President Bola Tinubu’s highly anticipated cabinet reshuffle commenced on Wednesday, resulting in the dismissal of five ministers and the nomination of seven new ones for Senate confirmation.
In addition to the new nominations, the President reassigned ten ministers to different portfolios. Notably, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu has been nominated as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda takes over as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, concluding the tenure of the suspended Betta Edu.