Published 17th Aug, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has posted ministerial nominees to different ministries.

Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced the portfolio each minister now holds on Wednesday.

When the new ministers are inaugurated, they will oversee the affairs of each ministry of the federal government.

FULL LIST

S/N	NAME	MINISTRY
	South West
1	Wale Edun	Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy
2	Ishiak Salako	Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management
3	Bunmi Tunji-Ojo	Minister of Marine and Blue Economy
4	Bosun Tijani	Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
5	Adebayo Adelabu	Minister of Power
6	Tunji Alausa	Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare
7	Dele Alake	Minister of Solid Minerals Development
8	Lola Ade-John	Minister of Tourism
9	Adegboyega Oyeola	Minister of Transportation

	South East
10	Doris Anite	Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
11	Uche Nnaji	Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology
12	Nkiruka Onyejeocha	Minister of State, Labour and Employment
13	Uju Kennedy	Minister of Women Affairs
14	David Umahi	Minister of Works

	South-South
15	Festus Keyamo	Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development
16	Abubakar Momoh	Minister of Youth
17	Betta Edu	Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation
18	Ekperipe Ekpo	Minister of State, Gas Resources
19	Heineken Lokpobiri	Minister of Petroleum Resources
20	John Enoh	Minister of Sports Development
21	Nyesom Wike	Minister of Federal Capital Territory

	North West
22	Hannatu Musawa	Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy
23	Mohammed Badaru	Minister of Defence
24	Bello Matawalle	Minister of State, Defence
25	Yusuf Sununu	Minister of State, Education
26	Ahmed Dangiwa	Minister of Housing and Urban Development
27	Abdullahi Gwarzo	Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
28	Atiku Bagudu	Minister of Budget and Economic Planning
29	——	Minister of Environment and Ecological Management
30	Mairiga Mahmud	Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory
31	Bello Goronyo	Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation

	North East
32	Abubakar Kyari	Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
33	Tahir Mamman	Minister of Education
34	Sa’idu Alkali	Minister of Interior
35	Yusuf Tuggar	Minister of Foreign Affairs
36	Ali Pate	Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare
37	Ibrahim Geidam	Minister of Police Affiars
38	Maigari Ahmadu	Minister of State, Steel Development

	North Central
39	Shuaibu Audu	Minister of Steel Development
40	Muhammed Idris	Minister of Information and National Orientation
41	Lateef Fagbemi	Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
42	Simon Lalong	Minister of Labour and Employment
43	Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim	Minister of State, Police Affairs
44	Zephaniah Jisalo	Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs
45	Joseph Utsev	Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation
46	Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi	Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security

FIJ had reported how Abubakar Danladi, a ministerial nominee from Taraba State rejected by the Senate, was barred by the Supreme Court from holding any public office for ten years because he forged a senior secondary school leaving certificate.

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