President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven new ministers, the Pinpoint News reports.
This was disclosed by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, while briefing State House journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by the president on Wednesday.
The newly appointed ministers include: Nentawe Yilwatda, minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Jumoke Oduwole, former special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Ease of Doing Business, now minister of Industry, Trade and Investment.
Others are: Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, minister of Labour & Employment; Idi Mukhtar Maiha, minister of the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development.
Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, wife of the late warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, was appointed minister of state for Foreign Affairs, while Abdullahi Ata is now the minister of state for Housing and Urban Development. Suwaiba Ahmad is the new minister of state for Education.
