Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of the newly nominated service chiefs.

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

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after lawmakers cleared the nominees through a voice vote at the Committee of the Whole.

The confirmation followed a closed-door screening session that lasted for about one hour.

Before the session went behind closed doors, each nominee appeared before the lawmakers to discuss non-sensitive security issues, in...