President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in members of his cabinet after screening and confirmation by the Senate. This comes less than a week after the President released the list of portfolios for the appointees, which was again reviewed on Sunday.
The event, which kicked off at 10am, is ongoing at the banquet hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier assigned portfolios to the ministers.
The swearing-in was done in batches of five.
The first five ministers sworn in were:
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:
Minister 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
Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources- Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri
Third batch of ministers:
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