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UPDATED: Senate announces ministerial nominees, says screening starts Oct. 13

The Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, has read out the ministerial list complied by President Muhammadu Buhari. The names which are causing outrage on social media in Nigeria, read out by Saraki were Abubakar Malami, Abdurahman Dambazzau, Aisha Alhassan, Lai Mohammed, Adebayo Shittu, Babatunde Raji Fashola, Udo Udoma and Ibrahim Jibril. The Senate President, however, said the screening of the nominees will start on October 13. The full list is below. (more…)