On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu took decisive action, removing five ministers while redeploying ten and appointing seven new nominees to fill the vacancies.
This reshuffle also reinstated Betta Edu, who had previously been suspended, and included Simon Lalong, who left his cabinet position to join the Senate.
Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, originally appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, shortly after his inauguration.
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The Senate promptly screened and confirmed these appointments. Betta Edu faced suspension in January, and Simon Lalong resigned to pursue a seat in the upper legislative chamber.
Calls for a cabinet reshuffle had intensified, with many Nigerians expressing dissatisfaction over the ministers’ performances amid soaring inflation, a challenging economic landscape, and increasing insecurity.
Despite this shake-up, 31 ministers retained their positions and were neither sacked nor redeployed.
They are:
| 1 | MINISTER OF POWER – ADEBAYO ADELABU |
| 2 | MINISTER OF DEFENCE – MOHAMMED BADARU |
| 3 | MINISTER OF STATE, DEFENCE – BELLO MATAWALLE |
| 4 | MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT – AHMED M. DANGIWA |
| 5 | MINISTER OF BUDGET & ECONOMIC PLANNING – ATIKU BAGUDU |
| 6 | MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES & SANITATION – JOSEPH UTSEV |
| 7 | MINISTER OF POLICE AFFAIRS – IBRAHIM GEIDAM |
| 8 | MINISTER OF STEEL DEVELOPMENT – SHUAIBU A. AUDU |
| 9 | MINISTER OF STATE, ENVIRONMENT – IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO |
| 10 | MINISTER OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) – NYESOM WIKE |
| 11 | MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION – SA’IDU ALKALI |
| 12 | MINISTER OF STATE (GAS) PETROLEUM RESOURCES – EKPERIPE EKPO |
| 13 | MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT – BALARABE ABBAS LAWAL |
| 14 | MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – ABUBAKAR KYARI |
| 15 | MINISTER OF STATE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI |
| 16 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR – OLUBUNMI TUNJI-OJO |
| 17 | MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – YUSUF M. TUGGAR |
| 18 | COORDINATING MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE – ALI PATE |
| 19 | MINISTER OF AVIATION AND AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT – FESTUS KEYAMO |
| 20 | MINISTER OF WORKS – DAVID UMAHI |
| 21 | MINISTER OF STATE (OIL) PETROLEUM RESOURCES – HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI |
| 22 | MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – UCHE NNAJI |
| 23 | MINISTER OF SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT – DELE ALAKE |
| 24 | MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION – MUHAMMED IDRIS |
| 25 | ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE – LATEEF FAGBEMI |
| 26 | MINISTER OF NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS – ABUBAKAR MOMOH |
| 27 | MINISTER OF STATE, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT– NKIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA |
| 28 | MINISTER OF SPECIAL DUTIES AND INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS – ZEPHANIAH JISALO |
| 29 | MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ECONOMY – BOSUN TIJANI |
| 30 | MINISTER OF FINANCE AND COORDINATING MINISTER OF THE ECONOMY – WALE EDUN |
| 31 | MINISTER OF MARINE AND BLUE ECONOMY – ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA |
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