Tinubu Okays Restructuring Of Ministries, Ministerial Portfolios

NEWSDAILYNIGERIA: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has approved the immediate implementation of eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the Administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant of his commitment to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.

The eight actions approved by Mr. President include:

1. The renaming of the Ministry of Nigeria Delta Development to Ministry of Regional Development to oversee the activities of all the Regional Development Commissions. The Regional Development Commissions to be under the supervision of the new Ministry are; the
   Niger Delta Development Commission, the South East Development Commission, the North East Development and the North West Development Commission.
2. The immediate winding up of the Ministry of Sports Development and the transfer of its functions to the National Sports Commission in order to develop a vibrant sports economy;
3. The merger of the Federal Ministry of Tourism and the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture to become Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy;
4. The re-assignment of ten (10) ministers to new ministerial portfolios;
5. The discharge of five (5) Ministers.
6. The nomination of seven (7) new ministers for onward transmission to Senate for confirmation;
7. The appointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission;
8. The appointment of Sunday Akin Dare as Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation working from the Ministry of Information and National Orientation

LIST OF MINISTERS REASSIGNED TO NEW PORTFOLIOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

S/N Name of Minister Current Designation of
Minister
New Designation of
Minister

1. Hon Dr. Yusuf Tanko
   Sununu
   Minister of State, Education Minister of State
   Humanitarian Affairs
   and Poverty
   Reduction
2. Dr. Morufu Olatunji
   Alausa
   Minister State, Health Minister of Education
3. Barr. Bello Muhammad
   Goronyo
   Minister of State, Water
   Resources and Sanitation
   Minister of State
   Works
4. Hon. Abubakar
   Eshiokpekha Momoh
   Minister of Niger Delta
   Development
   Minister of Regional
   Development
   3

S/N Name of Minister Current Designation of
Minister
New Designation of
Minister

5. Uba Maigari Ahmadu Minister of State Steel
   Development
   Minister of State
   Regional
   Development
6. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite Minister of Industry, Trade
   and Investment
   Minister of State
   Finance
7. Sen. John Owan Enoh Minister of Sports
   Development
   Minister of State
   Trade and Investment
   [Industry]
8. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim Minister of State, Police
   Affairs
   Minister of Women
   Affairs
9. Ayodele Olawande Minister of State for Youth
   Development
   Minister for Youth
   Development
10. Dr. Salako Iziaq
    Adekunle Adeboye
    Minister of State,
    Environment
    Minister of State,
    Health

MINISTERS TO BE DISCHARGED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

S/N Name of Minister Designation of Minister

1. Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye Minister of Women Affairs
2. Lola Ade-John Minister of Tourism
3. Prof Tahir Mamman SAN OON Minister of Education
4. Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo Minister of State, Housing and Urban
   Development
5. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim Minister of Youth Development

LIST OF NEW MINISTERS APPOINTED AND PORTFOLIOS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:

S/N Name of Minister Designation of
Minister
Ministry

1. Dr Nentawe Yilwatda Minister of Humanitarian
   Affairs and Poverty
   Reduction
   Ministry of Humanitarian
   Affairs and Poverty
   Reduction
   4

S/N Name of Minister Designation of
Minister
Ministry

2. Muhammadu Maigari
   Dingyadi
   Minister of Labour &
   Employment
   Federal Ministry of
   Labour & Employment
3. Bianca Odinaka
   Odumegu-Ojukwu
   Minister of State Foreign
   Affairs
   Ministry of Foreign
   Affairs
4. Dr Jumoke Oduwole Minister of Industry,
   Trade and Investment
   (Trade and Investment)
   Ministry of Industry,
   Trade and Investment
5. Idi Mukhtar Maiha Ministry of Livestock
   Development
   Federal Ministry of
   Livestock Development
6. Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi
   Ata
   Minister of State,
   Housing and Urban
   Development
   Federal Ministry of
   Housing and Urban
   Development
7. Suwaiba Said Ahmad
   PhD
   Minister of State
   Education
   Federal Ministry of
   Education

The President thanked the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their service to the nation while wishing them the best in their
future endeavours.

He then charged the newly appointed ministers as well as their reassigned colleagues to see their appointment as a call to serve the nation. He added that all appointees must understand the administration’s eagerness and determination to set Nigeria on the path to irreversible growth and invest the best of their abilities into the actualisation of the
government’s priorities.

The Presidency
Federal Republic of Nigeria
October 2024