President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr.
Sunday Thomas as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief
Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).
It will be recalled that Mr. Thomas replaced immediate past
commissioner for Insurance/CEO, Mallam Mohammed Kari, as Acting
Commissioner for insurance/CEO of the National Insurance Commission
in July 2019.
Thomas, who has over three decades of experience in the industry
as an operator and regulator, was appointed Deputy Commissioner in
charge of technical matters by President Buhari in April 2017. He
was formerly Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Insurers
Association (NIA) in 2010.
His appointment was contained in a statement that was issued
Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of
Finance, Budget and National Planning, Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi.
The President also approved the appointments of two board
members for Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mrs.
Ya’ana Talib Yaro as the Non Executive Director representing the
North East, and Mrs. Diana O. Okonta as Non Executive Director, to
fill the slot for the South South.
The appointments take immediate effect.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr.
Sunday Thomas as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief
Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).
It will be recalled that Mr. Thomas replaced immediate past
commissioner for Insurance/CEO, Mallam Mohammed Kari, as Acting
Commissioner for insurance/CEO of the National Insurance Commission
in July 2019.
Thomas, who has over three decades of experience in the industry
as an operator and regulator, was appointed Deputy Commissioner in
charge of technical matters by President Buhari in April 2017. He
was formerly Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Insurers
Association (NIA) in 2010.
His appointment was contained in a statement that was issued
Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of
Finance, Budget and National Planning, Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi.
The President also approved the appointments of two board
members for Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mrs.
Ya’ana Talib Yaro as the Non Executive Director representing the
North East, and Mrs. Diana O. Okonta as Non Executive Director, to
fill the slot for the South South.
The appointments take immediate effect.