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President Tinubu Scraps Two Ministries, Merges Others

Posted by Thandiubani on Wed 23rd Oct, 2024 - tori.ng

Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday.

 
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.
 
The announcement was made by the Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on X.
 
He said the decisions were taken at the meeting of the FEC in Abuja on Wednesday.
 
According to him, “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”.
 
He also stated that the National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports henceforth.
 
During the FEC meeting, the president also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.
 


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