PRESS RELEASE: CIBN COMMENCES FULL ON-LINE EXAMINATIONS/ MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATIONS

All is now set for the commencement of the full online registration for the membership and examinations of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.

This was to ensure speedy processing of the registration of all persons employed in the banking and finance industry who are mandated to register with the Institute in line with CIBN Act No 5 of 2007. It will be recalled that the Section 1(7) of CIBN Act stated that “no person shall be entitled to be employed or appointed or engaged to head any of technical department of a bank unless he is duly registered as a member of the Institute”.

As a result, the registration for the April 2010 diet examinations for both Certificates in Banking and Associateship programmes which commenced on January 22 would close on March 8, 2010, would only be online. The Examinations are expected to take place on 7 and 8 April, 2010 in the twenty six centre of the Institute across Nigeria.

A statement from the Corporate Affairs Department urged student members to henceforth complete their registration for the examination on-line as no physical forms would be entertained. It also advised candidates to ensure that they complete the registration form accurately and appropriatety upload their passport photographs.

The candidates should also properly enter accurate information on their exemption and previous passes and print their examination dockets with passport photographs

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Thank you for using this release.

Yours faithfully

Nelson Olagundoye

Corporate Affairs

ON-LINE EXAMINATIONS/ MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATIONS

All is now set for the commencement of the full online registration for the membership and examinations of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.

This was to ensure speedy processing of the registration of all persons employed in the banking and finance industry who are mandated to register with the Institute in line with CIBN Act No 5 of 2007. It will be recalled that the Section 1(7) of CIBN Act stated that “no person shall be entitled to be employed or appointed or engaged to head any of technical department of a bank unless he is duly registered as a member of the Institute”.

As a result, the registration for the April 2010 diet examinations for both Certificates in Banking and Associateship programmes which commenced on January 22 would close on March 8, 2010, would only be online. The Examinations are expected to take place on 7 and 8 April, 2010 in the twenty six centre of the Institute across Nigeria.

A statement from the Corporate Affairs Department urged student members to henceforth complete their registration for the examination on-line as no physical forms would be entertained. It also advised candidates to ensure that they complete the registration form accurately and appropriatety upload their passport photographs.

The candidates should also properly enter accurate information on their exemption and previous passes and print their examination dockets with passport photographs

X                      X                      X              X

Thank you for using this release.

Yours faithfully

Nelson Olagundoye

Corporate Affairs