The Senate has confirmed the nomination of service chiefs and heads of security agencies newly appointed by President Bola Tinubu.
Premium Politics reported that the upper chamber had previously screened the top brass.
According to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the service chiefs answered questions on defense-related and topical subjects during the closed-door session.
The President had urged that the Senate confirm the military chiefs in a letter read on the Senate floor on Monday.
Following the reopening of plenary on Thursday, the Senate began screening the service chiefs, with each of them taking the podium to speak about how they will address instability in the country if confirmed.
The service chiefs confirmed are Maj. Gen. C.G Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla (Chief of Naval Staff), AVM H.B Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff), IGP Kayode Egbetokun (Acting Inspector-General of Police), Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye (Chief of Defense Intelligence)
