Saadiya Aliyu 2022 speaker

CEO

Urban Shelter Nigeria

Biography

Saadiya Aliyu is the Managing Director/CEO Urban Shelter Ltd –

Saadiya Aliyu is an executive management professional, who is results focused, driven and dynamic with over 15 years of progressive leadership experience. She has a passion for surpassing operational, financial and strategic objectives by delivering world class real estate developments and solutions.

Saadiya Aliyu has lead Urban Shelter through change management in 2015 and repositioned the company to be an industry leader in real estate sector. As the MD/CEO she has the vision, talent and strong drive to develop and execute winning strategies, projects and inspire teams to adopt change and accomplish preset goals. Deriving genuine pleasure from transforming high-potential staff into outstanding leaders demonstrating the creativity critical to operational and financial success.

In past roles Saadiya Aliyu has been effective in prominent decision-making roles within government and private sector leading policy dialogue & legislative advocacy; while providing leadership and strategic direction required to influence through creative innovation and nurturing talent.

Saadiya Aliyu is the Facilitator of the Infrastructure Policy Commission of Nigeria Economic Summit Group and also heads the Thematic Group for Housing and Urban Development. In 2020, the Ministry of Finance recently appointed her as Coordinator of the Technical Working Group for Housing & Urban Development under the Medium-Term National Development Plan. She provides governance as a board director in a number of companies including Shelter Suites & Hotels Ltd, Urban Shelter Infrastructure Ltd and North South Power. She is passionate about gender equality and lends her voice to a number of NGOs as part of her civic duties. She is an alumnus of Brunel University and School and Oriental & African Studies, University of London.