Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1951 |
| Jurisdiction |  Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Headquarters | Abuja, FCT |
| Annual budget | ₦29.13 billion (2024)[1] |
| 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.[2]
Structure
[edit]The ministry's structure:[3]
Agencies
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Anti-Corruption and Transparency
- Press and Public Relations
- Legal
- Internal Audit
- Servicom
List of Federal Ministers
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.