Aishah Ahmad

Aishah Ahmad
Ahmad in 2022
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(Financial System Stability)
In office
23 March 2018 – 13 September 2023
GovernorGodwin Emefiele
Folashodun Shonubi (Acting)
Preceded bySarah Alade
Personal details
Born (1976-10-26) 26 October 1976 (age 48)
Lagos, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigeria
SpouseAbdallah A. Ahmad
Alma mater

Aishah Ndanusa Ahmad (born 26 October 1976[1]) is a Nigerian accountant and finance professional. She is a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria having been appointed on 6 October 2017, replacing Sarah Alade, who retired in March 2017.[2][3][4] She was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 22 March 2018.[5] On 6 December 2022, Ahmad was reappointed deputy governor for a second five-year term[6] and subsequently confirmed by the Senate on 14 December 2022.[7] However, on 15 September 2023, she was removed from office by President Bola Tinubu alongside three other deputy governors for alleged corporate governance failures at the Central Bank of Nigeria.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Mrs. Aishah N Ahmad". Central Bank of Nigeria. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "PROFILE; New CBN deputy governor Aishah Ahmad". Premium Times. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "As Sarah Alade bows out". This day. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. ^ Busari, Kemi (22 March 2018). "Senate confirms two CBN deputy governors". Premium Times. Abuja. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Buhari re-appoints Ahmad, Adamu as CBN deputy governors - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Senate confirms Aishah Ahmad, Adamu's reappointment as CBN deputy governors". dailytrust.com. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ^ Itsibor, Mark; Bello, Olushola (16 September 2023). "Tinubu Finally Sacks Emefiele, All Deputy Governors". Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "If Emefiele was bad for the CBN, so were his deputies". Businessday NG. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.