The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has lauded the Nigerian banking sector for contributing immensely to the development of the country and indeed the continent.
Okonjo-Iweala spoke virtually on Saturday at the 2021 Fellowship Investiture programme of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria held in Lagos.
She was among the fellowship awardees at the event.
“I’m honoured to be made a fellow of a prestigious Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
“I want to thank the institute for the excellent work it has done to uphold the professional and ethical standards of the Nigerian Banking Industry as well as its effort to educate new generations of bankers.
“Nigeria’s banking sector has contributed immensely to the development of the country and indeed the continent; there is still so much to be done and our financial services industry including the emerging FinTech sector has a strong role to play,” she said.
