Many of the new ministries were created from old and existing ones for the purpose of effective performance.

The new Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy that is currently headed by Goyega_Oyetola, is carved out from the Ministry of Transportation which is currently headed by Said Alkali.

Both Oyetola and Said Alkali resumed to assume duties at the Ministry of Transportation on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
Sources at the ministry certify that Oyetola and Alkali may have to share the same set of Directors and Permanent Secretary until a full restructure is done.

The former Ministry of Information and Culture, birth the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, led by Muhammed Idris, the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, led by Hannatu Musawa, and the Ministry of Tourism, headed by Lola Ade-John.

The new ministries and their heads will work with the old as there are departments that could easily be connected to each while some of new ministries would need directors specifically attend to their needs.

The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake and Shuaibu Audu, head of Steel Development will continue to work with the same set of civil servants until a full restructure is carried out.

A memo dated August 21, 2023, and signed by the Head of Service, Folashade Yemi-Esan, reveals that the Federal Government, through the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, has begun the process for the appointment of new permanent secretaries to fill new and existing vacancies in the civil service.

The recruitment process started, following the approval of the President for the appointment of permanent secretaries in the federal civil service with focus on existing vacancies for Bauchi State and the North-East geopolitical zone whose permanent secretaries had retired and impending vacancies for Ebonyi, Niger, Oyo, Katsina, Kogi State and the North-Central geo-political zone whose permanent secretaries would retire on or before December 31, 2023.

“Consequently, officers in the mainstream federal civil service who meet the following conditions are eligible to participate in the exercise: have attained the position of substantive Director on Salary Grade Level 17 on or before January 1, 2021, have updated their records on the IPPIS verification portal, are from the states listed in paragraph one above, and are not retiring from service earlier than December 31, 2025. Officers undergoing disciplinary procedures are, however, excluded from the exercise,” the memo read in part.