President Tinubu appoints Olasupo Olusi BOI MD/CEO

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olasupo Olusi, a former special adviser to former Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Finance Ngozi-Okonjo Iweala, as the as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry (BOI).

 

The appointment of Olusi followed the voluntary resignation of the former BOI Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olukayode Pitan, by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said on Thursday in Abuja.

 

According to the statement, Olusi has served as a World Bank economist and development finance expert over the past 20 years.

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“Between 2011 and 2015, Olusi served as the economic adviser to then Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance.

 

“He is an alumnus of Hull University, United Kingdom,” the presidency said the statement.

 

Olusi also obtained a Masters degree in International Money, Finance, and Investment, as well as a Doctorate in Finance & Economics from Durham University, United Kingdom, in 2005.

 

The President tasked the new BOI Chief Executive to ensure that Nigerians operating all sizes of enterprises across sectors were given fair and equitable access to much needed support.

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He said this would bolster employment generation and wealth creation among income groups in the country with special regard for lower and middle income enterprise operators.

 

 

 

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