Jump to content

Yewande Sadiku: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
RedCard3 (talk | contribs)
40 edits
m Fixed typo error
Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
RedCard3 (talk | contribs)
40 edits
m Fixed typo error
Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Line 14: Line 14:


== Allegations ==
== Allegations ==
In August 2021, The [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] investigated Yetunde for alleged abuse of office, contract fraud and allowances unaccounted for.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Odunsi|first=Wale|date=2021-08-09|title=EFCC grills Yewande Sadiku, Investment Promotion chief over fraud allegations|url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/08/09/efcc-grills-yewande-sadiku-export-promotion-council-chief-over-fraud-allegations/|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-09|title=BREAKING: Nigerian Investment Council's Boss, Sadiku Arrested, Detained Over Fraud|url=http://saharareporters.com/2021/08/09/breaking-nigerian-investment-councils-boss-sadiku-arrested-detained-over-fraud|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Sahara Reporters}}</ref> No charges have been pressed against her yet and the act has been criticized by groups as an harassment from the EFCC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=#FixPolitics condemns attacks on NIPC boss|url=https://punchng.com/fixpolitics-condemns-attacks-on-nipc-boss/|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=Alleged Corruption: NIPC management reacts to EFCC's probe of CEO|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/478475-alleged-corruption-nipc-management-reacts-to-efccs-probe-of-ceo.html|access-date=2021-09-26|language=en-GB}}</ref>
In August 2021, The [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] investigated Yewande for alleged abuse of office, contract fraud and allowances unaccounted for.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Odunsi|first=Wale|date=2021-08-09|title=EFCC grills Yewande Sadiku, Investment Promotion chief over fraud allegations|url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/08/09/efcc-grills-yewande-sadiku-export-promotion-council-chief-over-fraud-allegations/|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-09|title=BREAKING: Nigerian Investment Council's Boss, Sadiku Arrested, Detained Over Fraud|url=http://saharareporters.com/2021/08/09/breaking-nigerian-investment-councils-boss-sadiku-arrested-detained-over-fraud|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Sahara Reporters}}</ref> No charges have been pressed against her yet and the act has been criticized by groups as an harassment from the EFCC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=#FixPolitics condemns attacks on NIPC boss|url=https://punchng.com/fixpolitics-condemns-attacks-on-nipc-boss/|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=Alleged Corruption: NIPC management reacts to EFCC's probe of CEO|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/478475-alleged-corruption-nipc-management-reacts-to-efccs-probe-of-ceo.html|access-date=2021-09-26|language=en-GB}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:27, 28 December 2021

Yewande Sadiku (born July 27, 1972) is a Nigerian investment banker. She was the Executive Secretary and CEO of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission from September 2016 to September 2021.[1][2]

Education

In 1992, Yewande graduated from University of Benin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry. She went on to get a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Warwick in 1995.[3]

Career

In 1994, she moved from International Bank Limited (now Citibank Nigeria) to Investment Banking & Trust Company Limited (later to be known as Stanbic IBTC Bank) where she became Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Capital in November 2012.[4]

She was appointed as Executive Secretary and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), in September 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari.[5]

Under Yewande, the NIPC ranked from 90th to 2nd in the Freedom of Information (FOI) Rankings for compliance and transparency.[6] NIPC's internally generated revenue also went from N296 million in 2016 to N3.06 billion in 2020 of which over 50% of this revenue was remitted to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.[7][8]

Allegations

In August 2021, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigated Yewande for alleged abuse of office, contract fraud and allowances unaccounted for.[9][10] No charges have been pressed against her yet and the act has been criticized by groups as an harassment from the EFCC.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Adesanya, Adedapo (2021-09-09). "Sadiku Hails NIPC Performance, Transparency in Five Years | Business Post Nigeria". Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  2. ^ "Yewande Sadiku completes 5-year tenure as Executive Secretary/CEO of NIPC". Nairametrics. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  3. ^ "SPECIAL REPORT: A Nigerian official reforming NIPC and her many battles". 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. ^ "Meet Yewande Sadiku, Nigeria's chief investment promoter". Nairametrics. 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  5. ^ "Civil Society Organisation backs Yewande Sadiku of NIPC as 'Integrity Champion'". Vanguard News. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  6. ^ "Nigeria's investment under pressure ― NIPC boss". Vanguard News. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  7. ^ "CSOs back Yewande Sadiku, reject harassment of 'honest public servants'". 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  8. ^ "INTERVIEW: How we are killing secrecy at NIPC -- Yewande Sadiku". 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  9. ^ Odunsi, Wale (2021-08-09). "EFCC grills Yewande Sadiku, Investment Promotion chief over fraud allegations". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  10. ^ "BREAKING: Nigerian Investment Council's Boss, Sadiku Arrested, Detained Over Fraud". Sahara Reporters. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  11. ^ "#FixPolitics condemns attacks on NIPC boss". Punch Newspapers. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  12. ^ "Alleged Corruption: NIPC management reacts to EFCC's probe of CEO". 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yewande_Sadiku&oldid=1062494480"