Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- A group of northern youth staged a protest at the entrance of the National Assembly on Tuesday to demand the confirmation of Ramat Abdullahi as chairperson of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as "Tinubu's nomination should be respected," "Akpabio and Barau must stop undermining President Tinubu," "If you have nothing to fear, Engr Ramat is the right person for NERC," "Engr Ramat has passed committee screening, what is Akpabio waiting for."

Mr Abdullahi has been awaiting confirmation for over a month after his nomination by President Bola Tinubu, who forwarded his name to the Senate for screening.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read...