By Jimisayo Opanuga 07 April 2023 | 12:32 pm The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Saratu Umar, has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), with… President Muhammadu Buhari. The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Saratu Umar, has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), with immediate effect,” Adesina said. He noted that the President had directed the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, to ask the most senior director of the Commission to run its affairs in the interim. “In a directive to the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo CON, the President also mandated the most senior Director in the Commission to immediately take over in the interim,” Adesina, however, did not state any reason why Umar’s appointment was terminated. Umar was first appointed in July 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan’s government but was sacked in 2015. On July 5, 2022, President Buhari appointed her. 27 mins ago The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Saratu Umar, has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), with… 31 mins ago The Nigerian Medical Students’ Association (NiMSA) has opposed the bill by House of Representatives members to mandate Nigerian-trained medical or dental practitioners to practice in the country for a minimum of five years before being granted a full license. The second reading of the bill sponsored by Rep. member Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson, was taken on… 59 mins ago The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the deployment of all operational and intelligence officers of the police to secure the state during the Easter festivities 1 hour ago The House of Representatives has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of N15 billion counterpart funding of humanitarian intervention by the Federal Government. 1 hour ago President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted two outgoing Ambassadors in farewell audiences at State House, Abuja.
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