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| President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria |
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assigned portfolios to the ministerial nominees who passed the screening process at the National Assembly.
He appointed former governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike as Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Mairiga Mahmud as Minister of State, FCT on Wednesday, August 16.
The president named Bosun Tijani as Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Ishak Salako as Minister of State, Environment, and Ecological Management; Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Bunmi Tunji as minister of Marine and Blue Economy; Adedayo Adelabu, Minister of Power and Tunji Alausa as Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare.
Others include Dele Alake as Minister of Solid Minerals Development; Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism; Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Transportation; Doris Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment; Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation Science and Technology; Nkiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State, Labour and Employment and Uju Kennedy, Minister of Women Affairs.
Former governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi was appointed Minister of Works; Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development; Abubakar Momoh, Minister of Youth; Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation; Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State, Gas Resources and Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources.
Hannatu Musawa was assigned the position of Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, John Enoh as Minister of Sports Development; Mohammed Badaru, Minister of Defence; Bello Matawalle, Minister of State Defence; Yusuf T. Sunumu, Minister of State Education; Ahmed M. Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development and Abdullah T. Gwarzo, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development.
There was no name attached to the Minister of Environment and Ecological Management on the list.
However, Atiku Bagudu was named Budget and Economic Planning Minister; Bello Goronyo, Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation; Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security; Tahir Maman, Minister of Education; Sa’idu A. Alkali, Minister of Interior; Yusuf M. Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare and Ibrahim Geidam, Minister of Police Affairs
Former Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong will now head the Ministry of Labour and Employment, and Lateef Fagbemi will assume the position of Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
Maigari Ahmadu was named Minister of State, Steel Development; Shuaibu A. Audu, Minister of Steel Development; Muhammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation; Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of State, Police Affairs; Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation; Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security.
While many anticipated that Zephaniah Jisalo would assume the position of FCT Minister, he was assigned to head the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
The positions for Ministers of Petroleum Resources and Niger Delta Affairs were not indicated on the list. However, of the 48 names selected for ministerial appointments by Tinubu, three nominees are yet to be cleared by the National Assembly due to a lack of security approval.
The three nominees include Nasir El-Rufai, Abubakar Danladi, and Stella Okotete.
El-Rufai, who is the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, withdrew his interest in the ministerial appointment and suggested a new nominee, Jafaru Ibrahim Sani, although he initially expressed his willingness to work with the president on issues relating to the power sector.
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