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Al Jazeera
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Ruth Olurounbi

Who is Folashodun Shonubi, Nigeria’s new central bank chief?

Folashodun Shonubi [Screen grab/ Twitter/@NigeriaStories]

Abuja, Nigeria – Over the weekend, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the appointment of Folashodun Shonubi as the interim governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Shonubi’s appointment followed the suspension and arrest of former Governor Godwin Emefiele by the secret police, with the presidency citing an “ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the banking sector”.

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