The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday scrapped the ministries of Sports Development and the Niger Delta.
To replace the Sports Ministry, it created the National Sports Commission to take over the Ministry’s responsibilities.
Other decisions on restructuring of Federal Ministries taken on Wednesday 23/10/2024, included creation of Ministry of Regional Development.
The new ministry is to oversee all regional development commissions, which include:
• Niger Delta Development Commission
• North West Development Commission
• South West Development Commission
• North East Development Commission
• South East Development Commission
It also merged the Ministries of Tourism and Culture & Creative Economy.