Tag: Taiwo Oyedele

Cabinet Reshuffle: Tinubu sacks Edun, Ɗangiwa; elevates Oyedele to Finance Minister

Aminu Imam
Tinubu sacks Edun, Dangiwa

…Nominates Darma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council, (FEC). According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, two cabinet members, Wale Edun and Arch. Ahmed Musa Ɗangiwa are to leave the cabinet while their replacements have been named. Edun, until the latest development, was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. He has been directed to hand over to Taiwo Oyedele, who is now to take…

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Tax Reform Laws: Oyedele finally admits errors

Aminu Imam
Oyedele admits errors

…Says ‘correction under way’ Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has admitted that Nigeria’s new tax reform laws contain errors and confirmed that a corrective Finance Bill is being prepared. Speaking at the 2026 conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice, Oyedele said the issues were caused by “manual processes and multiple review stages”. He acknowledged discrepancies between the versions passed by the 10th National Assembly and the gazetted laws. “What we need is a more transparent and reliable legislative process where every version of a…

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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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‘Every individual must file tax returns by March 31’ – Oyedele

Aminu Imam
Oyedele on tax reforms

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has urged Nigerians to file their annual tax returns. Oyedele, who made this known during a webinar organised for HR managers, payroll officers, CFOs and tax managers in collaboration with the Joint Revenue Board, stressed that both employers and individuals must comply under the law. In the webinar, which was posted on YouTube on Friday, Oyedele said many Nigerians remain non-compliant in filing self-assessment returns. “In terms of filing returns, you need to file annual returns as…

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