June 03, (THEWILL) – Dr Isa AbdulMumin has been confirmed as the substantive director, Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
AbdulMumin was in February appointed the acting director of the department, taking over from Mr Osita Nwanisobi, who retired after attaining the age of 60
Until his appointment, AbdulMumin was a deputy director in the Corporate Communications Department.
He has been a dedicated CBN staff member for several years and is reputed to be a hardworking, go-getter, efficient professional and media relations expert.
He comes to the job with several years of experience in business reporting and strategic marketing communication, as well as several high-level local and international pieces of training
Dr AbdulMumin’s appointment is coming at a time the bank is driving several initiatives towards enhancing the cashless policy initiative introduced in 2012 and attaining the 95 percent financial inclusion target of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele,launched on his re-appointment for a second term in June 2019
Dr Isa is a good friend of the media.
Sam Diala is a Bloomberg Certified Financial Journalist with over a decade of experience in reporting Business and Economy. He is Business Editor at THEWILL Newspaper, and believes that work, not wishes, creates wealth.