The Senate on Wednesday stepped down consideration of the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts report to commence the screening of newly appointed service chiefs.
The report, presented by Senator Aliyu Wamakko, covered new external borrowing in the 2025 Appropriation Act, the refinancing of maturing Eurobonds, and the proposed issuance of Nigeria’s debut Sovereign Sukuk in the international capital market.
However, midway through plenary, lawmakers moved a motion to defer deliberation on the report to another legislative day to prioritise the screening exercise.
The Senate thereafter dissolved into a Committee of the Whole and relaxed its standing rules to admit the service chiefs and the Chief of Defence Staff into the chamber, led by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
They were accompanied by the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, members of their families, and other top military officers.