The specialized finance institutions established by the CBN, in collaboration with the Federal Government, included the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank (NIDB), Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry (NBCI) – both now merged to form the Bank of Industry (BOI) to provide long-term capital for development.
I was raised by academics in a college town, but even that access and insight did not give me the full picture of what was out there. A career in economics can take you in directions you never thought possible. We live in a constantly changing world, which means there is always new research to undertake, questions to be posed, and ground to break.