The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, has entered into a strategic partnership with Lagos Business School/Pan African University, with a view to producing skilled manpower to drive the banking and finance industry.

This is coming on the heels of the signing of an Affiliation Agreement between the Centre for Financial Studies (CFS), a subsidiary of CIBN and Lagos Business School of Pan-African University, Lagos.

The affiliation will, among other things, enable CFS and LBS/PAU to strategically engage in a number of activities to achieve the objectives of the CFS: to engage in research on topical emerging and contemporary issues in the banking and finance industry with a view to advancing the frontiers of knowledge; engage in policy advocacy by generating position papers on relevant and topical issues in banking and finance; serve as a game changer and best-in-class-institution in the quest for upgrading the competencies of banking & finance executives, not only in Nigeria, but also on the continent and as well collaborate with universities and other institutions towards the achievement of the objectives of the Centre.

In line with this, the Advisory Board of the CFS, which comprises top professionals from the financial and other sectors of the economy, was formally inaugurated by Dr. Segun Aina, its president and Chairman of Council, to enable the centre commence activities that would enable it realise the objectives for which it was set up.