The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu for appointment as Ministers and members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The Senate’s resolution followed hours of screening of the ministerial nominees by the Senators at the Committee of the Whole.
The Ministers-designate include Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu.
Others are Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Livestock Development; Idi Maiha, Minister of State, Housing, Yusuf Ata, and Minister of State, Education, Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad.
Recall that President Tinubu had in a letter to the Senate last week sought for expeditious consideration of his request by the Senate.
