May 02, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) for a second term.
Her reappointment was conveyed in a letter read at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday.
President Buhari also requested the Senate to confirm the appointment of six federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to fill existing vacancies in the states.
The nominees are Ayogu Eze, Peter Okpara, Hauwa Aliyu, Rajiya Ayuba, Kolawole Adebola and Ismailia Agaka.
Meanwhile, following a motion by Senator Uche Ekwunife, the red chamber has charged its Committee on Interior to investigate the circumstances that have caused the delay in the issuance and renewal of passports by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
The Senate also asked the Committee to probe the contract for the printing of passports by the NIS.
