Lawmakers on Wednesday begun the screening of the seven newly nominated ministers.
Those to be screen include Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Muhammadu Dingyadi as Minister of Labour and Employment,Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Jumoke Oduwole as Minister of Industry, Trade and Development.
Others are Idi Muktar Maiha as Minister of Livestock Development, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Ata as Minister of State, Housing, and Dr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad as Minister of State, Education.
The nominees are to replace cabinet members who were recently sacked.
President Bola Tinubu recently dismissal five ministers, including the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo; and Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim.
However, on Wednesday, lawmakers at the Red Chamber suspended its rule to admit the Special Adviser to the President on Senate matters, Basheer Lado, to bring the nominees into the plenary.
The Senate rule was suspended after a motion moved by the leader, Opeyemi Bamidele.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, had on Thursday, read the letter from Tinubu nominating the new ministers.
