Business and Economy
CIS Appoints Adesoji Adesugba To Advocacy and Policy Committee
The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has appointed Professor Adesoji Adesugba, ACS, to its Advocacy and Policy Committee for the 2026–2028 tenure, drawing on his experience in investment promotion, public policy and private-sector advocacy.
The appointment was approved by the Institute’s Governing Council at its meeting on September 3, 2026, and communicated in a letter dated October 5, signed by its Registrar and Chief Executive, Ayorinde Ezekiel Adeonipekun.
According to the letter, Professor Adesoji Adesugba will contribute to achieving the Institute’s mandate and support, facilitate and advance the implementation of Governing Council policies.
The letter stares that his selection is also due to his professional expertise, leadership qualities and contributions to its activities.
Professor Adesoji Adesugba, a Chartered Stockbroker and Associate of the Institute, brings experience spanning public administration, investment facilitation, economic development and business representation.
An Alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he studied public policy implementation, he has worked at the intersection of policy formulation and practical delivery. His career includes service as a Director at the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA).
At NIPC, his work involved investment promotion and engagement on policies affecting Nigeria’s investment environment. At NEPZA, which he led from July 2020 to October 2023, he oversaw initiatives aimed at strengthening the administration and development of special economic zones.
These included institutional capacity building, investor facilitation and dispute-resolution arrangements.
That experience provides a relevant foundation for the committee’s work, particularly in connecting investment policy with the operating concerns of businesses and investors.
Adesugba is currently the 1sr Deputy President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and National Vice President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).
Through these roles, he participates in private-sector advocacy and engagement with government on enterprise development, investment and economic policy.
He is also a Fellow of the National Policy Advocacy Centre and a thematic leader at the African Policy Research Consortium. A lawyer and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom, he brings legal and dispute-resolution experience to policy deliberations.
His work extends to investment education and economic journalism. He founded and moderates Naija Investment House, an educational platform focused on investing in the Nigerian capital market, including equities listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX).
He also founded Chamber Telegraph in 2017.
The publication covers economic development, business and chamber-of-commerce activities, and carries his articles on investment and the Nigerian economy.
His appointment brings together these strands of experience, combining professional capital-market knowledge with public-sector leadership, policy advocacy and investor education, in support of the Institute’s mandate.
Meanwhile, the Committee which is chaired by Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga, FCS with Babawale Jonathan Agbeyangi, FCS as Vice Chairman has since been inaugurated virtually on September 7, 2026 by the President of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS and Chairman of Council, Dr. Fiona Nyako Ahimie, FCS.