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President Buhari submits list of cabinet nominees to Senate

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari submitted his list of ministerial nominees to the upper house of parliament, the Senate, on Tuesday.

The Senate has to approve nominees before they can become ministers.  Reuters

 

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