By Ayo Ayodele
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, in a minor cabinet reshuffle announced on Tuesday.
In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President formally conveyed Oyedele’s nomination for confirmation by the Senate.
As part of the changes, Dr Uzoka-Anite has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State. The move marks her third ministerial assignment under the current administration.
Until his nomination, Oyedele chaired the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he led efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s tax system. A native of Ikaram in Akoko, Ondo State, the 50-year-old economist and accountant is widely regarded as a public policy expert with extensive experience in fiscal matters.
Oyedele began his academic journey at Yaba College of Technology, earning a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy and Finance. He later obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. He also completed executive education programmes at the London School of Economics, Yale University, the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Before his nomination, Oyedele spent 22 years at PwC, joining the firm in 2001 and rising to become Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.
In addition to his professional career, he is a professor at Babcock University in Ogun State and serves as a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.
The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.