President Bola Tinubu reshuffled his 45-member cabinet, naming seven new members, sacking five and swapping 10 others. The newly-appointed ministers include Nentawe Yilwatda and Jumoke Oduwole.
Others are Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Abdullahi Ata, and Suwaiba Ahmad. Check out the new ministers below and their portfolios:
S/N
Name of minister
Designation
Ministry
1.
Nentawe Yilwada
Minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction
Humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction
2.
Muhammadu Maigiri Dingyadi
Minister of labour and employment
Labour and employment
3.
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
Minister of state foreign affairs
Ministry of state foreign affairs
4.
Jumoke Oduwole
Minister of industry, trade, and investment
Trade, industry, and investment
5.
Idhi Mukhtar Maiha
Minister of livestock development
Federal ministry of livestock development
6.
Yusuf Abdullahi Ata
Minister of state, housing, and urban development
Federal ministry of housing and urban development
7.
Suwaiba Said Ahmad
Minister of state, education
Federal ministry of education
NigeriaMedia reports that the shake-up comes during worsening economic hardship and frustration with the administration in Africa’s most populous country....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has led to several mass protests in recent months.
Earlier, NigeriaMedia reported that Edwin Clark, convener of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), said the people of the south-south region reject the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta affairs.
The elder statesman accused the Tinubu-led government of plans to use the money from the south-south geo-political zones to develop the various newly-established development commissions from the geo-political zones.
