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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Ahmad Aisha as the new Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
Her name has been forwarded to the senate for confirmation.
Here are 7 things every Nigerian should know about her:
Her name has been forwarded to the senate for confirmation.
Here are 7 things every Nigerian should know about her:
- Aisha Ahmad is from Niger state, born on October 26 1977.
- She is married with two teenage sons.
- She graduated from the University of Abuja, holds an MSc in finance and management from the Cranfield School of Management in the UK, as well as an MBA with a specialisation in finance from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
- Although she is 40 years old, she has a 20-year experience in the banking industry.
- She has worked at NAL Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc (a member of Standard Bank Group) and Zenith Bank Plc. Currently, she a Director at Diamond Bank Plc
- She sees Hilary Clinton as a mentor. In 2016, she said: “Hillary Clinton who happens to be my ‘birthday mate’ has been a strong influencer over the years. I admire her ability to stay focused on making an impact and my admiration for her has only been validated by her recent nomination as the US Democratic presidential candidate.”
- She is the chairperson of the executive council of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), a Nigerian non-profit organisation founded in 2001 by 13 women and one man who identified a serious issue concerning women in the workplace and in business.
- At WIMBIZ, she launched “The Big Sister Program” a volunteer-based empowerment initiative focused young females at the grassroots which has benefitted 2,224 teenage girls across 52 public schools in three states of the federation.
