Ministerial list: Tinubu assigns portfolios to cabinet nominees [See full list]

President Bola Tinubu has assigned specific roles to his ministerial nominees. This information was conveyed to the press by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

As outlined in the list, Mr. Wale Edun has been appointed as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, while Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is the designated Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.

Bosun Tuani will serve as the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, and Ishak Salako will take up the position of Minister of State for Environment and Ecological Management.

In the new roster, the former governors of Rivers and Ebonyi states, Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi, respectively, have been chosen as ministers for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Minister of Works.

For a comprehensive look at the full list of ministerial portfolios, refer to the breakdown below:

South West:
– Minister of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy — Bosun Tijani
– Minister of State for 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 for Health and Social Welfare – Tunji Alausa
– Minister of Solid Minerals Development – Dele Alake
– Minister of Tourism – Lola Ade-John
– Minister of Transportation – Adegboyega Oyetola

South-East:
– Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment – Doris Anite
– Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology – Uche Nnaji
– Minister of State for Labour and Employment – Nkiruka Onyejeocha
– Minister of Women Affairs – Uju Kennedy
– Minister of Works – David Umahi

South-South:
– Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development – Festus Keyamo
– Minister of Youths – Abubakar Momoh
– Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation – Betta Edu
– Minister of State for Gas Resources – Ekperipe Ekpo
– Minister of State for Petroleum Resources – Heineken Lokpobiri
– Minister of Sports Development – John Enoh
– Minister of the Federal Capital Territory – Nyesom Wike

North West:
– Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy – Hannatu Musawa
– Minister of Defence – Mohammed Badaru
– Minister of State for Defence – Bello Matawalle
– Minister of State for Education, Yusuf T. Sununu
– Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
– Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
– Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
– Minister of Environment and Ecological Management (Kaduna)
– Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory – Maria Mahmud
– Minister of State for Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello M. Goronto

North East:
– Minister of Agriculture and Food Security – Abubakar Kyari
– Minister of Education – Tahir Maman
– Minister of Interior – Sa’idu A. Alkali
– Minister of Foreign Affairs – Yusuf M. Tuggar
– Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare – Ali Pate
– Minister of Police Affairs – Ibrahim Geidam
– Minister of State for Steel Development – U. Maigari Ahmadu

North-Central:
– Minister of Steel Development – Shuaibu Audu
– Minister of Information and National Orientation – Muhammed Idris
– Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice – Lateef Fagbemi
– Minister of Labour and Employment – Simon Lalong
– Minister of State for Police Affairs – Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
– Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs – Zephaniah Jisalo
– Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation – Joseph Utsev
– Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security – Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi