President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Hajiya Saratu Umar as Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) for a period of five years.
Umaru will replace Yewande Sadiku who completed a five-year tenure as head of the Commission in 2021.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Garba Shehu, media aide to the President.
The Presidency stated that Hajiya Saratu Umaru holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University and an MBA in Finance and Banking.
”She is trained locally and internationally in all core aspects of her career, as well as in leadership, strategy, general management, risk management and corporate governance.”
Saratu Umar is a technocrat, reformer, strategist, economist, investment promotion expert, export development specialist, with experience in banking and finance, investment and consulting segments of the public and private sectors of Nigeria,” the statement said.
