Some bank executives have been conferred with honorary fellowship awards by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).

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Among them were Oliver Alawuba, group managing director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Roosevelt Ogbonna, group managing director/ CEO of Access Bank Plc, and Godwin Ehigiamusoe, founder/chairman of LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited.

Others include Waheed Olagunju, former acting managing director/CEO, Bank of Industry, Allen Onyema, founder/CEO Air Peace Nigeria, and Olayinka David-West, Associate dean and professor of information systems, Lagos Business School, among others.

The award was conferred on deserving members who have meritoriously distinguished themselves whilst making notable contributions to the success of the institute, their respective organisations, the banking industry, and the economy at large, according to Ken Opara, president/chairman of the CIBN council.

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The institute honoured 20 honorary Fellows (including one Posthumous Award), 154 elected Fellows, and 275 honorary senior members, at the CIBN’s 2023 Fellowship Investiture, themed “Harnessing Nigeria’s Economic Potentials for Growth and Development: Strategic Imperative,” held in Lagos last weekend.

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.

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