In this post, platinumtimes.ng archives the biography, career, net worth, life story of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda.
Lamido Abubakar Yuguda is a finance expert and Director General of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria.
He was recently named among the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
Profile Summary
Name: Lamido Abubakar Yuguda
Date of birth: N/A
Nationality: Nigeria
Education: Ahmadu Bello University
Marital status: Married
Religion: Muslim
Career: Finance Expert
Background
Lamido Yuguda is a seasoned financial expert from the Northern part of Nigeria.
He graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University in 1983 with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting thereafter, a Master’s degree in Money, Banking, and Finance from the University of Birmingham, UK, in 1991.
He also holds a Certificate in Financial Asset Management and Engineering from the Swiss Finance Institute, Geneva, and a Certificate in Investment Performance Management from the CFA Institute.
He also attended leadership trainings at top business schools such as Harvard, INSEAD, IMD, Oxford Saïd, Wharton, Haas, Kellogg, Chicago Booth, and London.
Career
He began his career in 1984 when he was employed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Senior Supervisor, Foreign Operations Department.
In 1997, Yuguda joined the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC as an economist in the Africa Department where he worked on the assessment of economic policies and management of balance of payment support programs in IMF member countries.
He returned to the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2001 and was assigned the with the responsibility of leading a staff team charged with restructuring and diversifying the apex bank’s growing foreign exchange reserve portfolio.
Yuguda reached the height of his career at the Central Bank of Nigeria where he served as the Director of the Reserve Management Department from 2010 to 2016, before he retired voluntarily.
Appointment
He was appointed the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.
In February 2024, he was named as one of the members of the CBN’s new Monetary Policy Committee.
Personal life
He has over 30 years of experience in Banking, Accounting, Finance, Economics and Investment Management.
He is a Muslim and is married with children.
He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
Net Worth
His estimated net worth could not be accessed as at the time of this post, but it will be updated in due time.