Senate confirms Muttaqha Darma as Minister

News Senate confirms Muttaqha Darma as Minister Published on April 23, 2026 By Vanessa Onah googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Muttaqha Rabe Darma as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation followed the ministerial nominee’s screening on Thursday. Darma was on Wednesday nominated by President Bola Tinubu as a minister in his cabinet. He is to replace the former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read the communication from the President at plenary, had referred Darma’s nomination to the Committee of the Whole for further legislative action, with a directive to report back as soon as practicable. Darma was a former Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF. Don't Miss BREAKING: Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval for fresh $516.3m loan You may like

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