In a ceremony held on Monday, November 4 in the council room of Aso Rock Villa, President Bola Tinubu formally swore in the seven recently appointed ministers.
President Tinubu removed five of his ministers from his cabinet, and the new ministers were appointed two weeks ago. Last Friday, November 2, the Senate vetted and confirmed the recently nominated Ministers.
The portfolios of the recently appointed ministers are:
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda
Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, the Labor and Employment Minister
Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Foreign Affairs Minister
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment Dr. Jumoke Oduwole
Minister of Livestock Development Idi Mukhtar Maiha
Housing and Urban Development Minister Yusuf Abdullahi Ata
The Education Minister, Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad
It is anticipated that these new ministers will take up their positions right once and support the administration’s objectives in their fields.