The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the change of name for the Ministry of Communications, now to be called Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Vice President Yemi Osinbajo chaired the FEC meeting in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari who is away on official duty in Russia.
The Ministry was created in 2011 as Ministry of Communication Technology 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.
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami is the current Minister of the Ministry.