Claim: Halima Tayo Alao is an architect and is the current Minister of Environment and Housing.
Evidence: Halima Tayo Alao (born 6 December 1956) is a Nigerian architect and former Minister of Environment and Housing during President Umaru Yar'Adua's administration. 
Alao was appointed Minister of Environment and Housing on 26 July 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua. She was dismissed in a major cabinet reshuffle on October 29, 2008.