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The Senate withheld the confirmation of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete, and Senator Abubakar Danladi due to security screening. However, the upper chamber confirmed the appointment of 45 other ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu for screening. Festus Keyamo, a former Minister of State for Employment, Labour, and Productivity, was temporarily halted due to his disparaging comments on the ninth senate and his attitude towards National Assembly members. Deputy Minority Leader Darlington Nwokocha recalled the public works programme of 2020, stating that Keyamo had been running away from the issue. The president of the Senate proposed a time extension and a senate dissolve into executive session. Keyamo pleaded with lawmakers to forgive him for his past wrongdoings towards the National Assembly. The Senate unanimously agreed that Keyamo should be allowed to take his leave.

The Senate has advised President Bola Tinubu to appoint an Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF) in compliance with Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution. The absence of a substantive AuGF in the last 10 months has left the government susceptible to potential mismanagement, lack of accountability, and transparency. The letter emphasized the importance of appointing a substantive auditor-general to strengthen the Federal Government's commitment to fiscal responsibilities and safeguard public trust. The Contractors Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to Tinubu to stop alleged plans to appoint an unqualified federal civil servant as the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The contractors argued that the BPP is crucial for governance and that the project to bypass the civil service process of succession is absurd in Nigeria. The BPP has always been headed by an engineer with extensive contract and procurement rudiments.

The Coalition of Civil Society Groups clarified that it had not called for the sacking of Mr. Godwin Emefiele as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Olakunle Oladimeji, the new President of the Coalition, declared that there was no protest planned by the coalition against the CBN and its Governor. He urged members of the public to disregard any such plan for any purported protest. Oladimeji and the Campaign for Democracy (CD) have urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu's plans to revamp the economy, provide welfare, and guarantee security. Tinubu's pronouncement on the petrol subsidy issue is seen as a cut-throat hike in fuel price. ThisDayLive is a public trust dedicated to truth and reason covering a range of issues from breaking news to politics, business, the markets, the arts, sports, and community.