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Tinubu rejigs cabinet, nominates Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance

Aminu Imam
Tinubu rejigs cabinet

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reshuffled his economic team, nominating renowned fiscal policy expert, Taiwo Oyedele, as the new Minister of State for Finance, in what observers describe as a strategic move to deepen on-going tax and fiscal reforms. The nomination was conveyed to the Senate in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and is pending confirmation by the upper legislative chamber.  The development was announced in a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Oyedele replaces Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, who has…

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2027: Tinubu poised to rejig his cabinet

Aminu Imam
Tinubu poised to rejig2

…Reportedly directs his appointees with political ambitions to resign President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly gearing up for a major cabinet shake-up as part of early strategic preparations for the 2027 general elections.  Multiple sources within the Presidency have confirmed that the President has initiated moves to reorganise his administration, targeting underperforming Ministers, Advisers, and Heads of key government agencies. According to inside sources who spoke with Newsng, the planned overhaul is aimed at injecting renewed vigour and political capital into the administration, especially as the ruling All Progressives Congress…

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Wike Reshuffles cabinet, to employ 5,000 youths

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Rivers Executive Council has approved the employment of 5,000 youths into the State Civil Service. The approval was given at a meeting presided over by Governor Nyesom Wike at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor, said that the governments plan was announced to journalists by the Commissioner for Employment Generation and Empowerment, Mr. Sylvanus Nwankwo. Ebiri quoted Nwankwo as saying that the youth to be employed must not be more than 35 years old. He said there were existing vacancies…

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