Those sworn in include Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour & Employment; Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs.
Others are Jumoke Oduwole (Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Trade and Investment), Idi Mukhtar Maiha (Minister of Livestock Development), Yusuf Ata (Minister of State, Housing, and Urban Development), and Suwaiba Ahmad as the Minister of State Education.
The swearing-in came days after their appointments by President Tinubu and subsequent confirmation by the Senate.
Calls for the reshuffling of the president’s cabinet reached new levels in the wake of Nigeria’s dwindling economic fortunes which have worsened the living standards across the country.
President Tinubu heeded the calls in October, sacking five ministers and nominating seven others. Those dismissed included Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye (Women Affairs); Lola Ade-John (Tourism); Tahir Mamman Gwarzo (State, Housing and Urban Development), and Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development).
This was in addition to the reassignment of new portfolios to 10 other ministers.
Tinubu appointed a 48-person cabinet in August 2023, just three months after his inauguration. While the Senate swiftly screened them and confirmed their nominations, one of them Simon Lalong moved the upper lawmaking body. Betta Edu (in charge of the Humanitarian Ministry as of them) was suspended.