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THE NEW ARCHITECT Tinubu removed Wale Edun as Finance Minister and elevated Taiwo Oyedele, who had served as junior minister for 37 days and designed the tax reform laws now due for delivery. FIFTY-FIVE DAYS A February hearing exposed zero disbursement on ₦1.15...
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THE ANNOUNCEMENT A presidential aide announced a $75 million government investment in Flutterwave’s IPO, the tweet was deleted within hours, and Flutterwave said the deal did not exist. NO OPINIONS Nigeria’s broadcast regulator warned TV and radio...
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Nigeria changed its Finance Minister yesterday. The story started in February. Wednesday 22 April, 2026 The reshuffle memo said “cohesion and synergy.” That’s what Nigerian government memos always say. The actual story started on 25 February. A...
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Wale Edun is out. Taiwo Oyedele is in. Here’s what the reshuffle is actually saying. Wednesday 22 April, 2026 On Tuesday, Tinubu removed Wale Edun as Minister of Finance. He also removed Ahmed Dangiwa from Housing. The memo said the changes were aimed at...
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Edun’s departure was visible in stages. Here’s the sequence. Wednesday 22 April, 2026 Doris Uzoka-Anite was removed from the Finance Ministry on 3 March 2026. She had been Minister of State for Finance. Her removal was her third portfolio reassignment...