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BREAKING: President Tinubu Scraps Two Ministries, Merges Others (FULL LIST)

He also stated that the National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports henceforth.

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President Tinubu has scrapped two ministries and merged others.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu and Federal Executive Council have scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.

 

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

 

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He said the decisions were taken at the meeting of the FEC in Abuja.

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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