Ogbulie, Businessworld Editor to Present New Book on Banking Industry

By Joshua Odebisi

The Editor-in-Chief of BusinessWorld Newspaper, Mr. Nik Ogbulie, has concluded plans to present his new book on the background of the Nigerian banking industry titled: ‘Inside Nigerian Banks.’

The event will take place on November 9, 2016 at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Ogbulie, an accomplished Editor who has covered the Nigerian financial sector for over 30 years since his days as a reporter/researcher at the THISWEEK Magazine, to his time as Business and Economy Editor of the Independent Weekly as well as the Capital Market Editor of THISDAY Newspapers, holds a degree in Mass Communication from the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu and an MBA from Ado-Ekiti University.

 In addition to his duties as Editor-in-Chief of BusinessWorld, he is also the founder and owner of Scansearch Ltd.

Speaking on the book, Ogbulie said: “It is my contribution to the spate of the ongoing documentation of activities in the banking industry. The book is not another re-harsh of the unending anthologies of the financial sector, but a carefully thought-out sequence of the inside activities in the banks, especially as they concern the intermediation needs in the industry.”

The book will be presented by Chief F. J. Familusi, Chairman Swede Control Intertek, accompanied by Austen Obigwe, MD/CEO Premiere Capital Ltd; Ben Daminabo, FICA, Head Subsidiaries & Advisory AMCON (former Chief Legal Adviser); Dozie Arinze, Executive Director, Mainland Oil & Gas among others.

According to him, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, the former Director General, NSE (200-2010), is the special guest of honor, and the book is dedicated to her for her role in the recapitalisation of the banking sector. Other guests of honor include the Group Head, Strategy of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Jibril Aku, and The MD, Aquila Leasing, Chuka Onwuchekwa.

“This gathering will offer us the opportunity of meeting with the cream of the operators in the industry as many of the stakeholders in the industry have indicated their interest to attend. Key institution kingpins will grace the occasion,” he said.

The book, an indepth analysis of the last four governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), sheds  light on the events that led to the current state of our economy, while also giving a detailed account of the operation of the Nigerian banking industry, making it essential reading for all those interested in the Banking and Financial sector in the country.

The event is expected to attract the bigwigs of the Nigerian banking industry, most of whom have indicated interest to attend.