Amid the cabinet reshuffling which happened on October 23, a top private sector stakeholder has mentioned 2 ministers President Bola Tinubu should have sacked.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled his 45-member cabinet, naming seven new members, sacking five and swapping 10 others, 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

The much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle was announced on Wednesday as President Bola Tinubu scrapped two ministries, merged two others and created a new ministry.

Full list of ministers reassigned in President Tinubu's 2024 cabinet reshuffle; key changes in portfolios, including finance, education, and regional development.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare as Special Adviser on Public Communications and Orientation. Dare’s appointment was disclosed in a statement by the Presidency on Wednesday.

The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven more to join his cabinet. In his bid to rejig his cabinet, President Bola Tinubu sacked five of his ministers on Wednesday,

FCT minister Nyesom Wike and three others retained their positions as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, October 23, carried out a major cabinet reshuffle.

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman as well as the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy Ohaneye. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,