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.
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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.
Meet Sunday Thomas, new NAICOM CEO
By Abiola Odutola
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Sunday Thomas as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).
This was disclosed by the Personal Assistant on Media to President Buhari via his Twitter handle on Sunday afternoon.
Thomas, who replaced the immediate past acting-commissioner for Insurance Mohammed Kari, has over 30 experience in the industry as an operator and regulator.
He was appointed Deputy Commissioner in charge of technical matters by Buhari in April 2017.
The new NAICOM boss was formerly Director-General of the Nigerian Insurers Association in 2010.
The President also approved the appointments of two board members for Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation.
They are Mrs. Ya’ana Talib Yaro who was appointed as the Non-Executive Director representing the North East, and Mrs. Diana Okonta as Non-Executive Director, to fill the slot for the South-South.

By Abiola Odutola