UPDATED: Full lists of ministers and portfolios

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the 45 ministers confirmed by the Senate last week

However, the confirmation of three nominees – former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, the ex-managing director of Nexim Bank, Stella Otokete and Abubakar Danladi was still pending in the Red Chamber.

However, reports emerged last week that El-Rufai had dropped out of the race and instead travelled abroad for further studies.

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