President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assigned portfolios to 45 ministers confirmed penultimate Monday by the Senate.
The list of portfolios announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, showed the split of some ministries and the creation of new ones.
Some ministries also get more tasks with added appellations.
For instance, the president split the Ministry of Petroleum Resources with the appointment of Ekperipe Ekpo as Minister of State, Gas Resources.
Heineken Lokpobiri is equally appointed Minister of State, Petroleum Resources.
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It is not clear if President Tinubu will retain the position of senior Minister of Petroleum.
His predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, oversaw the affairs of the ministry during his eight-year tenure.
Also divided are the ministries of Finance, Budget and National Planning as well as Works and Housing with Wale Edun as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, and Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning.
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