
Tinubu scraps Ministries, Sacks MinistersNiger
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.
The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports.
The FEC also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.
The decisions were taken today at the meeting of Federal Executive Council in Abuja.
This leaves the country with 34 federal ministries…
1 — Agriculture
2 — Aviation & Aerospace Devt
3 — Budget & Economic Planning
4 — Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy
5 — Defence
6 — Education
7 — Environment
8 — FCT Administration
9 — Finance
10 — Foreign Affairs
11 — Health & Social Welfare
12 — Housing and Urban Devt
13 — Humanitarian Affairs & Poverty Alleviation
14 — Industry, Trade & Investment
15 — Info & National Orientation
16 — Innovation, Sci & Technology
17 — Interior
18 — Justice
19 — Labour & Employment
20 — Marine & Blue Economy
21 — Petroleum Resources
22 — Police Affairs
23 — Power
24 — Solid Minerals Development
25 — Special Duties & Inter-govtal Affairs
26 — Steel Development
27 — 🟢Regional Development
28 — Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy
29 — Transportation
30 — Water Resources & Sanitation
31 — Women Affairs
32 — Works
33 — Youth
34 — Livestock Development
🟡Art, Culture & the Creative Economy
🟡Tourism
🔴Niger Delta Ministry
🔴Sports Development
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🟡Merged to form Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy
🔴Scrapped
🟢New Ministry
Before: 36
Now: 34
[Updated 23 Oct 2024]
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