President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a bill establishing the North-Central Development Commission, NCDC into law.

This was announced on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during a session in the Senate chamber.

He expressed optimism that the establishment of NCDC would bring development to the grassroots.

He said: “Let me also inform my colleagues that Mr President has also assented to the North-Central Development Commission establishment bill 2024, to bring development to the grassroots.

“And for this, we congratulate the good people of the North-Central region of Nigeria, and we wish them more development and particularly peace, as we forge ahead in the task of nation-building.”