Tinubu Appoints Babangida son, Others into key Government Agencies

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 Tinubu Appoints Babangida son, Others into key Government Agencies



President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), as the Chairman of the newly restructured Bank of Agriculture.

The appointment was announced on Friday in a statement issued 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 Switzerland. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Executive Program in Corporate Governance, which he completed in 2002.

The announcement was part of a broader set of appointments made by the president to various federal agencies and parastatals, reflecting what the presidency described as a move to inject new leadership and expertise into strategic institutions.

Others appointed include:

  • 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 presidency said the appointments are part of efforts to reposition key institutions for greater efficiency and impact in national development.

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