CBN1958 — 63
Roy Pentelow Fenton — Governor
Founding (British) Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. CBN Act 1958.
Colonial / 1st Republic
Selected agency leadership
1958 — presentCBN1963 — 67
Aliyu Mai-Bornu — Governor
First Nigerian CBN Governor. Pictured on the ₦1,000 note.
1st Republic / Military
CBN1999 — 2004
Joseph Sanusi — Governor
Spearheaded the early Obasanjo II reform agenda and the lead-up to bank consolidation.
Obasanjo II
CBN2004 — 09
Prof. Charles Soludo — Governor
Bank consolidation: 89 banks reduced to 25 (later 24) via the ₦25bn capital base rule, 2005.
Obasanjo II
CBN2009 — 14
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi — Governor
Rescued 8 banks in 2009; established AMCON; suspended in February 2014 after disclosing the $20bn unremitted NNPC receipts.
Yar'Adua / Jonathan
CBN2014 — 23
Godwin Emefiele — Governor
Restored 2014–2023. Suspended 9 June 2023; arrested and charged. Naira redesign of October 2022.
Jonathan / Buhari
CBN2023 —
Olayemi Cardoso — Governor
26th CBN Governor. Former Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning under Tinubu.
Tinubu (sitting)
EFCC2003 — 07
Nuhu Ribadu — Pioneer Chairman
Founding Chairman of the EFCC. Indicted and convicted multiple former governors; later presidential candidate.
Obasanjo II
EFCC2008 — 11
Farida Waziri — Chairman
Second substantive EFCC Chairman; tenure marked by Lawan-led House inquiries into agency practice.
Yar'Adua / Jonathan
EFCC2011 — 15
Ibrahim Lamorde — Chairman
Senate probe in 2015 over ₦1tn alleged unaccounted recoveries — outcome disputed.
Jonathan
EFCC2015 — 18
Ibrahim Magu — Acting Chairman
Twice rejected by the Senate; suspended in July 2020 pending Salami Panel inquiry.
Buhari
EFCC2024 —
Ola Olukoyede — Chairman
Substantive Chairman from 18 October 2023; confirmed Oct 2023. Former Chief of Staff to the Chairman.
Tinubu (sitting)
ICPC2000 — 05
Hon. Justice Mustapha Akanbi — Pioneer Chairman
Founding Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission. ICPC Act 2000.
Obasanjo II
INEC1998 — 2000
Justice Ephraim Akpata — Chairman
Conducted the 1999 general election. Died in office, January 2000.
Abubakar / Obasanjo
INEC2010 — 15
Prof. Attahiru Jega — Chairman
Conducted the 2011 and 2015 general elections — including the first incumbent loss in Nigerian history.
Jonathan
INEC2015 — 21
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu — Chairman
Conducted the 2019 and 2023 general elections; led the deployment of BVAS and IReV.
Buhari
INEC2025 —
Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) — Chairman
INEC Chairman; sworn in November 2025. Former Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Jos.
Tinubu (sitting)
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
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