President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked the Senate to screen and confirm Mr Taiwo Oyedele as the Minister of State for Finance, to replace Mrs Doris Uzoka-Anite.
The President made the request through a letter read on the floor of the Senate by the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio, after a three-week recess for the budget defence exercise.
The request was subsequently referred to the Committee of the Whole for further legislative consideration.
President Tinubu also sought the confirmation of Mr Magnus Abe as Chairman of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), alongside two commissioner nominees.
The Senate President also read another letter from the President seeking confirmation of Mr Mainasara Illo as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Anti-Doping Centre. The nomination was referred to the Senate committees on Narcotics and Drugs and Sports for joint screening.
Another letter from Mr Tinubu sought confirmation of Mr Francis Ifeanyi Asogwa as a commissioner representing the South-East in a federal commission. The nomination was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters for screening.
The Senate also received requests from the President to confirm two nominees as commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission: Mrs Amina Gamawa from Bauchi State and Mr Abdullahi Murktar from Kaduna State.
All nominations have been referred to the relevant committees for further legislative action and screening.
The nomination of the former fiscal policy partner and Africa tax leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as minister was announced in a statement by presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, last week.
Mrs Uzoka-Anite will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, as the Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration, the presidential spokesman added.
The 50-year-old is a public policy expert, an accountant, and an economist.
He attended Yaba College of Technology and bagged a Higher National Diploma (HND) in accountancy and finance.
Mr Oyedele also earned a BSc in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University.
The Senate also received the 2026 statutory budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from President Tinubu for consideration and approval.