The Nigeria Financial Society (NES) has referred to as on stakeholders to collaborate on inclusive financial development for the nation, saying that it has concluded plans to honour Vice President Kashim Shettima and the director of the Intergovernmental Group of 24 on Worldwide Financial Affairs and Improvement (G-24), Dr Iyabo Masha, with its 2025 Distinguished Fellow Award.
In accordance with the NES, strong conversations are wanted to interrogate pathways for rethinking improvement, with focus areas together with investment-driven development, regional integration, innovation, human capital improvement, and inclusive governance.
The NES, which disclosed the event in an announcement made obtainable on Monday, added that along with Shettima and Iyabo Masha, the governor of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, the CEO of Monetary Spinoff, Bismark Rewane, and 9 others may also be honoured with its Fellow Award throughout its 66th Annual Convention in Abuja on September 8, 2025.
The vp will declare the convention open, whereas the secretary to the federal government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, will ship the opening remarks, simply because the governor of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, is predicted to offer particular remarks.
There may also be a lecture on “Managing Financial Reforms for Sustainable Improvement: (Expertise and Classes for the Future) whereas the panelists for the occasion embrace: Mathew Verghis, World Financial institution nation director for Nigeria; Tanimu Yakubu, director normal, Funds Workplace of the Federation; Dr. Tayo Aduloju, DG, NESG; Dr Tope Fasua, particular adviser on Financial Issues; and Taiwo Oyedele, chairman, Presidential Committee of Fiscal Coverage and Tax Reforms.
The NES additional disclosed that Dr Masha is being honoured for her distinguished contribution to international financial affairs and her meritorious service to the nation, including that Masha is proudly Nigerian and an asset to the African continent.
The NES additional disclosed that financial specialists have been invited to the convention, saying that the deliberations and solutions will likely be forwarded to the Federal Authorities and different sub-nationals for consideration and vital motion.
It’s instructive to notice that Dr Masha joined the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) from the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN) in 2003, following a profession targeted on financial coverage and operations, reserve administration, and analysis. Her analysis focus are macroeconomic and systemic dangers, financial and monetary stability, debt sustainability, commerce, regional integration, and the long-run development.
Masha, a former member of the Nigerian Presidential Financial Advisory Council (PEAC), assumed workplace because the Director and head of secretariat of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-4 (G24) after what the establishment referred to as “an intensive recruitment course of.”
Primarily based in Washington, the G24 contains nations that collaborate to coordinate the positions of creating international locations on financial, monetary, and improvement issues.
Dr. Masha changed Marilou Uy, an erstwhile senior adviser of the World Financial institution and G24’s secretariat director from 2015 till her latest exit. She has broad expertise in analysis, coverage and operation on native and worldwide fronts.
Dr Masha is the primary African to carry the place since G24 was based in 1971. Previous Administrators have been from both the Asia or the Latin American bloc of the membership.
Her previous position in Nigeria, as a part of an eight-member presidential advisory committee (PEAC), between 2019 and 2022, centred on advising former President Muhammadu Buhari on financial insurance policies. The place allowed her to supply route on PEAC’s work on international financial affect and insurance policies on macroeconomic and sustainable improvement.
Dr Masha is a world economist with a demonstrated historical past of working in central banking and monetary markets, financial administration, worldwide lending, finance and improvement. She has a powerful deal with macroeconomic stabilisation coverage analysis and implementation.
She labored with the Worldwide Financial Fund starting in 2003. The assignments in additional than 10 rising markets (Asian and African international locations) targeted on complete financial administration, together with (i) coverage reform advisory providers and dialogue with governments, (ii) financing and lending programmes, (iii) analytic analysis and financial modelling and forecasting.
Particularly, she helped design implementable options for nationwide governments and central banks particular to their circumstances. She additionally ensured that key financial and monetary coverage reforms are targeted on fiscal and debt sustainability; international reserve adequacy; enhancing the transmission mechanism of financial coverage; attaining depth, security and soundness within the monetary sector; and managing capital flows.
She labored on the Central Financial institution of Nigeria’s Analysis Division between 1998 and 2003, with the World Financial institution between 1997 and 1998, and as a marketing consultant on the IRIS Centre, the College of Maryland at Faculty Park. She additionally served as IMF Consultant for Sierra Leone.
Dr Masha attended the College of Lagos (UNILAG) and the American College in Washington and holds a doctorate in Economics.
