FG Scraps Niger Delta, Sports Ministries

President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have disclosed the dissolution of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.

In a tweet shared on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the decision was confirmed following a Federal Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja.

The statement said, “President Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have dissolved the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.”

A new Ministry of Regional Development will be established to oversee all regional development commissions, including the Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission, and North East Development Commission.

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.