President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida, as the new Chairman of the Nigerian Bank of Agriculture. The appointment is part of a major leadership shake-up across several federal agencies.
The announcement was made in a statement released on Friday, July 18, 2025, by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
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. He also completed an Executive Programme on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
In addition to Babangida’s appointment, President Tinubu approved the following key appointments:
- 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, 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)
- 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 Presidency stated that the appointments reflect President Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening institutional leadership and accelerating development across strategic sectors of the Nigerian economy.
