The President conveyed the nomination to the Senate for confirmation in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Before his nomination, Oyedele, who hails from Ikaram in Akoko, Ondo State, served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. The committee was credited with initiating key reforms aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s tax system to improve revenue generation and fiscal efficiency.
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President Bola Tinubu nominates Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Anite-Uzoka, pending Senate confirmation. President Bola Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, as the new Minister of State for Finance.Oyedele is set to replace Doris Anite-Uzoka, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of...
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- President Bola Tinubu nominates Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Anite-Uzoka, pending Senate confirmation.
- President Bola Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, as the new Minister of State for Finance.Oyedele is set to replace Doris Anite-Uzoka, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State — marking her third portfolio under the current administration.The President conveyed the nomination to the Senate for confirmation in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
- This was disclosed in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.Before his nomination, Oyedele, who hails from Ikaram in Akoko, Ondo State, served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.
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President Bola Tinubu nominates Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Anite-Uzoka, pending Senate confirmation. President Bola Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, as the new Minister of State for Finance.Oyedele is set to replace Doris Anite-Uzoka, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of...
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March 3, 2026
