Psyche of Nigeria’s banking elite

I was privileged to experience a bit of colonial banking when I went into formal employment in 1972 in the office of Harriman and Company, Chartered Surveyors and Valuers. White bankers were receding from Nigeria at that time following Independence 12 years before. The economy of Nigeria was captive forhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif white business. There was no vision for Nigerians to hold the commanding heights. A few indigenes could leverage sizeable loans from banks. Colonial bankers looked after their English businessmen here effectively. ...more