Current Position: Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Africa Finance Corporation
Olayemi Cardoso has led the Central Bank of Nigeria since September 2023. He was appointed chairman of the board of Africa Finance Corporation in October 2026, becoming the sixth Nigerian to chair that board.
Before taking up the central bank role he spent twelve years as chairman of Citibank Nigeria and served as commissioner for economic planning and budget in Lagos State. He holds a degree from Aston University in the United Kingdom and a master's in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School, where he has served on the alumni board.
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