Buhari explains reason for delay in forming cabinet

President Muhammadu Buhari says the delay in forming his cabinet was due to the inadequacy of the handover notes he received from his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.

Buhari said this in Abuja on Monday at a conference on "Strengthening Nigeria's Transition Frameworks for Democratic Consolidation", organised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).

See what Fashola’s office looks like [PHOTO]

Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola was, on November 11, 2015, appointed the Minister of Power, Works and Housing by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Fashola resumed at his new office shortly after and was welcomed by happy and cheering employees.

New Defence Minister Re-opens Buhari's Certificate Saga

Brigadier General (rtd) Monsur Dan-Ali, the new Minister of Defence, revisited the President Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate scandal yesterday, November 13.

Speaking when he assumed duty at the Ministry of Defence, Abuja, Dan-Ali criticised the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (rtd) and the Nigerian Army under him for not showing respect for Buhari during his WAEC certificate controversy before the 2015 general election.

Ajimobi hails Buhari for giving Oyo substantive ministerial slot

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing a substantive minister for the state in the newly-constituted cabinet, even as he assured the Minister of Communication, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, of the support of the people of the state.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to his office by the minister, an indigene of the state, the governor recalled that the state had for several years been having junior ministers.

The CVs of Buhari’s ministers at a glance

In the exercise of the powers conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari by Section 147, Subsection 1, 2 and 3 of the Nigerian constitution, he nominated 36 qualified and capable Nigerians as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Senate has since confirmed the nominees and they took their oaths of office on Thursday, 12 November. Below are the Resumes of the ministers.

My target is to be best minister –Onu

Newly sworn-in Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said he will work assiduously to emerge as the best minister the country ever produced, assuring that he will make Ebonyi State proud with his position in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Speaking at a reception organised in his honour in Abuja by Concerned Ebonyi State Indigenes, Onu said his conduct will be such that will not bring shame to the state instead he would quit politics.

Welcome our ‘change’ ministers

“And already,  the axe is lying at the root of trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into fire” —- John the Baptist.

SIX months after this government was inaugurated, we are getting an administration amidst challenges created by the government through politics of body language, propaganda, and mixed messages. The president, says one thing, the media, opinion commentators, pick it up, write, shout, reason and argue over it, and the man goes ahead to do what he wants to do, no matter what the people say, and so we have a team of ministers comprising professionals, the old, the not too old, the young, the corrupt and not too corrupt, whom we must look upon to deliver the change agenda of the APC, until when we will have to assess their total performance to decide what to do with them as a political party.

How Buhari Shocked Some Ministers With Portfolios

According to The Nation source, President Muhammadu Buhari did not assign key portfolios to some ministers following security reports, it was learnt yesterday.

He placed priority on expertise and performance in assigning portfolios to ministers, sources said.

Key figures in Buhari’s new cabinet and profiles

Here are some of the key figures in Nigeria’s new cabinet, which was announced on Wednesday, more than five months after President Muhammadu Buhari took office:

– Kemi Adeosun (finance) –

The 48-year-old was born and raised in London, where she studied economics and public financial management, going on to become a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The list of President Buhari's ministers and their portfolios

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in 36 ministers to form his cabinet at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock and assigned them portfolios.

The swearing-in, which was done in nine batches, was witnessed by two guests each of the appointees, some governors and chieftains of APC.

Solomon Dalong: 7 things to know about Nigeria's new Minister of Youths and Sports

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the ministers of his federal cabinets.

Plateau-State born lawyer Solomon Dalong was sworn in as the new Minister of Sports.

These are five things you should know about him.

1. Birth and early education

 Dalong was born on September 26, 1964, in the town of Sabon Gida, Langtang South Local Council and had his primary education at LEA Primary School Sabon Gida from 1971 to 1977.

5 Simple Rules President Buhari Gave Incoming Ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to inaugurate his ministers on November 11, 2015.

President Buhari, last week, held a two-day retreat for his nominees in Abuja to prepare them for the task ahead.