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The newly appointed Acting Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed on Monday assumed office after her appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to replace Kemi Adeosun, who resigned.<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0News Agency Of Nigeria<\/em>\u2018s Twitter handle, @nanonlineng, she assumed office today (Monday) and is currently reading the handover note.<\/p>\n

Until her recent appointment, Ahmed was the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning.<\/p>

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The former Finance Minister, Adeosun, resigned following allegations that her\u00a0Certificate of Exemption from National Youth Service Corps was fake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The newly appointed Acting Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed on Monday assumed office after her appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to replace Kemi Adeosun, who resigned. According to the\u00a0News Agency Of Nigeria\u2018s Twitter handle, @nanonlineng, she assumed office today (Monday) and is currently reading the handover note. 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