The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria is the head of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank. The governor presides at meetings of the Board.
The governor is nominated by the president of Nigeria and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate; the officeholder serves concurrently as a member of the Board of Governors. Roy Pentelow Fenton was the first governor who served from 24 July 1958 to 24 July 1963. He handed over to Aliyu Mai-Bornu (1919–1970), who became the first Nigerian governor. Abdulkadir Ahmed (1940–1997) served as the longest officeholder from 28 June 1982 to 30 September 1993.
Yemi Cardoso was appointed as governor on 15 September 2023 by President Bola Tinubu. Appointment As stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria Act of 2007, the governor is chosen by the president with the confirmation of the Senate. List of governors The following is a list of past and present governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Since CBN was established in 1958, the following people have served as governor.
PortraitNameTerm of officeTenure lengthAppointed byStart of termEnd of term1Roy Pentelow Fenton24 July 195824 July 1963ex officio2 Aliyu Mai-Bornu 25 July 1963 22 June 1967Abubakar Tafawa Balewa3 Clement Isong 15 August 1967 22 September 1975Yakubu Gowon4 Adamu Ciroma 24 September 1975 28 June 1977Murtala Muhammed5 Ola Vincent 28 June 1977 28 June 1982Olusegun Obasanjo6 Abdulkadir Ahmed 28 June 1982 30 September 1993Shehu ShagariIbrahim Babangida7 Paul Agbai Ogwuma 1 October 1993 29 May 1999Ernest Shonekan8 Joseph Oladele Sanusi 29 May 1999 29 May 2004Olusegun Obasanjo9 Charles Soludo 29 May 2004 29 May 200910 Sanusi Lamido Sanusi 3 June 2009 20 February 2014Umaru Musa Yar'Adua– Sarah Alade 20 February 2014 3 June 2014Goodluck Jonathan11 Godwin Emefiele 3 June 2014 9 June 2023Goodluck JonathanMuhammadu Buhari– Folashodun Shonubi 9 June 2023 15 September 2023Bola Tinubu12Olayemi Cardoso15 September 2023Incumbent
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