By Jennifer Y Omiloli
President Muhammadu Buhari announces the portfolios of the new ministers, not long after swearing them in at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja.
Below is a full rundown of the new ministers and their allocated portfolios:
1. Uchechukwu Samson Ogah (Abia) – Minister of state mines and steel
2. Mohammed musa Bello (Adamawa) – FCT
3. God’swill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) – Minister of Niger Delta
4. Dr Chris Ngige (Anambra ) – Minister of labour and productivity
5. Sharon Ikeazu (Anambra) – state environment
6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) – Minister of education
7. Ambassador Mariam Kategu – Bauchi – trade
8. Timipre Sylvia – Bayelsa – Minister of state for petroleum
9. George Akume – Benue
10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Borno – state agriculture
11. Goddi Jeddi Agba – Cross River -state power
12. Festus Keyamo – Delta
13. Ogbonnaya Onu – Enugu – science and technology
14. Osagie Ehanire – Edo Health
15. Clement Agba – Edo state budget
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 resources
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 state transportation
30. Olorunimbe Mamora – Lagos
31. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) – Minister of works and housing
32. Mohammed Abdullahi – Nasarawa
33. Zubairu Dada – Niger state foreign affairs
34. Olamilekun Adegbite – Ogun
35. Tayo Alaosuadura – Ondo
36. Rauf Aregbesola – Osun
37. Sunday Dare – Oyo
38. Paulen Talen – Plateau
39. Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers
40. Maigarai Dingyadi – Sokoto