Tinubu assigns portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially assigned roles to the two newly appointed ministers shortly after they took their oaths of office during Thursday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja.

In a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the President appointed Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Dr. Doro will be responsible for overseeing national programs aimed at tackling poverty and providing humanitarian support across the country.

Similarly, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh (SAN) from Enugu State has been named the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology.

Dr Doro was confirmed by the Senate to replace Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, who became the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in July 2025.

An alumnus of the University of Jos where he earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy, Doro also holds an LL.B from University College London (UCL), an MBA in Information Technology and Business Strategy from the University of Leicester, and an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice from Anglia Ruskin University.

He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration and an MPhil in Leadership and Management at the Catholic University of Murcia, Spain, and previously served as Financial Secretary of the APC’s United Kingdom Chapter.

Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was nominated from Enugu State to replace Uche Nnaji, who resigned on October 7, 2025.

Udeh earned his LL.B degree from the University of Nigeria in 2005 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006. He also holds a Doctor of Laws in Public Law from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and an LL.M in Public International Law from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

He previously served as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Enugu State.