President Muhammadu Buhari has re-nominated an 82-year old retired justice, Sylvanus Nsofor, over a month after his nomination as a non-career ambassador was rejected by the Senate. But despite his earlier rejection, with the observations raised by the Senate, Mr. Nsofor was renominated for confirmation on Wednesday. In another letter to the Senate on Wednesday, Mr Buhari, sought confirmation for the appointment of five persons as non-executive directors on the board of Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr. Buhari, in another letter, asked the Senate to screen and confirm James Momoh as Chairman of National Electricity Regulation Commission. Apart from the three on nominations, Mr. Buhari, in the fourth letter, sought approval to obtain loans from the World Bank and China to fund railways projects and tackle problems in the north-east.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 27, 2017 04:52 UTC