President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as the new Chairman of the restructured Bank of Agriculture.
The appointment was announced in a press statement issued on Thursday, July 18, by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Muhammad Babangida, 53, is a graduate of the European University in Montreux, Switzerland, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication. He also completed the Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
His appointment comes as part of a larger shake-up aimed at revitalizing key federal institutions under President Tinubu’s administration. The President also approved the appointment of seven other individuals to leadership roles across strategic government agencies.
The newly appointed officials include:
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Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA)
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Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
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Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
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Sanusi Musa, SAN (Kano State) – Chairman, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR)
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Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) – Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)
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Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) – Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
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Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) – Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC)
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Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) – Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC)
The Presidency said the appointments are in line with President Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening governance and improving service delivery in key sectors.
