The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has visited the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka on assessment of facilities at the institution towards the establishment of a professional linkage programme for staff and students in banking, finance and related disciplines.
While receiving the banking professionals, the Vice Chancellor of Delta State University, Abraka, Prof. Andy Ogochukwu Egwunyenga assured that the institution will continue to enhance the ability of students to succeed after graduation by exploring opportunities to enable them perform excellently in the banking, finance and related industry, as well as other sectors of the economy.
The Vice Chancellor made the declaration recently in Abraka. Prof. Egwunyenga, represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Rosemary Ngozi Okoh, expressed gratitude to the banking institute for its interest in the university.
The VC emphasized that Delta State University, Abraka, remains committed to enhancing the quality of its graduates and will continue to pursue systematic improvements across all areas to achieve its goal of becoming Nigeria’s leading state university.
He described the willingness of CIBN to establish the professional linkage programme as a boost to the university’s effort to become a centre of excellence in teaching, research and community service and promised that the university will cooperate with the delegation from the institute to facilitate its assignment.
In his remarks at the ceremony, the Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Delta State Chapter, Barr. Charles Ojakovo, expressed the chapter’s enthusiasm to establish the institute’s professional linkage programme at Delta State University, Abraka.
He highlighted the numerous benefits this initiative will bring to both staff and students, noting that the university also stands to gain from legacy projects that will significantly enhance its infrastructure. Ojakovo assured the Vice Chancellor that the Delta State chapter of CIBN is committed to fully supporting the university in facilitating the programme, which will promote the professional development of bankers throughout the state.
In her address, the leader of the technical team from CIBN, Scholastica Moemeke, said that CIBN is the body established by law to determine the professional qualification and regulation of bankers in Nigeria.
It was gathered that the CIBN delegation was in Delta State University, Abraka to evaluate relevant curricula and facilities for the establishment of the Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers-Bachelor of Science (ACIB-BSc) linkage programme, which will give undergraduate students of the university studying Banking and Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing and related courses the opportunity to pursue professional registration with the institute for a fee as low as N5, 000 with waiver for some basic professional examinations, as against the standard professional registration fee of N150, 000 for non-students seeking the same level of registration and without waiver in any of the professional examinations.
The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Ochuko Anomohanran, Provost of Oleh Campus, Prof. Eloh Ibagere, other principal officers, among others
