President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated new ministers today, Wednesday, August 21, in Abuja and also assigned them portfolios.
Below is the list of ministers and their portfolios:
S/NO | STATE | NAME | PORTFOLIO |
1 | Abia | Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah | Minister of State Mines and Steel Development |
2 | Adamawa | Muhammadu Musa Bello | Minister of Federal Capital Territory |
3 | Akwa Ibom | Sen. Godswill Akpabio | Minister of Niger Delta |
4 | Anambra | Dr. Chris N. Ngige | Minister of Labour and Employment |
5 | Anambra | Sharon O. Ikeazor | Minister of State Environment |
6 | Bauchi | Adamu Adamu | Minister of Education |
7 | Bauchi | Amb. Mariam Y. Katagum | Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment |
8 | Bayelsa | Timipre Sylva | Minister of State Petroleum Resource |
9 | Benue | Sen. George Akume | Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs |
10 | Borno | Mustapha Baba Shehuri | Minister of State Agriculture and Rural Development |
11 | Cross River | Goddy Jedy – Agba | Minister of State Power |
12 | Delta | Festus Keyamo, SAN | Minister of State Niger Delta |
13 | Ebonyi | Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu | Minister of Science and Technology |
14 | Edo | Dr. Osagie Ehanire | Minister of Health |
15 | Edo | Clement IKanade Agba | Minister of State Budget and National Planning |
16 | Ekiti | Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo | Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment |
17 | Enugu | Geoffrey Onyeama | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
18 | Gombe | Dr. Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami | Minister of Communications |
19 | Imo | Emeka Nwajiuba | Minister of State Education |
20 | Jigawa | Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu | Minister of Water Resources |
21 | Kaduna | Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed | Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning |
22 | Kaduna | Dr. Muhammad Mahmoud | Minister of Environment |
23 | Kano | Sabo Nanono | Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
24 | Kano | Maj. Gen. (RTD) Bashir Salihi Magashi | Minister of Defence |
25 | Katsina | Mr. President | Minister of Petroleum Resources |
26 | Katsina | Sen. Hadi Sirika | Minister of Aviation |
27 | Kebbi | Abubakar Malami | Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Justice |
28 | Kogi | Ramatu Tijjani | Minister of State Federal Capital Territory |
29 | Kwara | Lai Mohammed | Minister of Information and Culture |
30 | Kwara | Gbemisola Saraki | Minister of State Transportation |
31 | Lagos | Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) | Minister of Works and Housing |
32 | Lagos | Sen. Adeleke O. Mamora | Minister of State Health |
33 | Nasarawa | Mohammed H. Abdullahi | Minister of State Science and Technology |
34 | Niger | Amb. Zubairu Dada | Minister of State Foreign Affairs |
35 | Ogun | Arch. Olamilekan Adegbite | Minister of Mines and Steel Development |
36 | Ondo | Sen. Tayo D. Alasoadura | Minister of State Labour and Employment |
37 | Osun | Rauf Aregbesola | Minister of Interior |
38 | Oyo | Sunday Dare | Minister of Youth and Sports |
39 | Plateau | Pauline Tallen | Minister of Women Affairs |
40 | Rivers | Rotimi Amaechi | Minister of Transportation |
41 | Sokoto | Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi | Minister of Police Affairs |
42 | Taraba | Eng. Saleh Mamman | Minister of Power |
43 | Yobe | Abubakar D. Aliyu | Minister of State Works and Housing |
44 | Zamfara | Sa’adiya Umar Farouk | Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development |