Dr. Isa Pantami Archives - Voice of Liberty NG

“Technology, AI hold solutions to Nigeria’s challenges” – Pantami

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa-Ali Pantami, has said Nigeria can tackle its pressing challenges, particularly insecurity and unemployment, through the effective deployment of technology, strong policies, and reliable power. Speaking yesterday during the launch of a compendium detailing 241 transformative legacy projects and over 700 employment opportunities executed between 2016, as Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and 2019-2023, as minister from Gombe State. Pantami stressed that the world is now in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, driven largely by digital…

“Invest in media, not just mosques” – Prof. Pantami urges Northern Muslims

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 Aminu Imam

Renowned Islamic scholar and cybersecurity expert, Prof. Ibrahim Pantami, has called on Northern Muslims to prioritise strategic investment in the media industry, warning that decades of under-investment have created what he described as a “dangerous communication deficit”. Pantami, a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, made the call during a lecture at the ICECE AL-Noor Mosque in Abuja, where he spoke on the intersection of faith, communication and societal influence. Addressing a packed audience of scholars, professionals and community leaders, the professor argued that although Northern Nigeria and the…

Atiku, Pantami, others celebrate Yobe Teens’ Global English triumph

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Urge National Honours A wave of national pride swept across Nigeria yesterday following the historic achievement of two Yobe students from Yobe State, Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu and Ruqayya Fema, who emerged overall best in English Language and Debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals, held in London, United Kingdom. The event, which featured over 20,000 participants from 69 countries, tested English proficiency, critical-thinking, and debate skills, with the Nigerian duo clinching top prizes. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Aminu, a student of Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC) in Mamudo, Yobe State, claimed the…

�Police, others refusing to track kidnappers, bandits with NIN-SIM data� – Pantami

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has blamed the Nigeria Police and other security agencies for failing to utilise data generated from the National Identity Number (NIN) linked to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in tracking kidnappers and curbing other crimes involving the use of a phone. Recall that in 2020, former President Muhammadu Buhari�s regime ordered SIMs to be linked to the NIN of every citizen. Nigerians who failed to link their SIM to NIN had their lines disconnected. Media aide to ex-President Buhari, in…

Buhari�s ex-minister Isa Pantami mobilises N50m to rescue remaining 5 sisters abducted in Abuja

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 Aminu Imam

The immediate-past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has mobilised financial support for the parents of five sisters kidnapped from their home in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to secure the release of their remaining daughters from abductors. Recall there was outrage over gruesome killing of a young lady, identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, by the gunmen who abducted her and five other sisters. Najeebah and her sisters were abducted on January 9, alongside their father, Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar. Nabeeha who was a 400-level…

“Pantami is now my friend, you can go and die” � Femi Fani Kayode blasts critics

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

A few months after disparaging the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isah Pantami, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has fiercely defended his attendance of the wedding of President Muhammadu Buahri�s son, Yusuf, in Kano on Friday where he was seen hobnobbing and taking pictures with Pantami. Recall that last in April, in the heat of an allegation that Pantami was an open sympathizer of terrorist groups, Fani-Kayode, otherwise known as FFK, had come out firing from all cylinders, describing the Minister as a �Jihadist� and supporter of killer…

Nigeria to produce SIM cards, smartphones for African continent � Pantami

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, says Nigeria has the capacity to produce SIM cards and smartphones for the African continent. The minister said this at an event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professional Forum yesterday, in Abuja, at the party�s National Secretariat. The event was organised by the Forum for government appointees to give an account of their stewardship in office to Nigerians. Pantami, while speaking at the event, assured that henceforth, importation of Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM) cards and other 60-70 percent of…

‘NIN-SIM linkage extended till June 30’ – Pantami

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

…As enrollment hits 54 million The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has extended the ongoing National Identification Number, (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), integration exercise has been extended till June 30, 2021. The extension was contained in an issued statement jointly signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde; and the Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke. Pantami was also said to have disclosed that 54 million Nigerians have obtained their NIN. The statement was titled: �NIN Enrolment…

“We can�t confirm Pantami on our watchlist”- US Embassy

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Aminu Imam

With condemnations trailing the alleged linking of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ibrahim Isa Pantami, to Boko Haram and other terrorist groups by a Nigerian newspaper, the Embassy of the United States of America in Abuja could not confirm the allegation. Responding to a request for clarification over a media report linking the Minister to terrorism, the Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy could not provide any information but referred newsmen to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), which is the domestic intelligence and security service of…

Minister Pantami denies having link with terrorists

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has denied having any link with terrorists as alleged in media reports. The report, which was said to have emanated on Sunday, claimed that before his appointment as a minister, Ibrahim was a known Islamic preacher and held what was termed �dangerous views� against US government with allegiance to Al-Qaeda. The minister, while reacting to the report, which went viral, that the United States government allegedly placed him on a watchlist for reported links with Mohammed Yusuf, the founder of…