Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled his 45-member cabinet, naming seven new ministers, sacking five and reassigning 10 others to new portfolios, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced an overhaul of his cabinet, relieving five ministers of their positions in the first such shakeup since he took office in May 2023.Most Read from BloombergClim

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has fired five ministers and appointed seven new ones in a major cabinet reshuffle aimed at making his administration more efficient, his office said Wednesday. The shake-up comes during worsening economic hardship and frustration with the administration in Africa’s most populous country.

The newly appointed ministers, who would still have to be confirmed by the Senate, are Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Dingyadi, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Jumoke Oduwole, Idi Maiha, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, Suwaiba Ahmad.

President Bola Tinubu has appreciated the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their dedicated serviceIn a statement issued on Wednesday, the president urged the new ministers to see their appointment as a call to national serviceTinubu also urged all appointees to commit their skills towards achieving the government's priorities for Nigeria's growthLegit.

The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu’s reshuffling of his cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged.

The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven more to join his cabinet. In his bid to rejig his cabinet, President Bola Tinubu sacked five of his ministers on Wednesday,

At least five ministers were sacked by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, October 23 during his cabinet reshufflePresident Tinubu made the decision after the federal executive council meeting at the State House,

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare as Special Adviser on Public Communications and Orientation. Dare’s appointment was disclosed in a statement by the Presidency on Wednesday.