{"id":68591,"date":"2019-08-21T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=68591"},"modified":"2019-08-21T15:23:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:23:44","slug":"newly-sworn-in-ministers-and-their-portfolios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/newly-sworn-in-ministers-and-their-portfolios\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWLY SWORN-IN MINISTERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah \u2013 Abia State \u2013 Minister of State Mines and Steel<br \/>\n2. Mohammed Musa Bello \u2013 Adamawa State \u2013 Minister of FCT<br \/>\n3. Godswill Akpabio \u2013 Akwa Ibom State \u2013 Minister of Niger Delta<br \/>\n4. Chris Ngige \u2013 Anambra State \u2013 Minister Labour and Employment<br \/>\n5. Sharon Ikeazor \u2013 Anambra State \u2013 Minister of Environment<br \/>\n6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State \u2013 Minister of Education<br \/>\n7. Ambassador Maryam Katagum \u2013 Bauchi State \u2013 Minister of State Industry<br \/>\n8. Timipre Sylva \u2013 Bayelsa State \u2013 Minister of State for Petroleum<br \/>\n9. George Akume \u2013 Benue State \u2013 Minister of Special Duties<br \/>\n10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri \u2013 Borno State \u2013 Agric and Rural Dev<br \/>\n11. Goddy\u00a0 Jedy Agba \u2013 Cross River State \u2013 Minister of State Power<br \/>\n12. Festus Keyamo \u2013 Delta State \u2013 Minister of State for Niger Delta<br \/>\n13. Ogbonnaya Onu \u2013 Ebonyi State \u2013 Minister of Science and Technology<br \/>\n14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo State \u2013 Minister of Health<br \/>\n15. Clement Ike\u00a0 \u2013 Edo State) Minister of State for Budget<br \/>\n16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo \u2013 Ekiti State \u2013 Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment<br \/>\n17. Geoffrey Onyeama \u2013 Enugu State \u2013 Minister of Foreign Affairs<br \/>\n18. Ali Isa Pantami \u2013 Gombe State \u2013 Minister of Communication<br \/>\n19. Emeka Nwajiuba \u2013 Imo State \u2013 Minister of State for Education<br \/>\n20. Suleiman Adamu \u2013 Jigawa State \u2013 Minister of Water Resources<br \/>\n21. Zainab Ahmed \u2013 Kaduna State \u2013 Minister of Finance<br \/>\n22. Muhammad Mahmood \u2013 Kaduna State \u2013 State Environment<br \/>\n23. Sabo Nanono \u2013 Kano State \u2013 Minister of Agric and Rural Development<br \/>\n24. Bashir Salihi Magashi \u2013 Kano State \u2013 Minister of Defence<br \/>\n25. Hadi Sirika \u2013 Katsina State \u2013 Minister of Aviation<br \/>\n26. Abubakar Malami \u2013 Kebbi State \u2013 Minister of Justice\/Attorney General of the Federation<br \/>\n27. Ramatu Tijjani \u2013 Kogi State \u2013 State FCT<br \/>\n28. Lai Mohammed \u2013 Kwara State \u2013 Minister of Information<br \/>\n29. Gbemisola\u00a0 Saraki \u2013 Kwara State \u2013 Minister of State Transportion<br \/>\n30. Babatunde Fashola \u2013 Lagos State \u2013 Minister of Works and Housing<br \/>\n31. Adeleke Mamora \u2013 Lagos State \u2013 Minister of State for Health<br \/>\n32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi \u2013 Nasarawa State \u2013 Minister of State Science and Technology<br \/>\n33. Zubair Dada \u2013 Niger State \u2013 Minister of State Foreign Affairs<br \/>\n34. Olamilekan Adegbite \u2013 Ogun State \u2013 Minister of Mines and Steel Development<br \/>\n35. Tayo Alasoadura\u00a0 \u2013 Ondo State \u2013 Minister of State Labour<br \/>\n36. Rauf Aregbesola \u2013 Osun State \u2013 Minister Interior<br \/>\n37. Sunday Dare \u2013 Oyo State \u2013 Minister of Youth and Sports<br \/>\n38. Paulen Talen \u2013 Plateau State \u2013 Minister of Women Affairs<br \/>\n39. Rotimi Amaechi \u2013 Rivers State \u2013 Minister of Transportation<br \/>\n40. Maigari Dingyadi \u2013 Sokoto State \u2013 Minister of Police Affairs<br \/>\n41. Sale\u00a0 Mamman \u2013 Taraba State \u2013 Minister of Power<br \/>\n42. Abubakar D. Aliyu \u2013 Yobe State \u2013 Minister of State Works and Housing<br \/>\n43. Sadiya Umar Faruk \u2013 Zamfara State \u2013 Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah \u2013 Abia State \u2013 Minister of State Mines and Steel 2. Mohammed Musa Bello \u2013 Adamawa State \u2013 Minister of FCT 3. 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