President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, praising his expertise and dedication to public service.

The brief ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where the President described the appointment as a vote of confidence in Oyedele’s capacity to support Nigeria’s economic reforms.

Tinubu commended the new minister for his role as chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, noting that his leadership had been instrumental in shaping policies aimed at simplifying the tax system, expanding revenue generation and improving the business environment.

“You are a very dedicated and highly determined individual. It didn’t take much for me to decide where you fit to further help with the economy,” the President said, adding that the role comes with significant responsibility amid efforts to stabilise and grow the economy.

The President also acknowledged Oyedele’s commitment and professionalism, while urging continued support for him in his new role.

Oyedele, an indigene of Ikaram in Ondo State, is an economist, accountant and public policy expert. He holds a Higher National Diploma from Yaba College of Technology and a degree from Oxford Brookes University. He has also undertaken executive programmes at institutions including the London School of Economics, Yale University and the Harvard Kennedy School.

He spent over two decades at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he rose to become Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader. He is also a professor at Babcock University and a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.

The appointment is expected to strengthen the government’s fiscal policy framework and ongoing tax reform agenda.