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A central feature of the chequered history of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has been the sustained effort to enthrone professional excellence in the banking industry in Nigeria. This struggle, based essentially on the need to jealously guard, preserve and positively project on the noble profession of banking, which is based on the principle of "Trust and Honesty", has not been easy considering the numerous problems associated with a developing banking industry and the Nigerian economy in general. Yet in spite of daunting odds faced in this turbulent journey, it is to the eternal credit of the founding fathers, successive leaders of the Institute, captains of the industry and regulatory bodies, that significant and giant strides have been made within the banking industry

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