President Bola Tinubu has approved the formation of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, in keeping with his vow to remove all hurdles to economic growth in Nigeria.
AMBusiness reported that the president also approved the appointment of the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Taiwo Oyedele, to lead the committee.
The committee’s primary objective is to enhance revenue collection efficiency, ensure transparent reporting, and promote the effective utilization of tax and other revenues to boost citizens’ tax morale, foster a healthy tax culture, and drive voluntary compliance.
Stated below are 10 things that might interest you about him:
1) Mr. Oyedele is the Thematic Lead for the Fiscal Policy & Planning Commission and the Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group’s West Africa Debt Management Roundtable.
2) He also chairs the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria’s Taxation & Fiscal Policy Faculty Board and is a member of the Nigerian Taxation Standards Board.
3) Oyedele is a member of Nigeria’s Ministerial Committee for the Implementation of the National Tax Policy.
4) He is a member of the Global Tax Forum and has previously served as a member of the Global Governing Council of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
5) Oyedele, an Associate Professor at Babcock University Business School, is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, Yale University, and the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education.
6) He joined ACCA’s International Assembly in 2010 and Council a year later. Since becoming an ACCA member, Oyedele has looked to contribute greatly to the profession.
7) He is the author of noteworthy articles such as “Insights on Taxation and Fiscal Policy,” “The Top 50 Tax Issues in Nigeria,” and the Nigeria Transfer Pricing Chapter in the IBFD publication.
8) He also actively participates to the World Bank’s annual “Doing Business” report and PwC’s “Paying Taxes” study, which covers 190 economies worldwide.
9) Oyedele is the Founder and President of the Impact Africa Foundation and has taken a role as a guest lecturer at the Lagos Business School.
10) He is a regular presenter and a highly sought-after public speaker delivering over 200 speeches and presentations around the world in the past 3 years alone. Notable among these include presentations at the Africa Congress of Accountants (Kenya 2011 & Ghana 2013), Oil & Gas / Energy Conference (Houston 2011 & Dubai 2013), Series of Executive IFRS Training (London & Dubai 2011 – 2013) to mention a few.
