President Jonathan Goodluck has dropped nine ministers from his cabinet.
However, three of those sacked are Ministers of State and are believed to be in Agriculture, Power and Defence.
Those sacked:
Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa?i, Minister of Education (Jigawa State)
Hadiza Mailafiya, Minister of Environment (Kaduna State)
Mrs Ama Pepple, Minister of Lands and Housing (Rivers State)
Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi, Minister of State Power (Niger State)
Erelu Olusola Obada, Minister of State Defence (Osun State)
Shamsudeen Usman, National Planning (Kano State)
Bukar Tijjani, Minister of State Agric (Borno State)
Prof. Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, Science and Technology
Ambassador Olugbenga Asiru, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Details to follow?
