“This has come as a shock to me and I believe that in line with this administration’s focus on integrity, I must do the honourable thing and resign,” she said.
Ms Adeosun was appointed as finance minister by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Her main policy was a bid to improve tax collection and crack down on mismanagement by government agencies.
The minister of state for budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, will oversee the finance ministry with immediate effect, the presidency said.
Nigerian university students have to do a year of national service upon graduation as a way of ensuring that graduates contributed to Nigeria’s development.
Corp members are posted to states outside their state of origin to encourage national unity.
Nigerian graduates are not eligible for government work or many private jobs until they have completed the mandatory year of service.
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Source: bbc
