After an intense eight-day screening process, the Nigerian Senate has officially confirmed the appointments of 45 out of 48 ministerial nominees presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement, revealing that the remaining three nominees – Nasir Elrufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani Danladi (Taraba), and Stella Okotete (Delta) – are awaiting security clearance.
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The list of the newly confirmed ministers includes:
- Akwa Ibom: Ekperikpe Ekpo
- Bayelsa: Heineken Lolokpobri
- Cross River: Betta Edu
- Cross River: John Enoh
- Edo: Abubakar Momoh
- Rivers: Nyesom Wike
- Adamawa: Tahir Mamman
- Bauchi: Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
- Bauchi: Ali Pate
- Borno: Abubakar Kyari
- Gombe: Alkali Ahmed Saidu
- Taraba: Uba Maigari Ahmadu
- Yobe: Ibrahim Geidam
- Jigawa: Mohamed Badaru
- Kano: Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure
- Kano: Abdullahi T. Gwarzo
- Katsina: Ahmad Dangiwa
- Katsina: Hanatu Musawa
- Kebbi: Yusuf Tanko Sununu
- Kebbi: Atiku Bagudu
- Sokoto: Bello M. Goronyo
- Zamfara: Bello Matawalle
- Abia: Nkiruka Onyejiocha
- Anambra: Uju Ohaneye
- Ebonyi: David Umahi
- Enugu: Uche Nnaji
- Imo: Doris Uzoka
- Ekiti: Dele Alake
- Lagos: Tunji Alausa
- Lagos: Lola Ade-John
- Ogun: Isiak Salako
- Ogun: Bosun Tijjani
- Ogun: Olawale Edun
- Ondo: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
- Osun: Adegboyega Oyetola
- Oyo: Adebayo Adelabu
- Benue: Joseph Utsev
- FCT: Zaphaniah Bitrus Jisalo
- Kogi: Shuaibu A. Audu
- Kwara: Lateef Fagbemi
- Nasarawa: Imaan S. Ibrahim
- Niger: Mohammed Idris
- Niger: Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
- Plateau: Simon Lalong
- Delta: Festus Keyamo