The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has called on bankers in the country to be professional and ethical in practice .
It also advised them to take advantage of continuous development as a way of shaping the future of the banking industry.
President and chairman of the CIBN council, Dr. Ken Opara, gave this charge at the 2022 CIBN graduates induction and prize award ceremony recently.
Opara, in his remarks, noted that, the institute “is resolute in its commitment to capacity building and value in addition to our members and stakeholders. I encourage all our Inductees to stay connected to the Institute and identify with a branch of the Institute in your domain, so you can take maximum advantage of the various innovative initiatives from the Institute towards your personal and career development.”
Opara urged the graduates who have successfully completed the banking professional examinations and certification programmes of the Institute.
He added that “this is an important milestone in your lives which represents further progress in your career development. It might interest you to know that a total of 1,857 graduates will be inducted today, 1099 Associates through the Regular Examination route, 47 Associates through the CBMBA route, 21 Associates via the MSc/ACIB route, and 690 Microfinance Certified Bankers.”
He challenged the newly-inducted bankers not to rest on their oars, saying, the world is theirs to take, and urged them to go for it, reach for their peak and be whatever they want to be. “Remember while you cannot direct the wind, you can adjust the sail to get to your destination.”
Guest speaker, managing director, Lotus Bank, Ms. Kafilat Araoye in her presentation urged the participants to constantly improve on their skills and education relentlessly.
“Career development is the support an organisation provides to an employee’s career, professional and personal growth, including training, coaching, mentoring, skills development, networking, attachment, and career pathing, and it helps the organisation prepare for future talent needs,”she said.
To the employee, stressed that “career development is the process of self-knowledge, exploration, and decision-making that shapes one’s career, and that it requires successfully navigating one’s occupational options to choose and train for jobs that suit one’s personality, skills, and interests.”
In a similar vein, the chairman of Titan Trust Bank, Dr. Babatunde Lemo, who was the special guest of honor, urged the newly inducted professionals to always adhere to a facet of the bankers’ creed which stipulates that a banker should not live beyond his or her means.
