3 PhDs, 16 Masters: Details of President Tinubu’s 28 Ministerial Nominees' Qualifications Emerge

3 PhDs, 16 Masters: Details of President Tinubu’s 28 Ministerial Nominees' Qualifications Emerge

FCT, Abuja - The details of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 28 ministerial nominees' qualifications have emerged 2 days after he submitted their names to the Senate.

According to TheCable, the minimum qualification of Tinubu’s ministerial nominees is a bachelor’s degree while the highest qualification is a doctorate.

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Qualifications of President Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominees. Photo Credits: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu/ Nyesom Wike/Stella Okotete/ Nasir El-Rufai
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Two of those with doctorate degrees are professors.

Sixteen nominees hold a master’s degree, nine have bachelor’s degrees and three have a doctorate.

The oldest ministerial nominee on record is Wale Edun, aged 67 while the youngest is Betta Edu, who is 36 years old.

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NamesAgeEducation
Abubakar MomohN/ABachelor’s Degree
Yusuf Maitama Tuggar56Master’s Degree
Ahmad DangiwaN/AMaster’s Degree
Hanatu MusawaN/AMaster’s Degree
Uche Nnaji60Bachelor’s Degree
Betta Edu36MB;BS & PhD
Doris Uzoka55MB;BS
David Umahi60Bachelor’s Degree
Nyesom Wike55Master’s Degree
Mohamed Badaru60Bachelor’s Degree
Nasir El-Rufai63Master’s Degree
Ekperikpe EkpoN/AMaster’s Degree
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha53Master’s Degree
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo41Master’s Degree
Stella Okotete39Master’s Degree
Uju Ohanenye49Bachelor of Laws
Bello Mohammed GoronyoN/ABachelor of Laws
Dele Alake66Master’s Degree
Lateef FagbemiN/AMaster’s Degree
Mohammed Idris57Master’s Degree
Olawale Edun67Master’s Degree
Adebayo Adelabu52Bachelor’s Degree
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim43Master’s Degree
Ali Pate54PhD
Joseph UtsevN/APhD
Abubakar Kyari60Master’s Degree
John Enoh57Master’s Degree
Sani Abubakar Danladi55Bachelor’s Degree

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.