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- 22 Nov 2015
Oversized Shoes for Shittu, New Communications Minister
Adebayo Shittu, minister Of Communication is an astute lawyer and a distinguished Nigerian. He is described as patient, loyal and trustworthy. Armed with a first degree in Law from the University of…
- 23 Nov 2020
Pantami, Minister of Communications Loses 13-Year Old Daughter
Malam Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has lost Aishah Isa, his 13-year old daughter. Malam Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy The Minister…
- 25 Nov 2020
Senate Invites Communications Minister, Claims Criminals Negotiate Using Phones
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Legislative Compliance and Communications to invite Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, to impress on him the need to implement its…
- 8 May 2018
Communications Minister, Zinox Boss Headline 2018 NiOMA
Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Minister for Communications, and Leo Stan Ekeh, Africa’s Serial Digital Entrepreneur, will headline the 2018 Nigerian Online Merit Award (NiOMA), the organisers said on Tuesday.…
- 31 Oct 2022
Gambian Minister of Communications Seeks Collaboration, Commends Nigerian Start-ups
Ousman A. Bah, the Gambian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has at the weekend lauded the innovative efforts of the Nigerian Start-ups as he described the Nation's tech ecosystem as…
- 2 Apr 2021
Pantami, Communications Minister Allays Fear on MTN, Banks USSD Fallout
Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has waded into the trade dispute between commercial banks and mobile network operator, MTN Nigeria. Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami Pantami, in a…
- 24 Jun 2022
MTN Group Delegation Meets with Nigeria’s Communications Minister
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and President and CEO Ralph Mupita have met with Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) to discuss developments in…
- 30 Sept 2018
APC Disqualifies Shittu, Communications Minister from Oyo Guber Race
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, was disqualified from contesting the Oyo State governorship…
- 29 Aug 2018
Shittu, Minister of Communication Resigns, Eyes Oyo Governor's Seat
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communication, has resigned from President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to contest the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State. His letter of resignation, was…
- 21 Aug 2018
Shittu, Minister of Communication Joins Oyo Guber race
Abdul Raheem Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communication, has joined the 2019 governorship race in Oyo State. Shittu while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday, disclosed that there would…
- 3 Jun 2021
Minister of Communications Claims Nigeria is Now Producing Smatrtphones
Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has disclosed that Nigeria is already producing SIM cards and Smartphones. And he added that the country has the capacity to produce the…
- 2 Sept 2019
Pantami, Minister of Communications Opens Monthly Report Card for CEOs
Dr Isah Pantami, minister of Communications, has told the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of parastatals under the Ministry as well as the Directors of the Ministry that henceforth, their performance…
- 12 Jul 2023
NITRA Calls on President Tinubu to Appoint Technocrat as Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
Journalists in the Information and Communications Technology sector, under the aegis of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), comprising reporters and editors in…
- 16 Feb 2020
Boko Haram Leader Threatens Minister of Communications, Journalists
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, yesterday threatened the life of Dr. Isa Pantami, minister Communication and Digital Economy, for allegedly embarking on a mission to block telephone lines to…
- 19 May 2026
Pantami, Ex Minister of Communication Withdraws from Gombe APC Governorship Primaries over Alleged Electoral Violations
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, former minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Gombe State, citing…
- 11 Nov 2015
Communications is Springboard for Industrial Revolution- Shittu, Comms Minister
Mr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has said that the communications sector is a springboard for industrial and administrative revolution. Shittu made this statement during his maiden…
- 26 May 2016
Shittu Commiserates Ayuba’s Family, Eulogises Former Minister
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has commiserated with the family of late Gen. Tanko Ayuba over the death of the former Minister of Communications who passed on Wednesday,…
- 6 Mar 2016
Senate Invites Shittu, Comms Minister, Others over MTN Fine
Senate Committee on Communications has asked Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications and Abubakar Malami, his counterpart, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, to…
- 24 Mar 2017
Shittu Applauds Insurancemarket.ng, Says ICT Key to Insurance Expansion
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) remains the panacea for harnessing and deepening insurance penetration in Nigeria, said Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications. The Minister said…
- 1 Sept 2017
Indo-Africa ICT Expo & Summit to Explore Africa’s ICT Future
As new technologies and innovations emerge and become ubiquitous and demanding, African communications ministers led by Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s Communications Minister, and Mrs. Ursula…
- 19 May 2008
Nigeria heads AU Ministers Bureau on ICT
John Odey, minister of Information and Communications, has in Cairo, Egypt, emerged the chairperson of the Bureau of African Ministers of Communications and Information Technologies under the…
- 17 May 2018
FG to Support National Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem – Minister
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications said that the federal Ministry of Communications will support stakeholders in the ICT to create and strengthen a national Artificial Intelligence ecosystem…
- 27 Mar 2026
FG Shifting Focus to “Meaningful Connectivity” to Drive Inclusion - Minister
Bosun Tijani, minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has said the government is shifting focus from expanding access to ensuring “meaningful connectivity” that drives economic…
- 19 Jul 2016
Nigeria Loses 127Bn on Yearly to Cybercrime, says Minister
Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, said that Nigeria is losing about N127 billion annually to cybercrime and urged stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT),…
- 23 Oct 2014
ICT Helped Contain Ebola Virus in Nigeria — Minister
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, said on Thursday that Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) were instrumental to the containment of Ebola Virus in Nigeria.…
- 20 May 2016
Nigeria Needs More Satellites to Deepen Broadband Penetration – Minister
Barr. Abdur-Adebayo Shittu, Minister for Communications, has said that Nigeria requires more satellites to enable the ComSat-1R offer better serves to Nigeria in the areas of telecommunications…
- 31 May 2021
FG Inaugurates More Emergency Communication Centres Nationwide
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that 23 Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) were inaugurated in some states of the federation, with 13 others underway. Dr…
- 22 Jul 2016
Why we’re Building Capacity on e-Government – Minister
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, says his ministry has commenced building the capacity of civil servants to enable them become e-Government compliant. The Minister…
- 20 Oct 2019
Pantami Directs NCC to Address Illegal Deductions of Data, Urges Galaxy to Improve Operational Efficiencies
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).to address the purported high cost and illegal deduction of data by Mobile Network…
- 26 Apr 2010
Wafict Congress Organizers Line Up Star Speakers
Following an exceptional outing in 2009, organisers of the conference, IT & Telecom Digest, working in conjunction with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, have announced a…