The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the
appointment and redeployment of some directors within its ranks.
In a statement on Thursday, the CBN disclosed that Yusuf
Philip Yila, a Director with the bank and Managing Director of NIRSAL
Microfinance Bank (NMFB), has been redeployed to the position of Director,
Development Finance Department, with effect from January 24, 2020. Yila
succeeds Dr. Mudashiru Olaitan, who retires on January 26, 2020.
Born on November 20, 1972, Yila, joined the services of the
CBN in June 2011 from Oando Plc where he was General Manager Operations for the
downstream business. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in
Electrical/Electronics, from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri
(FUTO) and is an Alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School, Boston.
Meanwhile, Mr Abubakar Abdullahi Kure has been appointed to
replace Mr Yusuf Philip Yila as Acting Managing Director of NIRSAL Microfinance
Bank.
However, other redeployments include, Mr Kofo Salam-Alada
was redeployed from the Consumer Protection Department to the Legal Services
Department; Mr Samuel Okojere from the Payment System Management to the Banking
Services Department where he would replace Dipo Fatokun, who retired last
December.
Meanwhile, the apex bank also made the following
appointments: Clement Buari was appointed as Director Strategy Management
Department; Haruna Mustafa, Director Consumer Protection; Bello Hassan,
Director Other Financial Institutions’ Supervision Department; Dr Ozoemena
Nnaji, Director Trade and Exchange Department, and Mr Musa Itopa Jimoh was
appointed as Director Payment System Management, The Nation reported.
The
CBN recently replaced
Mrs Priscilla Ekwueme Eleje with Ahmed Bello Umar as director of Currency
Operations Department. Mrs Eleje was popular for becoming the first female
Director of Currency in the history of the CBN and the first woman to append
her signature on Nigeria’s banknotes.
Mrs Priscilla Ekwueme Eleje exited the bank after reaching
the statutory retirement age.
