The senate has confirmed the appointments of the service chiefs recently nominated by President Bola Tinubu.
The upper legislative chamber confirmed the nominees after screening them in a closed session that lasted for more than an hour.
The service chief nominees are; Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff; Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff; and Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff.
Last week, Tinubu wrote to the national assembly seeking the confirmation of the service chiefs, premising his request on section 18(1) of the armed forces act. CAP A20 laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004.
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