President Bola Tinubu will swear in his new ministers who have just been assigned portfolios on Monday.
This was confirmed in a statement by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
It noted that the ceremony will take place in the conference room of the State House at 10 am.
The director of information in the office of the SGF, William Bassey, who signed the statement, disclosed the ministers are to come with two guests each.
Earlier on Thursday, the presidency released a list containing the names of the new ministers and their portfolios.
Nyesom Wike is appointed as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while a former governor of Osun, Gboyega Oyetola is the Minister of transportation.
Other portfolios as released by the President on Wednesday are as follows:
Minister of Youth, Abubakar Momoh, Ministers of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong.
Also named by President Tinubu are Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tuani,
Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management, Ishak Salaco, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bunmi Tunji
Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu, Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare, Tunisia Alausa.
Minister of Solid Minerals Development is 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 State, Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, Minister of Works, David Umahi, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, and Festus Keyamo
Others are: Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, Minister of State, Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh.
Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale however, could not confirm the exact date for the swearing in and inauguration. But it was gathered that a ministerial retreat for the ministers will take place before the swearing in ceremony.
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