President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently administering the oath of office to about 45 ministers-designate to formally commence their duties in the new administration.
The swearing-in ceremony is taking place at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.
Among the dignitaries present are Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
The swearing in was done in batches of five.
First batch
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
Lateef Fagbemi
Minister of State, Gas Resources
Ekperipe Ekpo
Minister of State, Labour and Employment
Nkiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of Women Affairs
Uju Kennedy
Minister of Education
Tahir Maman
Second batch:
Minster of Agriculture and Food Security
Abubakar Kyari
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Yusuf M. Tuggar
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare
All Pate
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation
Joseph Utsev
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri is the Hon. Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources
Third batch
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development
Festus Keyamo
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation
Betta Edu
Minister of Sports Development
John Enoh
Minister of Works
David Umahi
Minister of Niger Delta Development
Abubakar Momoh
More details to follow..
