The Federal Government Council (FEC), led by President Bola Tinubu, has introduced that the Ministry of Sports activities Growth will not exist. Its features will now be dealt with by the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC).
This choice was revealed by the President’s Particular Adviser on Data and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, after the FEC assembly on Tuesday in Abuja.
Key Adjustments in Authorities Construction
The modifications embody:
- The Ministry of Sports activities Growth has been abolished.
- The Nationwide Sports activities Fee will now oversee all sports activities actions within the nation.
- A brand new Ministry of Regional Growth has been created to handle improvement commissions just like the Niger Delta Growth Fee (NDDC) and others throughout completely different areas.
- The Ministry of Tourism has been merged with the Ministry of Tradition and Inventive Economic system.
These structural reforms purpose to streamline authorities actions and enhance effectivity.
Restructuring of Youth and Sports activities Affairs
Beforehand, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports activities Growth managed each sports activities and youth-related issues. Nevertheless, earlier this yr, President Tinubu break up it into two separate ministries:
- Ministry of Youth Growth, specializing in enterprise, vocational coaching, youth advocacy, and employment.
- Ministry of Sports activities Growth, which is now being changed by the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC).
This restructuring follows an analogous effort made in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari, when the Nationwide Sports activities Fee was merged into the previous sports activities ministry.
The modifications sign a recent strategy to managing sports activities in Nigeria, with the federal government hoping that the NSC will deliver extra focus and experience to sports activities improvement.
