Today's Headlines:Tinubu To Swear In New Ministers On Monday ;I won’t disappoint – Keyamo thanks Tinubu for making him Aviation Minister
Tinubu To Swear In New Ministers Monday
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President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, August 21, 2023, swear in his ministers.
The event is billed to hold at the State House Conference, Aso villa in Abuja by 10 am.
A statement on Wednesday by the Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey said the ministers are allowed to come with two guests each.
It partly read, “The swearing-in ceremony by the President is as follows:
Date: Monday, August 21, 2023
Venue: State House Conference Centre,
Aso Villa, Abuja. Time: 10:00 AM
“Honourable Ministers to be sworn in are expected to come with two guests each.
“All Honourable Ministers and guests are to be seated by 9:00 am .”
He, however, listed the ministers and their assigned portfolios as follows:
Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru
Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle
Minister of Education, Tahir Maman
Minister of State, Education, Yusuf Sununu
Minister of Housing &Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa
Minister of State, Housing &Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo
Minister of Budget & Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu
Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salako
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike
Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Mairiga Mahmud
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev
Minister of State, Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello Goronyo
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari
Minister of State, Agriculture, and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi
Minister of Interior, Saidu Alkali
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare; Ali Pate
Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa
Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam
Minister of State, Police Affairs, Imaam Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu
Minister of State, Steel Development, U. Maigari Ahmadu
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi
Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong
Minister of State, Labour, and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo
Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake
Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John
Minister of Transportation, Adegboyega Oyetola
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Doris Anite
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji
Minister of Works, David Umahi
Minister of Ation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo
Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alletion, Betta Edu
Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperipe Ekpo
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri
Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy
I Won’t Disappoint–Keyamo
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The new Minister of Ation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has vowed not to disappoint President Bola Tinubu.
Keyamo made the remark while thanking the President for assigning him to a ministry.
Tweeting, Keyamo wrote: “Thank you, Mr. President. On my honour, I promise not to disappoint.”
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Shehu Sani Knocks Tinubu For Assigning Defence Ministry To Politician
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President Bola Tinubu has been criticized for appointing Mohammed Badaru as the Minister of Defence.
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, said Tinubu should not have appointed a politician as the Defence Minister.
Sani noted that the ministry should have been given to a retired military officer with records of accomplishments.
Tweeting, Sani wrote: “In view of the security challenges faced by this country, I thought the Defence Minister should be a retired Military officer with experience and records of accomplishments.
“That office shouldn’t be just political, especially at this time.”
Tinubu Vows To Remove Bottlenecks
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated that his administration would remove all bottlenecks of doing business in Nigeria.
Aguri Ngelale, the President’s special adviser on Media and Publicity, disclosed this on Wednesday when Tinubu received Mr Ade Adeola, Managing Director of Energy and Natural Resources in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for Standard Chartered Bank.
Tinubu said his government was already putting in efforts to encourage investment in Nigeria, including tax reforms and security.
“We are open for business. We believe in partnership, and we will work with all those interested in the progress of Nigeria,” he noted.
On his part, Adeola said: “We are very excited about your leadership, and we want to restate our commitment to the growth of Nigeria”.
DAILY POST recalls that Tinubu inaugurated a presidential tax reforms committee headed by Taiwo Oyedele and rigged the security architecture with the appointment of service chiefs.
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