 Alade was appointed acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 20 February 2014 until the appointment of Godwin Emefiele.Prior to this time, she had served as deputy governor (Economic Policy), Central Bank of Nigeria from 26 March 2007.Alade attended the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, where she obtained a B.Sc (Hons) degree in Economics in 1976.