Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm the newly appointed service chiefs.

The president's request was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary on Tuesday.

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

In the letter, President Tinubu explained that the request was made in accordance with Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

After reading the letter, Mr Akpabio referred the request to the Committee of the Whole for co...