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- 11 Dec 2022
Pantami Seeks Ministry of Digital Economy Across States
Professor Alli Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged state governments to create a ministry of digital economy in order to boost economic growth. Pantami stated…
- 25 Sept 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic is Fast Tracking Nigeria’s Digital Economy- Minister
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the digital economy will contribute more than 45% of the nation’s GDP, as the contribution of the ICT sector…
- 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…
- 29 May 2025
Glo, Huawei, Communications Ministry Bring Digital Services to Abuja Village
Telecommunications and digital services provider, Globacom, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and Huawei Nigerian Enterprises, to provide…
- 23 Oct 2019
FG Changes Ministry of Communications to Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Communications as Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Isa Pantami, Minister of…
- 25 Oct 2020
Pantami, Industry Stakeholders Restate Commitment to Digital Economy
Dr lsa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and industry stakeholders have re-emphasized their unflinching commitment to support the drive by the Federal Government to…
- 4 Aug 2020
Pantami Seeks Shift to Skill, not Certificate to Boost Digital Economy
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has advocated for shifting of focus from certificate to skills education for the actualisation of Nigeria’s digital economic drive. Dr…
- 1 Dec 2019
FG Launches National Digital Economy Policy
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the National Digital Economy Policy, initiated by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The unveiling was performed during the e-Nigeria…
- 19 May 2025
Nigeria’s Digital Economy Sector Attracts $191m FDI
Dr. Bosun Tijjani, minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy,has said that Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy sector attracted $191 million in foreign direct investment…
- 13 Dec 2019
Digital Economy: ATCON Seeks for Collaboration to Grow the Industry
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) said that collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy remains a critical factor that would create and mould an…
- 24 Jun 2020
Pantami Explains How NCC’s Strategic Management Plan Will Drive Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has described the new Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as a…
- 15 Oct 2020
FG to Fast-Track Nigeria’s Digital Economy as Danbatta Urges Operators to Settle Huge Interconnect Debt
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-emphasized the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy…
- 15 Oct 2020
FG Committed to Fast-track Nigeria’s Digital Economy – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-emphasized the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy…
- 5 Jan 2020
Pantami Explains Reasons for Digital Economy Drive in Nigeria
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has justified the necessity, appropriateness and significance of the re-designation of the Federal Ministry of…
- 21 Dec 2022
TestNigeria 1.0: Pantami says Quality Software Will Give Nigeria’s Digital Economy Competitive Edge
Effective software quality assurance in the Nigerian Digital Economy will greatly impact the digital economy's accelerated growth, says Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Nigeria’s Minister of…
- 28 Jan 2021
NIN Registration will Help Nigeria Curb Crime, Achieve Digital Economy – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has hinted that the ongoing registration of National Identity Number would help Nigeria to curb crime and criminalities as…
- 11 Aug 2020
NCC, USPF, Others Advance FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) and three other agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy have continued to implement…
- 18 Dec 2022
Pantami Meets With Space X, World Bank, Google to Strengthen Nigeria's Digital Economy
In a bid to strengthen partnerships for the development of Nigeria's digital economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria, had meetings at…
- 8 Jun 2020
Pantami Tasks Danbatta, NCC on Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy has charged Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta as the executive vice chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 18 Mar 2020
Pantami Says TVWS Framework Will Enhance Delivery of Digital Economy
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the Television White Space (TVWS) framework being developed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 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…
- 15 Jan 2020
Digital Economy A Catalyst For Nigeria’s Development- Dr. Woherem
Dr. Evans Woherem, a foremost banker and renowned IT guru, has lauded the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, and the Federal Government, for upgrading the former…
- 23 Jan 2023
Nigeria Rallies ICT Stakeholders in West Africa to Regional Digital Economy Conference
Policy makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from January 31 to 1st February for the Digital Economy Regional Conference to…
- 31 Aug 2020
FG Transfers NIMC to Communications Ministry — Spokesperson
The federal government has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, according to Mrs Uwa Suleiman,…
- 6 Oct 2020
Pantami Commends President Buhari on Making Nigeria Digital Economy Giant
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his stewardship in ensuring that Nigeria is abreast with the global…
- 6 Jan 2020
Group Says Hike in RoW charges will derail digital economy progress
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers (DEMS Volunteers’) has described as unpatriotic, unimaginable and counter-productive, the supposedly hike in the prices of the Right of Way (RoW) for…
- 3 Dec 2019
Nigeria Can Rake in N2Trillion from Digital Economy
Nigeria’s digital economy is a goldmine that can contribute over N2 trillion to the economy in the next four years if tapped into, according to Ms Funke Opeke, chief executive officer (CEO), MainOne…
- 2 Jan 2020
Muhammed Abubakar Resumes As Galaxy Backbone CEO
In an attempt to strengthen the vision of the Federal Government and the Ministry Of Communications & Digital Economy to create a digital economy in the nation, President Muhammed Buhari, GCFR,…
- 1 Feb 2021
Digital Economy Grows Faster Than Other Economies – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has said that Digital Economy is growing at bigger rate faster than the rest of the…
- 31 Oct 2022
FG Directs NITDA, NCC to Establish National Cybersecurity Research Centre
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has directed National Information Technology Development Agency and Nigerian Communications Commission to come up with…