Buhari appoints new ministers
You're referring to the recent cabinet reshuffle in Nigeria!
On July 26, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the appointment of new ministers to replace those who had resigned or were dropped from the cabinet. Here are the new ministers:
- Lai Mohammed (Minister of Information and Culture) - retained his position
- Abubakar Malami (Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation) - retained his position
- Zainab Ahmed (Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning) - retained her position
- Rauf Aregbesola (Minister of Interior) - retained his position
- Chris Ngige (Minister of Labour and Employment) - retained his position
- Godswill Akpabio (Minister of Niger Delta Affairs) - new appointment
- Emeka Nwajuba (Minister of State for Education) - new appointment
- Timipre Sylva (Minister of State for Petroleum Resources) - new appointment
- Olamilekan Adegbite (Minister of Mines and Steel Development) - new appointment
- Abubakar Aliyu (Minister of State for Works and Housing) - new appointment
- Uche Ogah (Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development) - new appointment
- Tajudeen Hassan (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs) - new appointment
- Shina Peller (Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment) - new appointment
- Henry Ikoh (Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Innovation) - new appointment
- Nkechi Ikpeazu (Minister of State for Transportation) - new appointment
- Muhammadu Bello (Minister of Federal Capital Territory) - retained his position
- Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development) - new appointment
- Sadiq Abubakar (Minister of State for Aviation) - new appointment
- Gideon Ayodele (Minister of State for Health) - new appointment
- Nasir El-Rufai (Minister of State for Education) - new appointment
These new ministers were sworn in on August 21, 2021, and will serve until the end of President Buhari's tenure in 2023.