Full List of President Tinubu’s Ministers and Their Portfolios

• The President on Wednesday, August 16, assigned portfolios to his 45 ministers, one week after they were screened and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate
• The portfolios were announced by the president’s office as contained in a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman
• Ex-Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike is in charge of the Ministry of FCT, Dave Umahi, Ministry of Works and Festus Keyamo manning the Ministry of Aviation

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assigned portfolios to his newly appointed ministers.

Ajuri Ngelale, the president's spokesman, confirmed the portfolios at Aso Rock on Wednesday, August 16, according to Daily Trust.

The former governor of Rivers state Nyesom Wike was named the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), his Ebonyi state counterpart, Dave Umahi was named the minister of works and Festus Keyamo would head the Ministry of Aviation, Channels TV reported.

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Below are the ministers and portfolios

Below is the list of the ministers and their assigned portfolios, as reported by Channels TV.

1. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani
2. Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salaco
3. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun
4. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji
5. Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu
6. Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunisia Alausa
7. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake
8. Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John
9. Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola
10. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite
11. Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji
12. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha
13. Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy
14. Minister of Works, David Umahi
15. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
16. Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh
17. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu
18. Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo
19. Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri
20. Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh
21. Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike
22. Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
23. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
24. Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle
25. Minister of State Education, Yusuf T. Sunumu
26. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed M. Dangiwa
27. Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullah T. Gwarzo
28. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
29. Minister of Environment and Ecological Management, (Kaduna)
30. Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
31. Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello M. Goronyo
32. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyar
33. Minister of Education, Tahir Maman
34. Minister of Interior, Sa’Idu A. Alkali
35. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf M. Tuggar
36. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate
37. Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
38. Minister of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu
39. Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu A. Audu
40. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
41. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
42. Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon B. Lalong
43. Minister of State, Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
44. Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
45. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
46. Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi

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In the list obtained by The Punch, in Abuja, it was noted that the names of a former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, a former national women leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Stella Okotete and a ministerial nominee from Taraba state, Danladi Abubakar were missing.

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Ahmad, in a post shared on Twitter via @BashirAhmaad, on Tuesday, August 15, put up a photo of El-Rufai.

The former digital media aide captioned the photo thus; “Chilling in Beirut.” Beirut is the capital and largest city in Lebanon.

Source: Legit.ng