Buhari confirms Nigerian cabinet

Seven months after his election victory, President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the members of his first cabinet with some familiar names holding important ministries, and the number of portfolios cut from 42 to 36. As widely expected, Buhari has retained direct control over the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and chosen the recently appointed general managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, as junior minister.