US EditionTinubu nominates Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State, Finance, redeploys Anite-Uzoka
Taiwo Oyedele, an economist with over 20 years' experience, replaces Doris Uzoka-Anite amid ongoing fiscal reforms led by his committee, the government said.
- On Tuesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated Taiwo Oyedele as minister of state for finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, and sent the nomination to the Senate via a letter to Godswill Akpabio, disclosed Bayo Onanuga.
- The choice reflects Oyedele's record of fiscal reform as chair of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms that overhauled Nigeria's tax system; he is an economist aged 50 with over two decades of experience.
- A 22-year PwC tenure underpins his tax credentials, with Oyedele earning degrees from Oxford Brookes University and Yaba College of Technology and completing executive programmes at LSE, Yale, GIBS, and Harvard Kennedy School.
- The reshuffle replaces Uzoka-Anite at the finance ministry as Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite moves to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, marking her third portfolio in the administration.
- The presidential disclosure also included editorial clutter about premium domain investment lines citing ₦2.5 million and ₦17-₦25 million with calls to 'click here' and all earnings paid in US Dollars.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Taiwo Oyedele as the Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite. This was disclosed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Onanuga also said Uzoka-Anite will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, as the Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration. The statement said, President Tinubu has today conveyed the nom…
President Tinubu Nominates Oyedele As Minister Of State For Finance
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Tinubu Picks Reformist Economist Oyedele for Finance Portfolio - TV360 Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, as Minister of State for Finance. The nomination was formally communicated to the Nigerian Senate in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, according to a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. Oyedele, who hails from Ikaram in Akoko, Ondo State, will replace Doris Uzoka-Anite, who has been rede…
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