₦airaland Forum

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given his approval for Lamido Abubakar Yuguda to be appointed as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Education
- http://M.Sc. in Money, Banking and Finance – University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (1991)
- http://B.Sc. (Honours) in Accountancy – Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (1983)

Professional Experience

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
- Director, Reserve Management Department (2010–2016)
Led teams responsible for managing and diversifying Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves, implementing risk-aware investment strategies, and growing reserve assets significantly through disciplined portfolio management (cash, fixed-term deposits, foreign government treasury bills, etc.).

- Various Senior Roles (2001–2010)
Focused on restructuring and diversifying the CBN's foreign exchange reserve portfolio post-return from IMF.

- Senior Manager, Investment Office, Foreign Operations Department (1992–1997 onward progression)
Handled external debt service payments and investment of external reserves in liquid, high-quality assets.

- Earlier Assignments (1984–1992)
- Senior Supervisor, Foreign Operations Department (1984): Maintained Nigeria’s external debt records.
- Banking Supervision Department (1985): Worked on prudential regulation, bank licensing, and oversight.
- Debt Conversion Committee Secretariat (1988): Pioneer staff managing the Nigerian Debt Conversion Programme.

International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC
- Economist, Africa Department (1997–2001)
Assessed economic policies and managed balance-of-payments support programs for IMF member countries in Africa.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria
- Director-General (2020–2024)
Oversaw regulation and development of Nigeria's capital markets, driving reforms, investor protection, and market integrity initiatives. (Succeeded in 2024; previously served as a Board Member.)

Other Affiliations
- Non-Executive Director, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
- Non-Executive Director, Premium Pension Limited
- Attended executive leadership programs at Harvard, INSEAD, IMD, Saïd Business School (Oxford), Wharton, Haas, Kellogg, Chicago Booth, and London Business School.

Professional Qualifications & Certifications
- CFA Charterholder (Chartered Financial Analyst)
- Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA, ICAN)
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIBN)
- Certificate in Financial Asset Management and Engineering – Swiss Finance Institute, Geneva, Switzerland
- Certificate in Investment Performance Management – CFA Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Key Skills
- Reserve asset and foreign exchange portfolio management
- Monetary and economic policy analysis
- Financial regulation

FreeStuffsNG:
Wow!!
From SEC now to CBN! This is back to back plum jobs.

Congratulations sir.

victorazyvictor:
Ok........
Wetin South East do Tinubu sef?

Apcshit:
It's always fulani or yoruba.Tribalistoc idiot

victorazyvictor:
Ok........
Wetin South East do Tinubu sef?

victorazyvictor:
Ok........
Wetin South East do Tinubu sef?

victorazyvictor:
Ok........
Wetin South East do Tinubu sef?

Seun:
Hmm. Why do we care about this, though?

Treasure17:
So no qualify candidate from the south east? Something is wrong with this man honestly. He thinks he's smart with his appointments. At least balance the appointment.

Treasure17:
So no qualify candidate from the south east? Something is wrong with this man honestly. He thinks he's smart with his appointments. At least balance the appointment.

ProudlyLagos:
stop crying, if obi finally finds is missing or stolen mandate, he can then appoint ibos to fill all the available position……Tinubu is not your president, remember😂😂😂

Apcshit:
It's always fulani or yoruba.Tribalistoc idiot

Apcshit:
It's always fulani or yoruba.Tribalistoc idiot

Treasure17:
So no qualify candidate from the south east? Something is wrong with this man honestly. He thinks he's smart with his appointments. At least balance the appointment.

Treasure17:
So no qualify candidate from the south east? Something is wrong with this man honestly. He thinks he's smart with his appointments. At least balance the appointment.

aljharem:
No

Do your absolute worse

Treasure17:
So no qualify candidate from the south east? Something is wrong with this man honestly. He thinks he's smart with his appointments. At least balance the appointment.

tunjijones:
So Tinubu is now your president.

Una nose go peel...