Nigeria: The Nigerian Senate confirmed Aishah Ahmad and Edward Adamu for second terms as deputy governors of the central bank on December 14.

Both officials originally joined the Central Bank of Nigeria in March 2018. Before joining the central bank, Ahmad was executive director for retail banking at Diamond Bank, having spent 22 years as a corporate executive. She holds a master’s degree in finance and management from Cranfield School of Management in the UK.

Adamu is a civil servant by