The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to the statement, Cardoso will serve for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.
Read the profile of the man set to replace former CBN boss, Godwin Emefiele, below.
Olayemi Micheal Cardoso is a Nigerian banker, chartered stockbroker and public policy maker.
He formerly served as the chairman of Citibank Nigeria and was the Commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget.
The acting CBN governor studied managerial and administrative studies at the Aston University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree.
CityNews Nigeria understands that Cardoso obtained a Master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School in public administration.
Cardoso was a member of the Cities Alliance’s Africa Think Tank Group, a group created to solve urban development challenges.
He has served as a board member of MRS Oil and was the chairman of the board of EFinA.
The CBN boss is a member of the advisory board of Lagos Business School and chairman of the board of African Venture Philanthropy Alliance.
He is the founding chairman and co-chair of Ehingbeti Summit, the Lagos state economic summit.
Cardoso is also a former executive lead at Harvard Kennedy School alumni association.
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