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Inaugural Filex Awards Launches 2016 FiLEX THE FINANCIAL LITERACY EXCELLENCE AWARDS Since the launch of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy in October 2012, there has been a rapid scaling up of initiatives by a wide range of players aimed at improving access to and use of formal financial services. As a result, increasing attention is being paid to financial literacy in clear recognition that it is a crucial component of increasing financial inclusion. “The FiLEX Awards recognise leadership and innovations that have improved financial literacy in Nigeria” financial literacy in Nigeria. A high-level panel of judges, the FiLEX Awards Committee, is responsible for selecting the winners in the three categories for corporate achievement, innovation and consumer champion. DIN pioneered advocacy for a National Strategy or Framework to systemize activities on financial literacy in Nigeria and is an affiliate of the The FiLEX Awards is a new initiative of DIN and it International Network on Financial Education continues our work on supporting effective (INFE). policy and market responses on financial For more information about the Filex Awards empowerment issues. follow @filexawards on twitter or visit the website The Awards aim to showcase and celebrate www.filexawards.com. leadership and innovations that have improved 2009 2010 2011 Examples of DIN’s advocacy resources on financial literacy Filex Awards Committee Bimbo Oloyede Chair, FiLEX Awards Committee Toki Mabogunje Vice-President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bolaji Okusaga Managing Director, The Quadrant Company Rotimi Adekunle Olukorede Managing Director, Floodgate Insurance Brokers Limited New Perspectives 4