Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy

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Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
Coat of arms of Nigeria.svg
Agency overview
Formed1951;73 years ago (1951)
Jurisdiction Flag of Nigeria.svg Federal Republic of Nigeria
Headquarters Abuja, FCT
Annual budget 29.13 billion (2024) [1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Faruk Yusuf Yabo, Permanent Secretary
Website fmcide.gov.ng

The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy in Nigeria is a government ministry responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and regulation of policies related to communications, innovation, and digital economy sectors within the country.

Contents

The current minister is Dr Bosun Tijani. [2]

Structure

The ministry's structure: [3]

Agencies

Departments

Units

List of Federal Ministers

Name

(Born-Died)

PortraitTerm of OfficeCabinet
Colonial Nigeria
1 Arthur Prest

(1906–1976)

Chief Arthur Prest in London.jpg 19521955 Macpherson
2 K O Mbadiwe

(1915–1990)

Nigerian Public Domain 335.jpg 19551957
3 Ladoke Akintola

(1910–1966)

19571959
First Republic
4 Olu Akinfosile 1 October 19601964 Balewa

(I)

5 Raymond Njoku

(1915–1977)

1964 15 January 1966 Balewa

(II)

Military Government (1966–1979)
6 Aminu Kano

(1920–1983)

Nigerian Public Domain 208.jpg 12 June 196713 January 1972 Gowon

(Federal Executive Council)

7 Joseph Sarwuan Tarka

(1932–1980)

Foundi7.jpg 13 January 19721 August 1974
8 Murtala Muhammed

(1938–1976)

Nigerian Public Domain 131.jpg 7 August 1974 29 July 1975
9 Silvanus Olatunde Williams

(1922–2006)

August 19751977Muhammed

(Federal Executive Council)

10 Oberu Aribiah

(b. 1938)

24 July 19781979 Obasanjo

(Federal Executive Council)

Second Republic
11 Akanbi Oniyangi

(1930–2006)

December 19791981 Shagari

(I)

12 Isaac Shaahu

(b. 1935)

1981February 1982
13 Audu Ogbeh

(b. 1947)

Audu Ogbeh 2.jpg February 1982October 1983
14 Emmanuel Adiele

(b. 1938)

October 1983 December 1983 Shagari

(II)

Military Government (1983–1993)
15 Ahmed A Abdullahi

(b. 1945)

January 1984 August 1985 Buhari

(Federal Executive Council)

16 Abubakar Tanko Ayuba

(b. 1945)

August 198523 December 1987 Babangida

(Federal Executive Council)

17 David Mark

(b. 1948)

David Mark.jpg January 1988June 1990
18 Olawale Adeniji Ige

(1938–2022)

June 1990January 1993
Third Republic (Interim National Government)
19 Dapo Sarumi

(b. 1944)

August 1993 17 November 1993 Shonekan

(I)

Military Government (1993–1999)
20 Abubakar Rimi

(1940–2010)

25 November 1993March 1995 Abacha

(Federal Executive Council)

21 Tajudeen Olanrewaju

(b. 1946)

March 1995December 1997
22 Patrick Aziza

(1947–2014)

December 1997August 1998Abacha

(Federal Executive Council)

23 Canice Umenwaliri

(1943)

August 19981999 Abubakar

(Federal Executive Council)

Fourth Republic
24 Mohammed Arzika

(1943–2015)

June 199912 June 2001Obasanjo

(I)

25 Haliru Mohammed Bello

(b. 1945)

June 2001May 2003
26 Cornelius Adebayo

(b. 1941)

July 2003August 2006Obasanjo

(II)

27 Obafemi Anibaba

(b. 1944)

September 2006January 2007
28 Frank Nweke

(b. 1965)

Nweke Jr, Frank.jpg January 2007May 2007
29 John Odey

(1959–2018)

26 July 200717 December 2008 Yar'Adua

(I)

30 Dora Akunyili

(1954–2014)

Prof. Dora Akunyili (Hon. Minister of Information Communication 2008 - 2010).jpg 17 December 200815 December 2010

(resigned)

Jonathan

(I)

31 Labaran Maku

(b. 1962)

15 December 2010May 2011
32 Omobola Johnson

(b. 1965)

Omobola Johnson ECommerce Week of UNCTAD.jpg 24 July 2011November 2015Jonathan

(II)

33 Adebayo Shittu

(b. 1953)

Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu - ITU Telecom World 2016 - Ministerial Roundtable (22818514728).jpg 11 November 201528 May 2019 Buhari

(I)

34 Isa Ali Pantami

(b. 1972)

Pantami.jpg 21 August 201929 May 2023Buhari

(II)

35 Bosun Tijani

(b. 1977)

UK Government hosts AI Summit at Bletchley Park (53302825393).jpg 21 August 2023Incumbent Tinubu

(I)

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References

  1. "2024 APPROPRIATION ACT". Budget Office of the Federation. 2024-01-23. p. 323. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. Yedder, Omar Ben (2024-02-01). "Bosun Tijani: Nigeria's tech sage turned minister on AI, innovation, and the role of government". African Business. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. "Structure". The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Retrieved 2024-04-29.