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  • Comment: References are mix press-releases which are non-rs and routine annoucements of employment, which is the same press-release. No indication of being notable and this is the 4th attempt to get it right. Non-notable. scope_creepTalk 10:35, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: The quote in the "Career" section does not have a reference. GoingBatty (talk) 13:13, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
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Saratu Altine Umar (born 27 November 1969) is a Nigerian investment promotion expert and former banker. She is the executive secretary and CEO of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission and was appointed on 5 July 2022 for a fresh term of five years by President Muhammadu Buhari.[1][2]

Education

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In 1989 Umar graduated from Ahmadu Bello University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. She went on to get an MBA in Finance and Banking.[2]

Career

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Umar was first appointed to head the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission in 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan.[3] Following staff complaints and protests she was relieved of her position by Jonathan after one year.[4] Prior to this, Umar was Assistant General Manager and Head of Credit, Insurance and Guarantee of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank.[5]

On 5 July 2022, Saratu Umar was appointed as head of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission for a second time by President Muhammadu Buhari.[6] Since then there have been multiple staff complaints about her leadership conduct.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "President Buhari Appoints Hajiya Saratu Umar to Fresh Term of Five Years at NIPC". State House Abuja. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  2. ^ a b Deji Elumoye (2022-07-05). "Buhari Renews Saratu Umar's Five-year Tenure as CEO of NIPC". This Day Live. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ "FG Appoints CEOs Of NIPC, BoI, ITF". Daily Trust. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  4. ^ "Jonathan fires NIPC boss, Saratu Umar". The Cable. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. ^ Amina Alhassan (2014-05-23). "Mrs Saratu takes over as Executive Secretary of NIPC". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ^ Victoria Ojeme (2022-07-21). "Re-appointed NIPC boss resumes duty, targets New FDI routes for Nigeria". Vanguard. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^ Ibrahim Adeyemi (2023-01-20). "EXCLUSIVE: Buhari reappoints 'incompetent' official sacked by Jonathan as Nigeria's investment chief". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-03-27.