Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The Senate will on Wednesday screen a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, for appointment as Nigeria's new minister of defence.

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in a statement issued by his Directorate on Media and Public Affairs on Tuesday night.

"As part of its strategic response to the country's security challenges, the Senate has revealed that it will screen the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as the new Minister of Defence on Wednesday," Mr Bamidele said.

President Bola Tinubu had earlier on Tuesday nominated Mr Musa to replace Mohammed Abubakar, who resigned from the position on Monday.

Bayo Onanuga, a presidential spokesperson,...