President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) for another term of five years which takes effect immediately. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the President’s Senior Special Assistant, Media, and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari appoints Hajiya Saratu Umar for another term of five years at NIPC’.
The statement reads as follows, “Saratu Umar was first appointed to the position in July 2014. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and an MBA in Finance and Banking.
“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”.
According to the statement, “She transformed the NIPC into a world-class investment agency and minimized revenue leakages, saving the country N500bn, for which she received a commendation from the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)”.
