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.

Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
Agency overview
Formed1951; 73 years ago (1951)
JurisdictionNigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria
HeadquartersAbuja, FCT
Annual budget29.13 billion (2024)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Faruk Yusuf Yabo, Permanent Secretary
Websitefmcide.gov.ng

The current minister is Dr Bosun Tijani.[2]

Structure

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The ministry's structure:[3]

Agencies

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Departments

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  • 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

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  • Anti-Corruption and Transparency
  • Press and Public Relations
  • Legal
  • Internal Audit
  • Servicom

List of Federal Ministers

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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)

  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)

  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)

  21 August 2023 Incumbent Tinubu

(I)

References

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  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.