President Muhammadu Buhari announces the portfolios of the new ministers, shortly after swearing them in at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja.
Below is a full list of the new ministers and their assigned portfolios:
1. Uchechukwu Samson Ogah (Abia) – Minister of state mines and steel
2. Mohammed musa Bello (Adamawa) – Minister of FCT
3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) – Minister of Niger Delta
4. Dr Chris Ngige (Anambra ) – Minister of labour and productivity
5. Sharon Ikeazu (Anambra) – Minister of state for environment
6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) – Minister of education
7. Ambassador Mariam Kategu (Bauchi) – Minister of state for industry, trade and investment
8. Timipre Sylvia (Bayelsa) – Minister of state for petroleum
9. George Akume (Benue) – Minister of special duties
10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno) – Minister of state for agriculture
11. Goddi Jeddi Agba (Cross River) – Minister of state for power
12. Festus Keyamo – (Delta) – Minister of state for Niger Delta
13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi) – Minister of science and technology
14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo) – Minister for health
15. Clement Agba (Edo) – Minister of state for budget and national planning
16. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti) – Minister of industry, trade and investment
17. Geoffrey Onyeama – Enugu Foreign affairs
18. Isa Ibrahim Pantami – Gombe – Communication
19. Emeka Nwajiuba – Imo – state education
20. Sulieman Adamu – Jigawa water reources
21. Zainab Ahmed – Kaduna – Finance
22. Mohammed Mahmud – Kaduna –
23. Sabo Nanono – Kano
24. Major Bashir Magashi – Kano
25. Hadi Sirika – Katsina Aviation
26. Abubakar Malami – Kebbi – AGF
27. Ramatu Tijani – Kogi – state FCT
28. Lai Mohammed – Kwara
29. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara) – Minister of state for transportation
30. Olorunimbe Mamora – Lagos
31. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) – Minister of works and housing
32. Mohammed Abdullahi – Nasarawa
33. Zubairu Dada – Niger state foeign affairs
34. Olamilekun Adegbite – Ogun
35. Tayo Alaosuadura – Ondo
36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) – Minister of interior
37. Sunday Dare (Oyo) – Minister of youth and sports
38. Paulen Talen (Plateau) – Minister of women affairs
39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) – Minister of transport
40. Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto) –
