President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the scrapping of the Ministries of Niger Delta, and Sports Development. The decisions were recommended at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja. The Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this on his X handle. “There will now be a Ministry of Regional Development to oversee all the Regional Development Commissions, such as the Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission, and the North East Development Commission”.

“The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports”.

The President also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.