It was an opportunity to identify and deliberate on possible areas of collaboration on 22ndSeptember 2014 as top executive members of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria(CIBN) paid a courtesy visit to the NIMC corporate head office in Abuja.

The delegation was led by Otunba (Mrs) Debola Osibogun, President and Chairman of Council at CIBN, accompanied by two past CIBN presidents, the registrar and other executive members of the institute. On hand to receive them and lead discussions on the NIMC side was the Director General NIMC Barrister Chris Onyemenam who led a team comprising of top management staff of the commission.

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) is the umbrella professional body for bankers in Nigeria. The CIBN was incorporated in 1976 as the Nigerian Institute of Bankers. It was chartered in 1990, and is now covered by the CIBN Act 5 of 2007. The Institute is authorized to control entry into the banking profession, to set standards for bankers and to maintain professional ethics through sanctions of erring members. Corporate members include the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation and all Deposit Money Banks, Development Banks, Mortgage Banks, Micro Finance Banks and Discount Houses in Nigeria.

Areas of partnerships deliberated upon at the meeting yesterday included the ensuring of a seamless synergy between the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and CBN’s ongoing Bank Verification Number (BVN), Biometric verification of bank workers in Nigeria and NIMC’s participation in CIBN events.

Corporate Communications Unit