On Monday, the Senate granted confirmation to 45 of the 48 individuals who had been nominated as ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This endorsement followed a comprehensive eight-day screening process.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed the approval of 45 nominees, while the remaining three – Nasir Elrufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani Danladi (Taraba), and Stella Okotete (Delta) – were awaiting the completion of security clearance procedures.
The list of confirmed nominees included:
- Ekperikpe Ekpo from Akwa Ibom
- Heineken Lolokpobri from Bayelsa
- Betta Edu from Cross River
- John Enoh from Cross River
- Abubakar Momoh from Edo
- Nyesom Wike from Rivers
- Tahir Mamman from Adamawa
- Yusuf Maitama Tuggar from Bauchi
- Ali Pate from Bauchi
- Abubakar Kyari from Borno
- Alkali Ahmed Saidu from Gombe
- Uba Maigari Ahmadu from Taraba
- Ibrahim Geidam from Yobe
- Mohamed Badaru from Jigawa
- Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure from Kano
- Abdullahi T. Gwarzo from Kano
- Ahmad Dangiwa from Katsina
- Hanatu Musawa from Katsina
- Yusuf Tanko Sununu from Kebbi
- Atiku Bagudu from Kebbi
- Bello M. Goronyo from Sokoto
- Bello Matawalle from Zamfara
- Nkiruka Onyejiocha from Abia
- Uju Ohaneye from Anambra
- David Umahi from Ebonyi
- Uche Nnaji from Enugu
- Doris Uzoka from Imo
- Dele Alake from Ekiti
- Tunji Alausa from Lagos
- Lola Ade-John from Lagos
- Isiak Salako from Ogun
- Bosun Tijjani from Ogun
- Olawale Edun from Ogun
- Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo from Ondo
- Adegboyega Oyetola from Osun
- Adebayo Adelabu from Oyo
- Joseph Utsev from Benue
- Zaphaniah Bitrus Jisalo from FCT
- Shuaibu A. Audu from Kogi
- Lateef Fagbemi from Kwara
- Imaan S. Ibrahim from Nasarawa
- Mohammed Idris from Niger
- Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi from Niger
- Simon Lalong from Plateau
- Festus Keyamo from Delta
