Aisha Ahmed
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Aishah Ahmad (born 26 October 1976[2]) 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. She was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 22 March 2018. On 6th of December, 2022, Aishah was reappointed Deputy Governor for a second five-year term and subsequently confirmed by the Senate on the 14th of December, 2022. However, on the 15th of September, 2023, she was removed from office by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu alongside three other Deputy Governors for alleged corporate governance failures at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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- I wish to reassure everyone that Aishah Ahmad is home with her family and not detained by the DSS. She is safe and sound.
- Mrs. Ahmad’s cooperation with the authorities demonstrates her commitment to transparency and due process.
- We look forward to cultivating an innovative space for fintech startups and entrepreneurs in Egypt and Nigeria to accelerate financial inclusion, deepen our payment systems and drive economic growth across the African Continent.
- Be proud of your failures - especially those that come out of you dreaming big, or stepping out of your comfort zone.
- Sometimes Silence is really a good answer.
