Nigerian president Bola Tinubu nominated a new central bank governor on September 15, as the previous incumbent apparently resigned while under security service arrest.

Tinubu is nominating Olayemi Michael Cardoso, a banking executive and former civil servant, who worked with the president when he was a regional governor. On September 17, Reuters reported Godwin Emefiele had resigned as governor the previous month, clearing the way for a new appointment.

Tinubu became president in May, and the