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Bala M. Bello is a Nigerian banker. He is a Deputy Governor  at the Central Bank of Nigeria. He was appointed by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in September, 2023[1] and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 26th September, 2023.[2] He is the Deputy Governor in charge of Corporate Services[3] of the Bank and is also a member of the Board of the Bank[4] and its Monetary Policy Committee.[5][6]

Education

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Bala obtained a Bachelors Degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He also attended and completed the High Potential Leadership Program (HPLP) at the Harvard Business School.[7] He was conferred with a Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa) by the Commonwealth University in conjunction with London Graduate School and a Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) in Leadership and Management by the ESAE University, Republic of Benin.[8]

Career

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Bello was appointed as Executive Director and member of the management team of NEXIM Bank in 2017.[9] He was reappointed in 2022 for another five-year term[10] before his subsequent appointment as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria.[11]

He is involved in philanthropy in Nigerian communities.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Angbulu, Stephen (2023-09-15). "Tinubu nominates Cardoso as CBN Governor, names four deputies⁣". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  2. ^ Egobiambu, Emmanuel (September 26, 2023). "Senate Confirms Appointment Of CBN Governor-Nominee Cardoso, Deputies". channelstv.com.
  3. ^ "Cardoso Assigns Portfolios to 4 Deputy Governors". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  4. ^ "Central Bank of Nigeria:: Board of Directors". www.cbn.gov.ng. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  5. ^ Ogunbewon, Adedamola (February 22, 2024). "FULL LIST: All 12 members of the CBN's Monetary Policy Committee". thenationonlineng.net.
  6. ^ Udi, Aghogho (2024-02-22). "Senate confirms appointment of 12 member CBN Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  7. ^ "NEXIM Bank Director, Bello, conferred with PhD in leadership & management". dailytrust.com. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  8. ^ "NEXIM Bank ED Bags Doctorate Degree". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  9. ^ Vanguard (April 20, 2017). "FG appoints new management for NEXIM Bank". vanguardngr.com.
  10. ^ "Buhari re-appoints Bala Bello as NEXIM's corporate services director - Daily Trust". https://dailytrust.com/. 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2024-09-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  11. ^ Apanpa, Olaniyi (2023-09-15). "Meet CBN's newly appointed deputy governors". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  12. ^ "THE SILENT PHILANTHROPIST – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-21.