Agencies or Parastatals Under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
We would be writing a series of agencies under each ministry in Nigeria. Today we start with the ministry of Communication, Some Nigerians usually think that the ministry of communication and ministry of information both have the same duties based on their name, they might look similar but they have different roles and assignments.

First some Definitions

Who is a Minister?
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions, the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ’prime minister’, ‘president’, ’chief minister’, ’chancellor’, or another title.

What is a ministry?
A government department headed by a minister.



The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is a Ministry created in 2011 as the Ministry of Communication Technology. It was created to foster a knowledge-based economy and information society in Nigeria. The Ministry was created to facilitate ICT as a key tool in the transformation agenda for Nigeria in the areas of job creation, economic growth, and transparency of governance.
The official website of the ministry is https://www.commtech.gov.ng



Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is headed by Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (known as Dr. Isa Ali Pantami) hails from Pantami District of Gombe State. He was sworn in as the Honourable Minister for Communications, by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday 21st August 2019. He was the former DG/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).


The Permanent Secteray is MR. ISTIFANUS MUSA MIK FUKTUR

There are Five Agencies under The Ministry of Communication

NIGCOMSAT:

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NIGCOMSAT Ltd owns and operates the Nigerian Communications Satellite systems. The NigComSat-1R system is built to provide domestic and international satellite services via 2-way satellite communications services across West, Central, southeast Africa, Europe, and Asia. This agency is headed by Arch. Yusuf Kazaure as Chairman and Dr. Abimbola Alale as Managing Director,


Nigerian Postal Service

The Nigeria Postal service Department came into being with the establishment of the Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) on January 1, 1985. NITEL emerged from the merger of the Telecommunications arm of the defunct Post and Telecommunications Department of the Ministry of Communications with the former Nigeria External Telecommunications Limited (NET). Through the promulgation of decree No. 18 of 1987, NIPOST became an Extra-Ministerial Department. This agency is headed by Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi as Post Master General and Nwakanwa Loretto as Chief Operating Officer.


NITDA – National Information Technology Development Agency

National Information Technology Development Agency is a public service institution established by the NITDA Act 2007 as the ICT policy implementing arm of the Federal Ministry of Communication of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It has the sole responsibility of developing programs that cater to the running of ICT related activities in the country. NITDA is also mandated with the implementation of policies guideline for driving ICT in Nigeria. It plays an advisory role in copyright law by verification and revision of applicable laws in tandem with the application of software and technology acquisition. The majority of these activities are achieved through the organization of workshops which cater to the training needs of her staff, government functionaries, and education sectors. This agency is headed by Kahifu Inuwa Abdullahi as CEO

NCC:

The Nigerian Communications Commission is the independent National Regulatory Authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The Commission is responsible for creating an enabling environment for competition among operators in the industry as well as ensuring the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country. the chairman of NCC Is Professor Adeolu Akande while the CEO is Professor Umar Garba Danbatta

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Source
https://softplace.com.ng/ministry-of-communications-and-digital-economy/


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