Wednesday, 22 April 2026

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...

Tuesday 21 April, 2026

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...

The New Boss

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...

THE MAN WHO WROTE THE RULES IS NOW IN CHARGE

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...

THE SIGNS WERE THERE

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...