Agency Name: | Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy |
Seal: | Coat_of_arms_of_Nigeria.svg |
Jurisdiction: | Federal Republic of Nigeria |
Headquarters: | Abuja, FCT |
Budget: | ₦29.13 billion (2024)[1] |
Minister1 Name: | Bosun Tijani |
Chief1 Name: | Faruk Yusuf Yabo |
Chief1 Position: | 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.
The current minister is Dr Bosun Tijani.[2]
The ministry's structure:[3]
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) | |