President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday unveiled the newly-created ministries and the portfolios of his ministers.
Meanwhile, the names of a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, a former national women leader of the All Progressives Congress, Stella Okotete and a ministerial nominee from Taraba State, Danladi Abubakar were missing from the list.
REPORTERS AT LARGE recalls that the Senate had withheld the confirmation of the three owing to security checks.
In the list obtained by our correspondent, it was observed that 13 of the nominees were appointed Ministers of State while some new ministries were also created.
The ministers and their designations are as follows:
Minister of Communications, Innovation And Digital Economy – Bosun Tijani
Minister of State, Environment And Ecological Management – Ishak Salako
Minister of Finance And Coordinating Minister Of The Economy – Wale Edun
Minister of Marine And Blue Economy – Bunmi Tunji-Ojo
Minister of Power – Adebayo Adelabu
Minister of State, Health And Social Welfare – Tunji Alausa
Minister of Solid Minerals Development – Dele Alake
Minister of Tourism: Lola Ade-John
Minister of Transportation – Adegboyega Oyetola.
Others are:
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment – Doris Anite
Minister of Innovation Science and Technology – Uche Nnaji
Minister of State, Labour and Employment – Nkiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of Women Affairs – Uju Kennedy
Minister of Works – David Umahi
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development – Festus Keyamo
Minister of Youth – Abubakar Momoh
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation – Betta Edu
Minister of State, Gas Resources – Ekperikpe Ekpo
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources – Heineken Lokpobiri
Minister of Sports Development – John Enoh
Minister of Federal Capital Territory – Nyesom Wike.
Also on the list are:
Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy – Hannatu Musawa
Minister of Defence – Muhammed Badaru
Minister of State Defence – Bello Matawalle
Minister of State, Education – Tanko Sununu
Minister of Housing and Urban Development – Ahmed Dangiwa
