CIBN to honour Alakija, Lagos Deputy Chief of Staff, other leaders at Fellowship Investiture

Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) said it would honour distinguished leaders from the banking and finance industry, government and public sector, private sector, academia and other critical sectors of the economy at its 2026 Fellowship Investiture.

The 2026 Fellowship Investiture is scheduled to take place on 31 October at Harbour Point, 4 Wilmot Point Road, off Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The investiture ceremony is organised to confer the Institute’s highest honour, Fellowship, on deserving prominent individuals who have excelled in their fields of endeavour.

CIBN added that the award honours industry leaders who have contributed immensely to the growth and sustainability of the banking profession in Nigeria and globally.

At the Fellowship Investiture, the keynote address will focus on the theme, “Bank Recapitalisation: Leveraging New Bank Capital for Nigeria’s Industrial Transformation,” and will be delivered by D’Tayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).

The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Honourable Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning, Doris Uzoka-Anite, are expected to be the Special Guests of Honour at the event.

Among the distinguished honorary fellows to be recognised are Sam Egube, Deputy Chief of Staff, Lagos State; Thompson Oludare Sunday, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation; Ibrahim Stevens, Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone; Afolabi Olorode, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Quest Merchant Bank; and Emmanuel Ikazoboh, Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc and former Group Chairman of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated.

The honourees also include Folorunsho Alakija, Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil Limited; Tokunbo Talabi, Secretary to the Ogun State Government; and Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.

CIBN will also honour Siraju Salisu, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Summit Bank Ltd; Lady Ada Chukwudozie, Chairman of Keystone Bank Limited; Mohammed Mustapha Bintube, Chairman of Jaiz Bank Plc; Akin Ogunranti, Executive Director of Zenith Bank Plc; Segun Ogunsanya, Chairman of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority; and Tosin Runsewe, Founder/Chief Executive Officer of AfyA Care.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Founding Partner of Future Africa, and Faith Tuedor-Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of TEKLA Factoring & Finance Limited and former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Mainstreet Bank Limited, top the list of eminent bankers who will be formally conferred with the Fellowship of the Institute.

Other members who will be elected Fellows of the Institute include Nixon Iwedi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Signature Bank Ltd; Osiyemi Oluwaseun, Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Lagos State; Oyeneyin Hakeem, Founder of FelDams Ltd and Chairman of Visiblevalue Chain Ltd; and Olatunbosun Ajala, Deputy Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Ben-Obi Onyewuchi, Deputy Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria, will also be elected a Fellow of the Institute.

Those to be invested as Honorary Senior Members of the Institute include Oluwayemisi Olorunshola, Board Chairman of Wema Bank Plc; Samson Oyetunde, Executive Director of the African Development Bank; Ishaku Polycarp, Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria; and Usman Garba of the Nigerian Navy/Nigerian Navy Microfinance Bank.

Of the 755 awardees to be honoured at the event, 18 will be named Honorary Fellows, 460 Associates will become Elected Fellows, and 277 senior management staff of banks and members of academia will become Honorary Senior Members of the Institute.

The Institute’s Team Lead for Corporate Communication and Brand Management, Taofik Sanni, said the honours recognised the awardees’ meritorious service and commitment to upholding ethics and professionalism.

He added that the honourees were being recognised for their valuable contributions to the banking industry and the economy, both in Nigeria and globally.

The hybrid event, which will be chaired by Bello Maccido, the Wakil-Sokoto and Chief Executive Officer of Crosse Pointe Capital & Advisory Ltd, is expected to attract stakeholders from within and outside the industry, including top government functionaries, members of the diplomatic community, captains of industry, decision-makers, top management staff of banks, members of the academic community, professional bodies and members of the Institute.

The President/Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Dele Alabi, will be the Chief Host of the occasion, supported by Mojisola Asieru-Sweet, First Vice President/Chairman of the Board of Fellows and Practice Licence, and Akin Morakinyo, Registrar/Chief Executive.