President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of Nigeria’s former military President, as the new Chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture.
This was confirmed in a statement released by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, who revealed that the President also approved the appointment of eight others as Chairmen or Director-Generals of various federal agencies.
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 also completed Harvard Business School’s Executive Program on Corporate Governance in 2002.
The appointment is part of Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to restructure strategic government institutions to align with his Renewed Hope Agenda.
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Other Key Appointments
Alongside Muhammad Babangida, other appointments 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 highlight the President’s strategic balancing of regional and sectoral interests, aimed at strengthening governance and promoting economic development.
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