- President Bola Tinubu reshuffled his cabinet, reassigning 10 ministers, discharging five, and nominating seven new ministers for Senate confirmation.
- The Ministry of Niger Delta Development was renamed the Ministry of Regional Development. The Ministry of Sports Development was scrapped, and the Ministries of Tourism, Arts, and Culture were merged into the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy.
- The Ministers of Women Affairs, Tourism, Education, Youth Development, and State for Housing and Urban Development were relieved of their duties.
- Ministers were reassigned, such as Dr. Yusuf Sununu to Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Dr. Olatunji Alausa to Minister of Education.
- Seven new ministers were nominated, including Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda for Humanitarian Affairs and Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu for State Foreign Affairs.
- The new Ministry of Regional Development will oversee all Regional Development Commissions, including Niger Delta, South East, North East, and North West Development Commissions.
- Ministers reassigned or removed are to hand over to their successors or permanent secretaries by October 30, 2024.
- Opposition parties criticized the reshuffle, calling it a distraction from pressing issues like security, hunger, and economic instability.
- Private sector leaders welcomed the reshuffle but called for a more holistic and results-oriented transformation of the government’s economic team.
- Nigerians on social media expressed disappointment, suggesting that more ministers, particularly in key ministries like Defence and Power, should have been sacked.
