The Nigerian Senate has postponed the screening of President Bola Tinubu’s new ministerial nominations, Cyber Reporters report.
This allows the nominees to complete all areas of documentation and pre-screening activities.
The screening exercise was originally set for Tuesday, but the red chamber of the National Assembly announced it has been moved to Wednesday.
Recall that Tinubu fired five ministers last Wednesday and nominated seven new ones, who are pending Senate confirmation.
Tinubu also reassigned ten ministers to new ministries.
The President nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, while Nentawe Yilwatda was designated as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, officially bringing an end to the tenure of the suspended Betta Edu.
Others nominated by the President were Maigari Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Jumoke Oduwole as the Minister of Industry, Idi Maiha as Minister for the newly created Livestock Development Ministry, Yusuf Ata as the Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, and Suwaiba Ahmad as Minister of State, Education.
