human Capital: Value Creation and Capacity Building for Financial Services Sector in a Frontier Economy’, is scheduled to hold on July 24, 2014 at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
According to Bolade Agbola, chairman, CIBN, Lago State branch, this year’s event provides a unique opportunity for exchange of ideas especially regarding the issue of manpower development which we believe is a critical factor to drive other elements for a sustainable growth in a frontier economy as Nigeria.
Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos State, and Folorunso Alakija, executive vice chairman, Famfa Oil Limited, will grace the occasion as the special guests of honour. Ajibola Afonja, chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, will be the chairman of the occasion while Akinsola Akinfemiwa, chairman, Heritage Banking Company Limited, is the keynote speaker.
“The choice of this important topic at this time cannot be over emphasised. The Institute strives towards boosting the tenets of professionalism and ethical standards in the financial industry, bridge the skill gap and restore the trust and nobility for which the banker is traditionally noted for”, Agbola said in a press briefing in Lagos.
