Tinubu Scraps Two Ministries, Merges Other
President Bola Tinubu has announced the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.
The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, in a tweet on Wednesday, said, the decision was reached during the Federal Executive Council meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday.
The statement read, “President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of sports development.
“There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission , North East Development Commission.”
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He also said the responsibilities previously held by the Ministry of Sports Development will now be transferred to the National Sports Commission, which will take charge of sports-related activities in Nigeria.
“The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports,” he stated.
Additionally, the FEC approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy, creating a single entity.
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