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Godwin Emefiele is the current governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), a Nigerian Economist born on August 4, 1961, in Lagos State, Nigeria. He hails from Ika South, Agbor Region of Delta State, Nigeria.
Godwin Emefiele is the serving governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He came into the office for his first tenure on June 4, 2014, after which he was confirmed for a second tenure on Thursday, May 16, 2019. He is the first two-term governor of CBN since Nigeria returned to Democracy.
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So far in his tenure as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Emefiele has performed excellently. Some of his outstanding feats as the governor of CBN include:
So far in his tenure as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Emefiele has performed excellently. Some of his outstanding feats as the governor of CBN include:
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Before joining the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has had over 26 years of experience in commercial banking. During those years, he was a Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank PLC, a position he held from August 2010 to June 2014.
He also held the position of Deputy Managing Director at Zenith bank from 2001 to August 2010. Emefiele held other notable management positions during his time at Zenith Bank Plc, including the Bank’s Executive Director in Corporate Banking, Financial Control, and Strategic Planning.
His outstanding achievements at Zenith Bank Plc include:
Godwin Emefiele completed his primary education in 1973 at Ansa-U-Den Primary School, Igbosere (Now known as Government Primary School, Victoria Island), Lagos. After which, he attended Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos, and graduated with a West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1978.
He proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to earn a B.Sc. Degree in Finance (1984) and an MBA in Finance (1986), respectively. Emefiele is also an alumnus of Executive Education at Stanford University, Harvard (2004), and Wharton School of Business (2005).
Before joining the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has had over 26 years of experience in commercial banking. During those years, he was a Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank PLC, a position he held from August 2010 to June 2014.
He also held the position of Deputy Managing Director at Zenith bank from 2001 to August 2010. Emefiele held other notable management positions during his time at Zenith Bank Plc, including the Bank’s Executive Director in Corporate Banking, Financial Control, and Strategic Planning.
His outstanding achievements at Zenith Bank Plc include:
Godwin Emefiele completed his primary education in 1973 at Ansa-U-Den Primary School, Igbosere (Now known as Government Primary School, Victoria Island), Lagos. After which, he attended Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos, and graduated with a West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1978.
He proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to earn a B.Sc. Degree in Finance (1984) and an MBA in Finance (1986), respectively. Emefiele is also an alumnus of Executive Education at Stanford University, Harvard (2004), and Wharton School of Business (2005).
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