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Central Bank of Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the Central bank and apex monetary authority of Nigeria established by the CBN Act of 1958 and commenced operations on July 1, 1959. |
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Central Bank of Nigeria
| Headquarters | Abuja, FCT, Nigeria |
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| Established | 1958 |
| Governor | Godwin Emefiele |
| Central bank of | Nigeria |
| Currency | Nigerian naira NGN 566 (ISO 4217) |
| Website | www.cbn.gov.ng |
History of the CBN
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Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria since independence to Present
| Governor | Previous Position | Term Start | Term End |
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| Roy Pentelow Fenton | 24 July 1958 | 24 July 1963 | |
| Aliyu Mai-Bornu | Deputy Governor, CBN | 25 July 1963 | 22 June 1967 |
| Clement Nyong Isong | Advisor International Monetary Fund | 15 August 1967 | 22 September 1975 |
| Adamu Ciroma | 24 September 1975 | 28 June 1977 | |
| Ola Vincent | Deputy Governor, CBN | 28 June 1977 | 28 June 1982 |
| Abdulkadir Ahmed | Deputy Governor, CBN | 28 June 1982 | 30 September 1993 |
| Paul Agbai Ogwuma | CEO, Union Bank of Nigeria | 1 October 1993 | 29 May 1999 |
| Joseph Oladele Sanusi | CEO, First Bank of Nigeria | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2004 |
| Charles Chukwuma Soludo | Chief Executive, National Planning Commission | 29 May 2004 | 29 May 2009 |
| Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi | CEO, First Bank of Nigeria | 3 June 2009 | 20 February 2014 |
| Sarah Alade | Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria | 20 February 2014 | 3 June 2014 |
| Godwin Emefiele | Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Bank | 3 June 2014 | to date |
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