President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Dr Bernard Doro and Dr Kingsley Udeh as new ministers.
The ceremony at the State House restored cabinet representation for Plateau and Enugu States.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in Dr Bernard Doro and Dr Kingsley Udeh as new members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), officially bringing them into his cabinet.
The ceremony, held at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja, began at about 1:52 p.m., just before the commencement of the first FEC meeting since July 2025. The event restored ministerial representation for Plateau and Enugu States, which had been without ministers for several weeks.
Dr Bernard Doro was nominated on October 21 to replace Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, who left his position as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction after being elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress on July 31, 2025.
Dr Kingsley Udeh, who served as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Enugu State before his nomination, replaced Uche Nnaji, the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology. Nnaji resigned on October 7, 2025, after controversies surrounding his academic credentials at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Udeh, who recently became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was nominated by the President on November 4 and promptly confirmed by the Senate.
Before the FEC meeting went into a closed-door session, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, updated members on the country’s recent economic performance. He announced that Nigeria’s return to the international capital market had attracted strong investor interest, noting that the nation’s 2.35-billion-dollar Eurobond was oversubscribed by 453 percent, drawing about 13 billion dollars in orders.
According to Edun, the government’s next set of reforms will focus on removing barriers that hinder investment. He added that upcoming policy reviews will include adjustments to tariffs and import restrictions to boost productivity and encourage foreign and local investments.
