President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting CBN Governor after the suspension of Godwin Emefiele on Friday, 9th of June, 2023.
Before his appointment as the acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi was the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate of the Central Bank.
Folashodun was sometimes ago appointed the Deputy Governor by the former President Muhammadu Buhari and has served in that capacity till today before he was directed to take over from Godwin Emefiele as acting CBN Governor.
Profile of the new Acting CBN Governor
Shonubi holds double Masters Degrees in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Lagos.
He was Executive Director, Information Technology, and Operations at Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, a member of the Board of Union Homes.
Director, Information Technology and Corporate Services in Renaissance Securities Nigeria limited.
He also had a stint with Citibank Nigeria Limited as its Head, Treasury Operations (1990-1993).
Between 1999 and 2007, he worked in MBC International as Deputy General Manager and supervised their IT operational platforms.
He served in First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) as Vice President and in Ecobank Nigeria Limited as Executive Director.
He is a resourceful Information Technology-driven banker with over 22 years professional experience.
