The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (Cisi) and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) have signed a cooperation agreement.
The agreement enables CIBN’s qualified members to access a suite of professional qualifications, continuing professional development (CPD) and integrity and ethics related products. The arrangement goes further than a deal made in 2015.
Cisi chief executive Simon Culhane, said: “We are delighted that in the very week the UK prime minister Theresa May is visiting Nigeria that we have had an opportunity to further strengthen our links with the CIBN in Nigeria.
“We are looking forward to working closely with them, particularly in offering our qualifications and membership programme to their members.”
CIBN president and chairman of council, Dr Uche Messiah Olowu, said: “We are very pleased to renew our relationship with the Cisi, a global professional body of high repute working in London, the heart of the world’s international financial services market. Our country has a long history and strong relationship with the UK and we look forward to enhancing this.”
The Cisi, the 45,000 strong global professional body with members in 104 countries, has been working in Africa since 2012 offering exams and membership across the continent, with regulatory approval for its exams in eight countries. It opened its first African office in Kenya in June.
