The Senate had on Thursday last week confirmed all the seven nominees after being screened individually.
The new cabinet members took the oath of office in two batches—four in the first batch and three in the second—after their citations were read by the State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.
The New ministers were appointed two week ago after President Tinubu sacked five of his ministers from his cabinet during a major cabinet reshuffle on October 23.
President Tinubu also approved the reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios, and nominated seven new ministers for onward transmission to the Senate for confirmation.
The newly appointed ministers and their portfolios are:
Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi – Minister of Labour & Employment
Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu – Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole – Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
Idi Mukhtar Maiha – Minister of Livestock Development
Yusuf Abdullahi Ata – Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development
Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad – Minister of State, Education
The newly appointee are expected to assume duty immediately duty to contribute to the administration’s goals in their respective areas.