President Bola Tinubu has restructured some of the Federal Ministries in the country.
In line with the Innovative Governance promised by the President, the following Ministries have been proposed:
- Ministry of Works and Housing : Ministry of Works will focus on Federal roads and Highways while the Ministry of Housing will be restructured and heavily financed to jump-start economic growth.
- Ministry of Transportation : This Ministry will be divided into two sub-categories which will include;
i. Ministry of Railways & Rail Transport
ii. Ministry of Waterways & Marine Transportation.
The latter will be in charge of Ports and Navigable Rivers as Road Transport will be moved under the Ministry of Works. - Ministry of Education : This Ministry will also be sub-divided into two categories which will include;
i. Ministry of Basic & Special Education
ii. Ministry of Tertiary and Advanced Education - Ministry of Budgeting and National Planning : The Ministry of Budgeting will be merged with the Ministry of Finance as the Ministry of National Planning will be moved to the Presidency or under a new Ministry of Statistics.
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry : The Ministry of Commerce will be moved to the Ministry of Trade and Investment as the Ministry of Industry will be moved to a new Ministry of Employment and Industry.
- Ministry of Petroleum Resources : This ministry will be restructured for solid petroleum, that is Bitumen and Tar Sand, as it will be given more resources and attention.
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development : This Ministry has been renamed Ministry of Agriculture as Rural Development will be moved into a new ministry, which is the Ministry of Human Development.
- Ministry of Interiors : This Ministry will be restructured to handle all Identity, Birth and Death Registration, as well as Immigration Issues. The National Population Commission (NPC) will be moved into a new Ministry of Statistics and involved only with Census.
- Ministry of Labour and Productivity : The Ministry has now been renamed as Ministry of Employment & Industry.
- Ministry of Information : The Ministry has now been renamed Ministry of Information and National Orientations.
- Ministry of Solid Minerals Development : Now renamed Ministry of Solid Minerals & Mines.
Mines will be moved from the old Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. - Ministry of Mines and Steel Development : Since Mines has been moved to the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, the Ministry has now been renamed as Ministry of Iron and Steel.
- Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development : The Social Development is now been moved to a new Ministry of Human Development.
In line with the Innovative Governance promised by the President, the following Ministries have been proposed:
- Ministry of Works and Housing : Ministry of Works will focus on Federal roads and Highways while the Ministry of Housing will be restructured and heavily financed to jump-start economic growth.
- Ministry of Transportation : This Ministry will be divided into two sub-categories which will include;
i. Ministry of Railways & Rail Transport
ii. Ministry of Waterways & Marine Transportation.
The latter will be in charge of Ports and Navigable Rivers as Road Transport will be moved under the Ministry of Works. - Ministry of Education : This Ministry will also be sub-divided into two categories which will include;
i. Ministry of Basic & Special Education
ii. Ministry of Tertiary and Advanced Education - Ministry of Budgeting and National Planning : The Ministry of Budgeting will be merged with the Ministry of Finance as the Ministry of National Planning will be moved to the Presidency or under a new Ministry of Statistics.
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry : The Ministry of Commerce will be moved to the Ministry of Trade and Investment as the Ministry of Industry will be moved to a new Ministry of Employment and Industry.
- Ministry of Petroleum Resources : This ministry will be restructured for solid petroleum, that is Bitumen and Tar Sand, as it will be given more resources and attention.
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development : This Ministry has been renamed Ministry of Agriculture as Rural Development will be moved into a new ministry, which is the Ministry of Human Development.
- Ministry of Interiors : This Ministry will be restructured to handle all Identity, Birth and Death Registration, as well as Immigration Issues. The National Population Commission (NPC) will be moved into a new Ministry of Statistics and involved only with Census.
- Ministry of Labour and Productivity : The Ministry has now been renamed as Ministry of Employment & Industry.
- Ministry of Information : The Ministry has now been renamed Ministry of Information and National Orientations.
- Ministry of Solid Minerals Development : Now renamed Ministry of Solid Minerals & Mines.
Mines will be moved from the old Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. - Ministry of Mines and Steel Development : Since Mines has been moved to the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, the Ministry has now been renamed as Ministry of Iron and Steel.
- Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development : The Social Development is now been moved to a new Ministry of Human Development.