235 Nigerians get Chartered Global Management Accountant's certification

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), has awarded 235 accounting and finance professionals in Nigeria with their Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) certificates, and their CGMA designation at its 2025 convocation ceremony. The convocation ceremony held in Lagos at the weekend.

Acclaimed as the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants, CIMA training, which is recognised in over 170 countries, equips candidates with skills such as accounting knowledge, risk management, business leadership, decision-making, performance evaluation, and financial analysis that prepare them for senior management roles.

The 235 candidates will also benefit from the large global community of CGMA holders, granting them access to a global network of business and finance leaders as well as providing them with career support and continuous professional development.

Tariro Mutizwa, vice president – Africa, who was present at the certification ceremony, commended the candidates for their hard work, dedication and commitment to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their CGMA. She assured them that the certification has paved the way for promising careers as they have been equipped to meet not only today’s business demands but also future business needs.

“I am pleased to welcome a new generation of Nigerian accounting and finance professionals into our esteemed profession in Nigeria. Their dedication, hard work, and unrelenting commitment have paved the way for promising careers built on a solid foundation of knowledge and skill,” Mutizwa said. “These future leaders are equipped not only to meet the demands of today’s business landscape but to shape what comes next, driving innovation, integrity, and excellence across their organisations. May their journey be marked by continuous growth, meaningful impact, and enduring success.”

Ijeoma Anadozie, country director of CIMA in Nigeria, was also full of praises for the candidates. The country director said the certification has positioned the candidates to seize a world of exciting professional opportunities.

“Completing the CGMA Professional Qualification is a testament to our CGMA candidates’ commitment and passion. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to each of our Nigerian CGMA candidates on this outstanding achievement,” Anadozie said.

According to the country director, “Earning the CGMA designation signifies that they are not only highly skilled and commercially astute, but also purpose-driven professionals who champion sustainable business performance and long-term value creation – positioning them to seize a world of exciting professional opportunities.”

Holders of CGMA can function across a broad spectrum of units in organisations as Risk Managers, Financial Analysts, Strategy Consultants, and Management Accounts, among other critical accounting and auditing roles.

Hope Moses-Ashike

Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks. She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.