President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, including the Inspector-General of Police from Service.
Also affected are the Advisers, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service.
The President also announced the replacements of the retired appointees.
A statement on Monday by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary-General to the Federation, Willie Bassey, said Nuhu Ribadu who was initially appointed as the Security Adviser to the President has now been appointed as the National Security Adviser (NSA).
Also, Major General Christopher Musa, a former Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, was appointed the Chief of Defence Staff.
Similarly, Major General T. A Lagbaja, a former General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna is now the Chief of Army Staff.
Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla was appointed the Chief of Naval Staff while Air Vice Marshal H. B Abubakar was appointed Chief of Air Staff.
Also appointed are: DIG Kayode Egbetokun as the Acting Inspector-General of Police and Major General EPA Undiandeye as the Chief of Defence Intelligence.
The President also approved the appointment of Col. Adebisi Onasanya as the Brigade of Guards Commander; Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun Yusuf, the 7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja; Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa, 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State; Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger and Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
Similarly, President Tinubu approved the appointments of other military officers in the Presidential Villa.
They are: Maj. Isa Farouk Audu (N/14695) Commanding Officer State House Artillery; Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183) Second-in-Command, State House Artillery; Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656) Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence; Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860) Commanding Officer, State House Armament, and Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) Second-in- Command, State House Armament.
Adeniyi Adewale was also appointed as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.
The President has also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers, and two Senior Assistants, namely: Hadiza Bala Usman Special Adviser, Policy Coordination; Hannatu Musa Musawa Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy; Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate) and Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).
The statement stressed that the appointed Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Comptroller General of Customs are to act in their positions, pending their confirmation in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
