President Bola Tinubu has nominated renowned economist and tax expert Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, signaling a strategic shift in Nigeria’s fiscal leadership.
The nomination, which has been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, was communicated in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday.
Oyedele is set to replace Doris Uzoka-Anite, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State—marking her third ministerial role under the current administration.
Until his nomination, Oyedele served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, where he spearheaded sweeping reforms aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s tax system and improving revenue generation.
A native of Ikaram in Akoko, Ondo State, the 50-year-old is widely regarded as a leading authority in fiscal policy, with a career spanning over two decades in both the public and private sectors.
He began his academic journey at Yaba College of Technology, where he earned a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy and Finance, before obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University.
Oyedele has also completed executive programmes at globally respected institutions, including the London School of Economics, Yale University, the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Professionally, he spent 22 years at PwC, where he rose to become Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader. He is also an academic, serving as a professor at Babcock University and a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.
The nomination underscores the administration’s focus on strengthening fiscal reforms and improving economic governance, as Nigeria continues efforts to boost revenue and stabilize its economy.
