THE scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry raised mixed reactions in the polity, yesterday, with a host of Niger Delta leaders and activists kicking against the move as the Federal Government explained that the ministry was renamed and not scrapped.

By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled his 45-member cabinet, naming seven new ministers, sacking five and reassigning 10 others to new portfolios, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced an overhaul of his cabinet, relieving five ministers of their positions in the first such shakeup since he took office in May 2023.Most Read from BloombergClim

On Wednesday 23 October, the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu carried out a major cabinet reshuffle which led to the sack of five ministers and redeployment of others. The President also appointed seven new ministers who will be sworn in after their screening by the National Assembly.

The newly appointed ministers, who would still have to be confirmed by the Senate, are Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Dingyadi, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Jumoke Oduwole, Idi Maiha, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Suwaiba Ahmad.

Amid a cabinet shake-up in Nigeria, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye on Thursday, October 24, reacted after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fired her as minister.

At least five ministers were sacked by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, October 23 during his cabinet reshufflePresident Tinubu made the decision after the federal executive council meeting at the State House,

The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu’s reshuffling of his cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged.