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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1951 |
Jurisdiction |
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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]
The ministry's structure: [3]
Name
(Born-Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | Cabinet | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colonial Nigeria | |||||
1 |
Arthur Prest
(1906–1976) |
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1952 | 1955 | Macpherson |
2 |
K O Mbadiwe
(1915–1990) |
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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) |
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12 June 1967 | 13 January 1972 |
Gowon
(Federal Executive Council) |
7 |
Joseph Sarwuan Tarka
(1932–1980) |
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13 January 1972 | 1 August 1974 | |
8 |
Murtala Muhammed
(1938–1976) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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21 August 2019 | 29 May 2023 | Buhari
( II) |
35 |
Bosun Tijani
(b. 1977) |
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21 August 2023 | Incumbent |
Tinubu
( I) |
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Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1951 |
Jurisdiction |
![]() |
Headquarters | Abuja, FCT |
Annual budget | ₦29.13 billion (2024) [1] |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
|
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) |
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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) |
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12 June 1967 | 13 January 1972 |
Gowon
(Federal Executive Council) |
7 |
Joseph Sarwuan Tarka
(1932–1980) |
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13 January 1972 | 1 August 1974 | |
8 |
Murtala Muhammed
(1938–1976) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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21 August 2019 | 29 May 2023 | Buhari
( II) |
35 |
Bosun Tijani
(b. 1977) |
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21 August 2023 | Incumbent |
Tinubu
( I) |