The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the swearing-in took place just before the commencement of the weekly virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council, in the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Browsing: Sadiya Umar Farouk
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, had on Wednesday announced that the government would start feeding school children in their homes during the COVID-19 crisis, starting from Ogun and Lagos States and Abuja
Before her ministerial appointment, Farouq was Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and had served as a staff of the National Assembly Service Commission before leaving to join politics in 2010. An astute politician from Zamfara State and former National Treasurer of the All Progressives Congress, Farouq attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Actuarial Science) and Master’s degrees in International Affairs and Business Administration.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers.