By Our Reporter
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, as the chairman of the newly revamped Bank of Agriculture.
The appointment, part of a broader effort to reposition key government institutions, was announced on Thursday, July 18, 2025, alongside eight other appointments covering various federal agencies.
Muhammad Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He is also an alumnus of the Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School (2002).
Other appointees announced by the presidency include:
*Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA)
*Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
*Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
*Sanusi Musa, SAN (Kano State) – Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR)
*Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) – Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)
*Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) – Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
*Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) – Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC)
*Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) – Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC)
The appointments, according to a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, take immediate effect and are part of the administration’s commitment to good governance and institutional reform.
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