Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy

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)PortraitTerm of OfficeCabinetColonial Nigeria1Arthur Prest (1906–1976)19521955Macpherson2K O Mbadiwe (1915–1990)195519573Ladoke Akintola (1910–1966)19571959First Republic4Olu Akinfosile1 October 19601964Balewa (I)5Raymond Njoku (1915–1977)196415 January 1966Balewa (II)Military Government (1966–1979)6Aminu Kano (1920–1983)12 June 196713 January 1972Gowon (Federal Executive Council)7Joseph Sarwuan Tarka (1932–1980)13 January 19721 August 19748Murtala Muhammed (1938–1976)7 August 197429 July 19759Silvanus Olatunde Williams (1922–2006)August 19751977Muhammed (Federal Executive Council)10Oberu Aribiah (b. 1938)24 July 19781979Obasanjo (Federal Executive Council)Second Republic11Akanbi Oniyangi (1930–2006)December 19791981Shagari (I)12Isaac Shaahu (b. 1935)1981February 198213Audu Ogbeh (b. 1947)February 1982October 198314Emmanuel Adiele (b. 1938)October 1983December 1983Shagari (II)Military Government (1983–1993)15Ahmed A Abdullahi (b. 1945)January 1984August 1985Buhari (Federal Executive Council)16Abubakar Tanko Ayuba (b. 1945)August 198523 December 1987Babangida (Federal Executive Council)17David Mark (b. 1948)January 1988June 199018Olawale Adeniji Ige (1938–2022)June 1990January 1993Third Republic (Interim National Government)19Dapo Sarumi (b. 1944)August 199317 November 1993Shonekan (I)Military Government (1993–1999)20Abubakar Rimi (1940–2010)25 November 1993March 1995Abacha (Federal Executive Council)21Tajudeen Olanrewaju (b. 1946)March 1995December 199722Patrick Aziza (1947–2014)December 1997August 1998Abacha (Federal Executive Council)23Canice Umenwaliri (1943)August 19981999Abubakar (Federal Executive Council)Fourth Republic24Mohammed Arzika (1943–2015)June 199912 June 2001Obasanjo (I)25Haliru Mohammed Bello (b. 1945)June 2001May 200326Cornelius Adebayo (b. 1941)July 2003August 2006Obasanjo (II)27Obafemi Anibaba (b. 1944)September 2006January 200728Frank Nweke (b. 1965)January 2007May 200729John Odey (1959–2018)26 July 200717 December 2008Yar'Adua (I)30Dora Akunyili (1954–2014)17 December 200815 December 2010 (resigned)Jonathan (I)31Labaran Maku (b. 1962)15 December 2010May 201132Omobola Johnson (b. 1965)24 July 2011November 2015Jonathan (II)33Adebayo Shittu (b. 1953)11 November 201528 May 2019Buhari (I)34Isa Ali Pantami (b. 1972)21 August 201929 May 2023Buhari (II)35Bosun Tijani (b. 1977)21 August 2023IncumbentTinubu (I)

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