Appointment: Buhari replaces Kyari of NAICOM

The new Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive Officer for the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

He is Sunday Thomas as indicated in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Yunusa Abdullahi.

According to Abdullahi, Thomas was the former Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Insurers Association, adding that he will be replacing the immediate past Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, Mohammed Kyari.

He added that President Buhari has also ratified the appointments of two board members for Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

Abdullahi said Mrs. Ya’ana Talib Yaro has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director representing the North East, and Mrs. Diana O. Okonta has also been appointed as a Non-Executive Director representing the South-South region,.adding the appointments take immediate effect.