President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Minister of State for Labour Festus Keyamo as a minister.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement on Friday during a plenary session.

Tinubu also replaced Maryam Shetty, his ministerial nominee for the Ministry of Women Affairs, with Dr Maigari Mahmud from Kano State.

Thelagostimes gathered that the president had, on Wednesday, sent an additional list of 19 nominees to the Senate to complement the previously sent 28-man nominees’ list.

Thelagostimes reports that the nominees are currently still being screened by the Senate.