President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture, following its recent restructuring.
This announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.
Babangida, 53, holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Switzerland. “He also completed an Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002,” the statement added.
The announcement also listed several other new appointments across federal agencies:
- Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna): Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority
- Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano): Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council
- Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano): Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria
- Sanusi Musa (SAN) (Kano): Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto): Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa
- Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara): Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations
- Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo): Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission
- Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna): Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission
The appointments, according to the presidency, are part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen leadership in strategic institutions.
