Tunji Alausa is a Nigerian medical doctor specialising in nephrology who is the current Minister of Education. He was the former Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare.[1][2][3]
Education
editTunji Alausa studied medicine & surgery at the University of Lagos and graduated in 1993. He had his residency at the Cook County Hospital, in Chicago.[4]
Career
editFrom 1997 and 2001, he was a resident in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital, where he held the position of Chief Medical Resident. He then became an assistant professor at Rush University Medical School before specialising in Nephrology and Hypertension at the Medical College of Wisconsin from July 2002 to June 2004. He also had a residency in Internal Medicine at both the Royal Bolton Hospital and the University of Newcastle from 1995 to 1997.[4]
On 16 August 2023, President Bola Tinubu appointed him minister of State for Health and Social Welfare. He was sworn in on 21 August 2023.[5][6]
On 23 October 2024, President Tinubu redeployed Alausa as Minister of Education,[7] replacing Prof. Tahir Mamman, one of the five ministers dismissed by the president.[8]
References
edit- ^ Ahmed Tijjani Gwarzo (2 August 2023). "Meet Tinubu's Second Batch Of 19 Ministerial Nominees". Leadership. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Tinubu Dismisses Five Ministers, Reshuffles Cabinet". Nigeria Info, Let's Talk!. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Abujah, Racheal (5 November 2024). "Alausa's Departure Loss To FMOH, Pate Insists". Science Nigeria. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b Ekugo, Ngozi (3 August 2023). "Meet Dr. Tunji Alausa, Board certified Nephrologist on the new ministerial nomination list". Nairametrics. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Aworinde, Oluwatobi (16 August 2023). "Full List: Portfolios Of Tinubu's 45 Ministers". Channels TV. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Olayemi, Taiye. "Tour operators: How Lola Ade-John can succeed as tourism minister". P.M. News. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Agbajileke, Owede (23 October 2024). "Alausa in, Mamman out as Tinubu sacks education minister". TheGuardian. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Adeduyite, Okiki (23 October 2024). "Tinubu sacks five ministers". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 23 October 2024.