The Federal Executive Council has provided further details on the scrapping of the of two Ministries, merging of two others and the creation of new one.
In a statement made available on X via the Presidency Twitter account, by the decision of the FEC, the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of Sports Development will no longer exist.
Also, a new ministry known as THE MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT has been created to. This new ministry will oversee all regional development commissions, which include:
•Niger Delta Development Commission
•North West Development Commission
•South West Development Commission
•North East Development Commission
The FEC also said that the NATIONAL SPORTS COMMISSION will now take over the responsibilities of the former Ministry of Sports Development.
Additionally, the Ministry of Tourism has been merged with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.
