President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr. Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance.

The nomination replaces Dr. Doris Anite-Uzoka, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State.

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, disclosed the changes in a statement issued on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

President Tinubu formally conveyed Oyedele’s nomination to Senate President Godswill Akpabio in a letter requesting Senate confirmation.

Oyedele previously served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he led a comprehensive review and overhaul of Nigeria’s tax system.Oyedele, aged 50, is a native of Ikaram in Akoko, Ondo State.

He is an economist, chartered accountant, and public policy specialist with more than two decades of professional experience.

He holds a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy and Finance from Yaba College of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University.

Oyedele has completed executive education programmes at the London School of Economics, Yale University, Gordon Institute of Business Science, and Harvard Kennedy School.

He spent 22 years at PwC, joining the firm in 2001 and advancing to the role of Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.

Oyedele currently serves as a professor at Babcock University and as a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.

If confirmed by the Senate, Oyedele will take office as Minister of State for Finance and support the Tinubu administration’s ongoing efforts to advance fiscal reforms and strengthen economic management.