So what if Atiku Abubakar decides to join the NDC? Peter Obi and Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso will simply pack their bags and look for another party because they cannot stand against him in a primary contest?
The Ministry of Defence @Bellomatawalle1 held its monthly operations briefing at Ship House, Abuja yesterday. The event was led by the Honourable Minister of Defence, General C.G Musa OFR (rtd), and the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle. Key attendees included the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, and the Chief of Defence Intelligence.
@MODInfoNg
Nigeria unveils LUMINAH 2030, an initiative aimed at empowering over 1 million girls and women by 2030.
By promoting education, vocational skills, and economic opportunities, it seeks to unlock potential and prepare a stronger generation for the future.
A meaningful step toward inclusive development.
#TinubuGains
VIDEO: Hon.Stella Okotete Chairman of the Lagos state APC Congress committee 2026 remarks at the Lagos State APC State Congress 2026.
APC the most organised party in Africa ❤️🇳🇬#Drivenbyprogress#ApcLagoscongress
VIDEO: Oyo Erupts in Joy as Seyi Tinubu Spreads Ramadan & Lent Blessings Across Oyo State Families Celebrate Hope, Relief & Renewed Faith... Massive ❤️😍👇
BREAKING: President Tinubu has nominated Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform, as the Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite.
Ms. Uzoka-Anite is set to transition to her third role in the current administration by joining the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as the Minister of State.
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
President Tinubu nominates Oyedele as minister of state for finance
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as the minister of state for finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite.
Uzoka-Anite will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, as the Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration.
President Tinubu has today conveyed the nomination of Oyedele to the Senate for confirmation in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Until President Tinubu nominated him as a minister, Oyedele from Ikaram, Akoko, Ondo State, was the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, which overhauled Nigeria’s tax system.
Oyedele, 50, is an economist, accountant and public policy expert.
He attended Yaba College of Technology, where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in accountancy and finance. He attended Oxford Brookes University and earned a BSc in applied accounting.
He also completed executive education programmes at the London School of Economics, Yale University, the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Oyedele spent 22 years of his working career at PwC, joining in 2001 and rising to become the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.
Oyedele is also a professor at Babcock University in Ogun State and a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.
Bayo Onanuga,
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
March 3, 2026