Dora Akunyili retains her job as Minister of Information in the new cabinet and John Odey returns to the Environment ministry.

Odein Ajumogobia is named Nigeria's Foreign Affairs minister; Dieziani Allison-Madueke becomes Petroleum Minister while Fidelia Njeze is named Aviation Minister. Olusegun Aganga is the new Finance Minister, and Godsday Orubebe is the Niger Delta Minister. Shamsudeen Usman remains Minister of National Planning. Humphrey Abba has been named as Interior Minister.

Bello Adoke is the new Attorney General of the Federation, Adetokunbo Kayode who was formerly the AGF is now the new helsman at the Defence ministry while Murtala Yar'Adua is the minister of state.

Update 1734 Lagos time

Agriculture............................Sheikh Ahmed ABDULLAH

Aviation.......................................Fidelia NJEZE

Culture and Tourism...............Abubakar Sadiq A. MOHAMMED

Commerce and Industry....................Jibril Martins KUYE

Defence....................................Adetokunbo KAYODE

Education.................................Ruqayyatu A. RUFAI

Environment...................................John Ogar ODEY

Finance......................................Olusegun AGANGA

Foreign Affairs............................ Odein AJUMOGOBIA

Health................................................vacant

Information & Communication....................Dora AKUNYILI

Interior..................................Emmanuel IHEANACHO

Justice & Attorney General..............Mohammed Bello ADOKE

Labour.........................Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke WOGU

Lands, Housing & Urban Development.............Nduese ESSIEN

Mines & Steel Development.................Musa Mohammed SADA

Niger Delta Affairs..........................Godsday ORUBEBE

Petroleum............................Deziani ALLISON-MADUEKE

Police Affairs..................................Adamu WAZIRI

Power.................................................vacant

Science & Technology....................Muhammed K. ABUBAKAR

Special Duties.............................Earnest OLUBOLADE

Transportation................................Yusuf SULAIMAN

Women Affairs..........................Iyom Josephine ANENIH

Works & Housing.............................Sanusi M. DAGASH

Youth Development.......................Akinlabi OLASUNKANMI

Ministers in the Presidency

Federal Capital Territory......................Bala MUHAMMED

National Planning Commission Chairman......Shamsuddeen USMAN

National Sports Commission...................Ibrahim Isa BIO

Ministers of state

Agriculture & Water Resources.........Awodele Najeem ADEWALE

Commerce....................................Josephine TAPGUN

Defence...............................Murtala Shehu YAR'ADUA

Finance..................................Aderemi W. BABALOLA

Foreign Affairs (1)...........................Aliyu Idi HONG

Health....................................... Suleiman BELLO

Information & Communications....................Labaran MAKU

Interior............................. Humphrey Enemakwu ABAH

Niger Delta Affairs...............................Samuel ODE

Power..........................................Nuhu Somo WYA

Works & Housing.............................Chris OGIEMWINYI

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