The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominees for the positions of service chiefs. Those confirmed include General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas as Chief of Naval Staff, and Air Vice Marshal Kennedy Aneke as Chief of Air […]

Speaking before the nominees were screened, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, said only a few questions would be asked

The Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of the newly nominated Service Chiefs forwarded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for confirmation. Naija News reports that the nominees, accompanied by their family members and senior officers of the Armed Forces, were ushered into the chamber by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters […]

President Bola Tinubu appointed the new service chiefs on 24 October.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed General Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Defence Staff, marking the beginning of the screening exercise for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s newly nominated service chiefs. Naija News reports that Oluyede’s confirmation came less than an hour after he and other nominees arrived at the National Assembly complex in Abuja under […]

The Presidency has expressed delight over the smooth screening and confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs by the Senate. Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, described the exercise as a demonstration of the strong partnership between the Executive and Legislature in safeguarding Nigeria’s security and sovereignty. In […]

The newly appointed Service Chiefs arrived at the National Assembly complex on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, for screening by the Senate. Naija News reports that the new service chiefs got to the National Assembly premises at about 10 a.m., accompanied by senior military officers. The Senate had on Tuesday rescheduled the screening to Wednesday, October […]