TINUBU APPOINTS MUHAMMAD BABANGIDA CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK OF AGRICULTURE, OTHERS AS CHAIRMEN AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, as the Chairman of the restructured Bank of Agriculture.
The announcement was made on Thursday, July 18, 2025, through a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School’s Executive Program on Corporate Governance (2002).
Alongside Babangida, President Tinubu approved the appointment of seven others to serve as chairmen, directors-general, or managing directors across various federal agencies and institutions:
Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA)
Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano) – Chairman, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Sanusi Musa, SAN (Kano) – Chairman, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR)
Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto) – Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)
Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara) – Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo) – Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC)
Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna) – Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC)
The appointments reflect the President’s continued effort to reposition critical sectors of the economy and governance for greater efficiency and service delivery.
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