Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The House of Representatives is set to screen and possibly confirm President Bola Tinubu's newly appointed service chiefs during plenary today (Wednesday).

Mr Tinubu, in a letter read on the floor by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, urged lawmakers to accord "expeditious consideration" to the nominees, citing the urgency of consolidating national security efforts amid the country's evolving security threats.

The nominees are Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, a general; Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, a major general; Chief of Air Staff, Sunday Aneke, an air vice marshal; and Chief of Naval Staff, Idi Abbas, a rear admiral.

Mr Tajudeen referred the request to a committee that will conduct the screening exercise imme...