Index to Nigerian Newspapers

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zaccheus Adedeji, as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. This announcement coincides with the impending commencement of terminal leave for the former chairman, Muhammed Nami. The President has instructed the former FIRS Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami, who had been in office since December 2019, to promptly begin a three-month pre-retirement leave, as stipulated by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243. This leave will ultimately result in his retirement from service on December 8, 2023. He said Adedeji is appointed in acting capacity for a 90-day period before his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service for a term of four (4) years in the first instance. Adedeji, previously serving as the Special Adviser to the President on Internal Revenue, has now assumed the role of acting chairman at FIRS. He is a first-class graduate in accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University and highly skilled accountant with deep expertise in corporate taxation and the advancement of public finance.

President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives to ratify the chairman and governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, in compliance with section 2(2) of the Act. The ratification follows President Ebie's endorsement of the position, along with 16 other nominees. The Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu, presented the under-listed seventeen nominees for consideration, including Chiedu Ebie, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Boma lyaye, Victor Antai, and Otito Atikase. The President urged the House for an expeditious consideration of the nominees. The appointees could only be inaugurated after Senate and House of Reps confirmation.