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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1951; 73 years ago (1951) |
| Jurisdiction |  Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Headquarters | Abuja, FCT |
| Annual budget | ₦29.13 billion (2024) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| 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.
The current minister is Dr Bosun Tijani.
Structure
The ministry's structure:
Agencies
- National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
- National Data Protection Commission (NDPC)
- Galaxy Backbone
- Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT)
- Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
- Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
- Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF)
Departments
- Information and Communication Technology
- National Frequency Management Council
- Human Resource Management
- Planning, Research and Statistics
- Spectrum Management
- Procurement
- E-Government
- Telecommunications and Postal Service
- Finance and Account
- General Services
- Reform Coordination
- Radio Monitoring and Survey
Units
- Anti-Corruption and Transparency
- Press and Public Relations
- Legal
- Internal Audit
- Servicom
List of Federal Ministers
| Name
(Born-Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Nigeria | |||||
| 1 | Arthur Prest
(1906–1976) |
|
1952 | 1955 | Macpherson |
| 2 | K O Mbadiwe
(1915–1990) |
|
1955 | 1957 | |
| 3 | Ladoke Akintola
(1910–1966) |
1957 | 1959 | ||
| First Republic | |||||
| 4 | Olu Akinfosile | 1 October 1960 | 1964 | Balewa
(I) | |
| 5 | Raymond Njoku
(1915–1977) |
1964 | 15 January 1966 | Balewa
(II) | |
| Military Government (1966–1979) | |||||
| 6 | Aminu Kano
(1920–1983) |
|
12 June 1967 | 13 January 1972 | Gowon
(Federal Executive Council) |
| 7 | Joseph Sarwuan Tarka
(1932–1980) |
|
13 January 1972 | 1 August 1974 | |
| 8 | Murtala Muhammed
(1938–1976) |
|
7 August 1974 | 29 July 1975 | |
| 9 | Silvanus Olatunde Williams
(1922–2006) |
August 1975 | 1977 | Muhammed
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 10 | Oberu Aribiah
(b. 1938) |
24 July 1978 | 1979 | Obasanjo
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| Second Republic | |||||
| 11 | Akanbi Oniyangi
(1930–2006) |
December 1979 | 1981 | Shagari
(I) | |
| 12 | Isaac Shaahu
(b. 1935) |
1981 | February 1982 | ||
| 13 | Audu Ogbeh
(b. 1947) |
|
February 1982 | October 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 1985 | 23 December 1987 | Babangida
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 17 | David Mark
(b. 1948) |
|
January 1988 | June 1990 | |
| 18 | Olawale Adeniji Ige
(1938–2022) |
June 1990 | January 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 1993 | March 1995 | Abacha
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 21 | Tajudeen Olanrewaju
(b. 1946) |
March 1995 | December 1997 | ||
| 22 | Patrick Aziza
(1947–2014) |
December 1997 | August 1998 | Abacha
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 23 | Canice Umenwaliri
(1943) |
August 1998 | 1999 | Abubakar
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| Fourth Republic | |||||
| 24 | Mohammed Arzika
(1943–2015) |
June 1999 | 12 June 2001 | Obasanjo
(I) | |
| 25 | Haliru Mohammed Bello
(b. 1945) |
June 2001 | May 2003 | ||
| 26 | Cornelius Adebayo
(b. 1941) |
July 2003 | August 2006 | Obasanjo
(II) | |
| 27 | Obafemi Anibaba
(b. 1944) |
September 2006 | January 2007 | ||
| 28 | Frank Nweke
(b. 1965) |
|
January 2007 | May 2007 | |
| 29 | John Odey
(1959–2018) |
26 July 2007 | 17 December 2008 | Yar'Adua
(I) | |
| 30 | Dora Akunyili
(1954–2014) |
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|
17 December 2008 | 15 December 2010
(resigned) |
Jonathan
(I) |
| 31 | Labaran Maku
(b. 1962) |
15 December 2010 | May 2011 | ||
| 32 | Omobola Johnson
(b. 1965) |
|
24 July 2011 | November 2015 | Jonathan
(II) |
| 33 | Adebayo Shittu
(b. 1953) |
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|
11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | Buhari
(I) |
| 34 | Isa Ali Pantami
(b. 1972) |
|
21 August 2019 | 29 May 2023 | Buhari
(II) |
| 35 | Bosun Tijani
(b. 1977) |
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|
21 August 2023 | Incumbent | Tinubu
(I) |
References
- "2024 APPROPRIATION ACT". Budget Office of the Federation. 2024-01-23. p. 323. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- 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.
- "Structure". The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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