CIBN CONSULT was formally registered as a business name by the Corporate Affairs Commission on 30 October, 2001. It is an all purpose consultancy outfit created to address the increasing demand for high quality consulting services permeating all spectrum of the Nigerian economy.The activities of the consult are managed by the Consultancy Department of the Institute.

Objectives

The goal of the Consultancy Department is to provide qualitative and market-driven management and financial consulting services directed at creating value added in the businesses of financial institutions and other organisations.

Range of Services

The broad range of services in the portfolio of the Department are categorised into five main areas as follows:

External Relationship

The Institute through its Consultancy Department is a member of the Nigerian Association of Management Consultants (NAMCON). In addition, it is availed of the enormous resources of the Institute. Considering the level of expertise and skills possessed by the Institute nationwide, the well-spring of the Institute's manpower are tapped to cater for the economy's expanding consultancy needs.

Track Record / Achievements

Some of the major assignments, which have been executed by the Department include:

1. Development of several human capital development programmes and organisation of specialised training programmes for banks and other financial institutions.
2. Recruitment of the Managing Director/Chief Executive for a Merchant Bank.
3. Conducting the Feasibility Study of the proposed Nigeria Construction Bank, being promoted by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and the National Construction Policy Council.
4. Recruitment of Executive Secretary for West African Bankers Association (WABA).
5. Recruitment of Management and Senior Staff for The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).

In the recent past the Institute through the Department has collaborated with regulatory authorities and other organisations to organise programmes on contemporary banking and finance issues. Some of such organisations and programmes are:

1	Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)	Internal Control Course
2	Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC):	Risk Management Practices in Financial Institutions
3	National Judicial Institute (NJI):	Seminar on Banking and Allied Matters for Judges
4	Mortgage Banking Association Of Nigerian (MBAN):	Workshop on Real Estate Credit Analysis and Management
5	Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS):	Seminar on Payment/Settlement Systems in the Nigerian Financial System
6	Money Market Association of Nigeria (MMAN):	Workshop on Financial Derivatives Market
7	National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA):	Seminar on Managing Malpractice in the Nigerian Banking System
8	Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON):	Seminar on Financial Services Advertising Management

Other strategic programmes and projects undertaken by the Department include the following:

1. The annual National Workshop on Monetary and Financial Policies Management, organised early in the year to enable the financial services industry and the economy to evaluate the monetary policy environment and plan their operations.
2. The Nigerian Banking Services Directory, a compilation of the variety and characteristics of products and services offered by banks and discount houses.
3. Retreat for Human Capital Managers of Banks and Other Financial Institutions, designed to facilitate an analysis of contemporary human capital issues in the financial services industry.

Current Programmes

Major programmes planned for implementation include:

1. Retreat for Human Capital Managers of Financial Institutions
2. Workshop on Ethics & Professionalism
3. Internal Control Management Course
4. Workshop on Risk Management Practices in Financial Institutions
5. Seminar on Foreign Exchange Management in Nigeria