Aishah Ahmad

Aishah Ahmad Ndanusa' is a Nigerian accountant, financial analyst and financial manager. She is currently a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria[2] since her appointment on 6 October 2017. She replaced[3] Sarah Alade, who retired in March 2017.[4] Prior to her appointment, she was Head Consumer Banking & Investment at[5] Diamond Bank.[1] She was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 22 March 2018.[6] she was born in sokoto, although she's from Bida, of Niger State

Aishah Ahmad Ndanusa
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Finance management
Assumed office
5, October, 2017
Personal details
Born (1976-10-26) October 26, 1976[1]
Sokoto, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigeria
NationalityNigerian
Spouse(s)Rtd.Brigadier Gen. Abdullah Ahmad
ResidenceAbuja, Nigeria
Alma materFederal Government Girls College Bida
(High School Diploma)
University of Abuja
(Bachelor of Science in Accounting)
University of Lagos
(Master of Business Administration)
Cranfield School of Management
(Master of Science in Finance and Management
OccupationCentral Banker
Known forEconomics, Management

Background and education

Aishah was born in Sokoto, But indigene of Bida, of Niger State, Nigeria on 26 October 1977.[7][1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Abuja. Her Master of Business Administration, majoring in finance was obtained from the University of Lagos. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Finance and Management, awarded by the[5] Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom. She is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).[4]

Career

She started out in the private sector as a Group Accountant at "Manstructs Group Nigeria Limited". She then worked at Z.O. Ososanya & Company. She transferred to First Interstate Bank (Nigeria) Plc., as Executive Assistant, Treasury Group.[4]

Later, she worked as head of Retail Banking at Zenith Bank Plc and as Head of Private Banking at NAL Bank Plc, which today trades as Sterling Bank (Nigeria). She has also served as the head of business development at Zenith Capital Limited.[4]

Other assignments in the past have included stints at the Bank of New York Mellon in the United Kingdom and at Synesix Financial Limited, also in the United Kingdom. From 2009 until 2014, she served in various capacities at Stanbic IBTC Holdings, including as Head, High Net Worth Individuals.[4]

She also served as the chairperson[8] of the executive council of Women in Management, Business and Public Service); a Nigerian non-profit organization where she was part of the establishment in 2001.[5] which focused on addressing issues affecting the interest of women professionals in business, with particular attention on promoting leadership development and building capacities to engender growth.[9]

Aisha has a profession banking experience which traverses the NAL bank plc, stanbic IBTC bank plc and Zenith bank plc.[10][10]

Other considerations

Aishah Ahmad is from a Nupe, Muslim family of Bida, and married to Abdullah Ahmad, a retired Brigadier General of the Nigerian Armed Forces, from Bida, Niger State and is a mother of two children.[1] she is also known as "Nee Ndanusa"

See also

References
  1. Bella Naija) (6 October 2017). "Buhari nominates Aisha Ahmad as Central Bank Deputy Governor". Lagos: BellNaija.com (Bella Naija). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. "PROFILE; New CBN deputy governor Aishah Ahmad". Premium Times. October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. "As Sarah Alade bows out". This day. April 6, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. Omololu Ogunmade, and Obinna Chima (6 October 2017). "Nigeria: President Taps Aishah Ahmad As CBN Deputy Governor Nominee". This Day via AllAfrica.com. Lagos. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. "Exclusive Profile of Aisha Ahmad Nee Ndanusa, The New CBN Deputy Governor". NTA. October 6, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. Busari, Kemi (22 March 2018). "Senate confirms two CBN deputy governors". Premium Times. Abuja. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  7. "PROFILE; the new CBN deputy governor Aishah Ahmad". Premium times. October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  8. "Team Detail Home / Aishah Ahmad". wimbiz. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  9. tchikay (2017-10-06). "Aishah Ahmad Biography: Facts About The New Central Bank Deputy-Governor". BuzzNigeria - Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  10. tchikay (2017-10-06). "Aishah Ahmad Biography: Facts About The New Central Bank Deputy-Governor". BuzzNigeria - Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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