CBN appoints new CEOs, directors for Union, Keystone, Polaris banks

Few hours after dissolving the Board of Directors and the Management of Union Bank, Keystone, and Polaris banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has appointed new chief executives to pilot the affairs of these financial institutions.

In a statement by Mrs Sidi Ali, Hakama, the acting director of Corporate Communication of CBN, on the apex bank’s verified X handle @cenbank on Thursday morning disclosed that the newly appointed executives are to assume their roles with immediate effect.

According to the statement, Yetunde Oni, who held sway as the first female CEO of the Standard Chartered bank in Sierra Leone, was appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank, while Mannir Ubali Ringim was selected as the Executive Director of the bank.