Here is a list of current ministers in Nigeria appointed by President Buhari to be approved by the senate. Their various positions will be updated after their confirmation.
A minister is an appointed person who spearheads the activities of a ministry he or she was assigned to. The process of selecting a minister in Nigeria is stipulated in the constitution but he or she must pass through screening from the National Assembly.
Please note that a minister is directly responsible to the president that appointed him and not the people. It’s only in the parliamentary system that the reverse is the case.
Update: “We are aware that Buhari won a second time under the platform of the APC and must choose new ministers, we would update this list as soon as the senate verifies their names this 2021. You might want to bookmark this page for easy reference.” Chizoba Ikenwa – Admin, MyWiki
December Update: Full list of Buhari’s ministerial nominees
President Muhammadu Buhari sent a 43-man ministerial list to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The likes of Amaechi, Ngige and Fashola were reappointed while Saraki, Akpabio, Keyamo, and other new faces made Buhari’s ministerial list.
See the full list below:
1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State)
2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) reappointed
3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)
4. Chris Ngige (Anambra State) reappointment
5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State)
6. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) reappointment
7. Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State)
8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State)
9. George Akume (Benue State)
10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) reappointment
11. Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State)
12. Festus Keyamo (Delta State)
13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State)reappointment
14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) reappointment
15. Clement Ike (Edo State)
16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State)
17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) reappointment
18. Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State)
19. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State)
20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State)
21. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State) reappointment
22. Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State)
23. Sabo Nanono (Kano State)
24. Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State)
25. Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) reappointment
26. Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State) reappointment
27. Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State)
28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara State)
29. Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State)
30. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) reappointment
31. Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State)
32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State)
33. Zubair Dada (Niger State)
34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State)
35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State)
36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State)
37. Sunday Dare (Oyo State)
38. Paulen Talen (Plateau State)
39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State)
40. Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State)
41. Sale Mamman (Taraba State)
42. Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State)
43. Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State)
Buhari’s Ministers Names and Portfolios
Finally, Nigeria’s new ministers were sworn in at Aso Rock on Wednesday, December 21, 2021. They were officially inaugurated as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the Buhari APC led government.
Below is the full list of the 36 Nigeria’s new ministers, their names, states and portfolios:
1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development
2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State)- Minister of Niger Delta
4. Chris Ngige (Anambra State)- Minister of Labour and Employment
5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State)-Minister of State Environment
6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) -Minister of Education
7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) State
8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) Minister of State, Petroleum under the President
9.George Akume (Benue State) Inter
10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) Minister of State, Agric and Rural Development
11. Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State) -Minister of State, Power
12.Festus Keyamo (Delta State) -Minister of State, Niger Delta
13. Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State) -Minister of Science and Technology
14. Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) -Minister of Health
15.Clement Ike (Edo State) – Budget and National Planning, State
16. Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State) -Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
17. Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) -Minister of Foreign Affairs
18.Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State) -Minister of Communications
19. Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State) -Minister of State, Education
20. Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State) -Minister of Water Resources
21. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State) -Minister of Finance
22.Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State) -Minister of Environment
23.Sabo Nanono (Kano State) -Minister of Agriculture and Development
24.Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State) -Minister of Defence
25.Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) -Minister of Aviation
26.Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State) – HAGF and Minister of Justice
27.Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State) – FCT, State
28. Lai Mohammed (Kwara State) – Information and Culture
29.Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State) -Minister of State Transportation
30.Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) -Minister of Works and Housing
31.Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State) -Minister of State, Health
32. Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State) Minister of State, Science and Technology
33. Zubair Dada (Niger State) Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
34. Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State) Minsters of Mines and Steel development
35. Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State) – Labour, State
36. Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State), Minister of Interior
37. Sunday Dare (Oyo State) Minister of Youths and Sports
38.Paulen Talen (Plateau State) Minister of Women Affairs
39. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State) Minister of Transportation
40. Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State) Minister of Police Affairs
41. Sale Mamman (Taraba State) Minister of Power
42. Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State) Minister of State for Housing
43. Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State), Minister of Humanitarian Affairs
44. President Muhammadu Buhari — Minister of Petroleum