Cabinet Reshuffle: Full List of New Ministers Appointed by Tinubu and Their Portfolios

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  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, October 23, submitted the names of seven new ministerial nominees to the national assembly following the dismissal of six ministers from his cabinet
  • The nominees are set to fill the resulting vacancies, while the President also restructured his administration by reassigning 10 ministers to new portfolios
  • Among the nominees, Tinubu has selected Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu for the position of minister of state for foreign affairs

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FCT, Abuja - 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.

President Bola Tinubu reshuffles his cabinet amid worrying cost-of-living crisis. Photo credit: @officialABATSource: Twitter

Others are Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Abdullahi Ata, and Suwaiba Ahmad.

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Check out the new ministers below and their portfolios:

S/NName of ministerDesignationMinistry
1.Nentawe YilwadaMinister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reductionHumanitarian affairs and poverty reduction
2.Muhammadu Maigiri DingyadiMinister of labour and employmentLabour and employment
3.Bianca Odumegwu-OjukwuMinister of state foreign affairsMinistry of state foreign affairs
4.Jumoke OduwoleMinister of industry, trade, and investmentTrade, industry, and investment
5.Idhi Mukhtar MaihaMinister of livestock developmentFederal ministry of livestock development
6.Yusuf Abdullahi AtaMinister of state, housing, and urban developmentFederal ministry of housing and urban development
7.Suwaiba Said AhmadMinister of state, educationFederal ministry of education

Legit.ng reports that the shake-up comes during worsening economic hardship and frustration with the administration in Africa’s most populous country.

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Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has led to several mass protests in recent months.

Clark kicks as Tinubu scraps ministry

Earlier, Legit.ng 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.