The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) will confer professional honours on 755 bankers, executives and other distinguished individuals at its 2026 Fellowship Investiture scheduled for October 31, in Lagos.
The awardees span the banking and finance industry, government, the private sector, academia, and other critical sectors of the economy, reflecting their contributions to the growth of the banking profession and the wider economy.
According to the institute, 18 individuals will receive honorary fellowships, while 460 associates will be elected fellows. Another 277 senior management staff of banks and members of the academic community will be conferred with honorary senior membership.
The ceremony will recognise individuals for their meritorious service, commitment to ethics and professionalism, and contributions to the banking industry in Nigeria and internationally.
Among those to receive honorary fellowships are Sam Egube, deputy chief of staff to the Lagos State governor; Thompson Oludare Sunday, managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation; and Ibrahim Stevens, governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone.
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Others include Afolabi Olorode, managing director and chief executive officer of Quest Merchant Bank; Emmanuel Ikazoboh, chairman of Dangote Cement and former group chairman of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated; Folorunsho Alakija, vice chairman of Famfa Oil; Tokunbo Talabi, secretary to the Ogun State Government; and Olubunmi Kuku, managing director and chief executive officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
The list also features Siraju Salisu, managing director and chief executive officer of Summit Bank; Ada Chukwudozie, chairman of Keystone Bank; Mohammed Mustapha Bintube, chairman of Jaiz Bank; Akin Ogunranti, executive director of Zenith Bank; and Segun Ogunsanya, chairman of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority.
Other honorary fellows include Tosin Runsewe, founder and chief executive officer of AfyA Care; Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, founding partner of Future Africa; and Faith Tuedor-Matthews, chief executive officer of TEKLA Factoring & Finance and former managing director of Mainstreet Bank.
Among those to be elected fellows are Nixon Iwedi, managing director and chief executive officer of Signature Bank; Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos State commissioner for transportation; Hakeem Oyeneyin, founder of FelDams and chairman of Visiblevalue Chain; and Olatunbosun Ajala and Ben-Obi Onyewuchi, deputy directors at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The institute will also confer honorary senior membership on Oluwayemisi Olorunshola, chairman of Wema Bank; Samson Oyetunde, executive director of the African Development Bank; Ishaku Polycarp, director at the CBN; and Rear Admiral Usman Garba of the Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Navy Microfinance Bank.
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The investiture will feature a keynote address by Tayo Aduloju, chief executive officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, on the theme, “Bank Recapitalisation: Leveraging New Bank Capital for Nigeria’s Industrial Transformation.”
The theme places the role of stronger bank capital in financing industrial development at the centre of discussions, as Nigeria’s banking industry adjusts to higher minimum capital requirements and considers how stronger balance sheets can support economic growth.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State, and Doris Uzoka-Anite, the minister of state for budget and economic planning, will attend as special guests of honour.
Bello Maccido, chief executive officer of Crosse Pointe Capital & Advisory and Wakilin Sokoto, will chair the event, while Dele Alabi, president and chairman of the CIBN Council, will serve as chief host.
The hybrid ceremony is expected to attract government officials, members of the diplomatic community, business leaders, senior bank executives, academics, professional bodies and other stakeholders from Nigeria and abroad.
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.
