The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Nigeria (ICSAN) has said that the commencement of the Nigerian examination of the institute would not be inferior to the international standard. The President/ Chairman of Council of the Institute, Deacon Moses Adeisa, who said this recently, while briefing newsmen on the issue, stated that the start of the Nigerian exam, which takes effect from June this year, “will be of tremendous benefit to all, by way of growth and timeliness.”

He also said the admission of ICSAN as member of the Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA) with headquarters in Switzerland, Geneva, would help the Institute and other member orgainsations to globally develop and improve their services and professionalism as well as promote the growth, development, study and practice of secretaryship

Flanked by the Registrar/CEO of the institute, Mr. Dele Togunde, and the Head, Consultancy Department, Mr. Kunle Ogunsola, the ICSAN President, said: “Essentially, the new scheme is almost a mirror of the current ICSA scheme, but has also been adapted to suit the Nigerian environment by introducing Nigerian laws, regulations and guidelines in place of those of the United Kingdom where appropriate”.

“We have put the necessary logistics in place to ensure that the new scheme maintains the international standards of the current ICSA qualifying scheme.  The payment, under the new scheme, would be made wholly in naira; that is, all fees payable, e.g. registration and examination fees would be quoted in naira as opposed to the British pound sterling.