President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as the new Chairman of the restructured Bank of Agriculture (BOA).
The appointment was confirmed in a statement issued Friday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, through his verified X handle. According to the statement, the President also approved the appointments of several other individuals to chairmanship and director-general positions across key federal institutions.
Muhammad 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. In 2002, he completed the Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School.
Others appointed by the President include:
- Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA)
- Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
- Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
- Sanusi Musa, SAN (Kano State) – Chairman, Institute for 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)
