President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture, signaling a new phase of leadership at the institution as part of ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector.
The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the appointment is part of a broader reshuffle aimed at repositioning strategic federal agencies for improved service delivery and policy execution.
Alongside Muhammad Babangida, seven other individuals were named as new chairpersons or heads of key national institutions.
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 also completed an Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
In other appointments, Lydia Kalat Musa from Kaduna State was named Chairperson of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), while Jamilu Wada Aliyu of Kano State will serve as Chairman of the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).
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Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa, also from Kano, was appointed Chairman of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and Sanusi Musa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is to lead the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR).
President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu from Sokoto State as Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA), while Sanusi Garba Rikiji of Zamfara State was appointed Director-General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).
In the energy and development sector, Mrs. Tomi Somefun from Oyo State has been named Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).
Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria of Kaduna State was appointed Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).