By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele as the new Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Uzoka-Anite.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The nomination was formally transmitted to the Senate for confirmation in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Mr. Bayo noted that Uzoka-Anite has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, marking her third assignment under the current administration.
Oyedele, an economist and tax expert, previously chaired the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he played a key role in the Nigeria’s tax framework. Before his appointment, he built a 22-year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), rising to the position of Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.
A native of Ikaram in Akoko, Ondo State, the 50-year-old began his academic journey at Yaba College of Technology, earning a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy and Finance. He later obtained a degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University and completed executive programmes at institutions including the London School of Economics and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Beyond public service, Oyedele is a professor at Babcock University and also serves as a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.
