President Tinubu Approves New Appointments

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of heads of the recently created regional development commissions.

Miss Usoro Akpabio was appointed as the Managing Director of the South South Development Commission (SSDC), and Chibudom Nwuche as Chairman.

Usoro Akpabio

Naija News reports that President Tinubu also approved the appointments of Dr. Charles Akinola as Managing Director of the South West Development Commission (SWDC) and Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi as Chairman.

Similarly, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Barrister. Cyril Tsenyil as Managing Director of the North Central Development Commission, with Cosmas Akiyir as Chairman.

In a letter read on the Senate floor on Thursday, President Tinubu has requested the lawmakers to confirm the appointments.

Meanwhile, the Senate on Thursday, passed the remaining tax reform bills submitted to the lawmakers by the government of President Bola Tinubu.

It would be recalled that the Senate had on Wednesday, passed two out of the four bills, and the remaining two have now been passed today.

Naija News reports that the bills will go through harmonization in the Senate and House of Representatives joint committee and then transition to President Tinubu to be signed into law.

The four tax reform bills passed are the joint revenue board establishment bill, the Nigeria revenue service establishment bill, the Nigeria tax administration bill and the Nigeria tax bill.

The four executive bills seek to transform and modernise the tax system in Nigeria.