BUHARI DISMISSES UMAR AS HEAD OF NIPC

Muhammed Buhari

On Thursday night, Hajiya Saratu Umar's appointment as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission was cancelled by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), with immediate effect.

This information was provided by Femi Adesina, the Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement he released on Thursday under the heading "President Buhari terminates appointment of Saratu Umar as NIPC boss."

Umar's dismissal comes just one week after a damning report that exposed problems with the Commission's management.

The study made reference to the "incompetence and mismanagement" of the NIPC boss.

Details to follow...