President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, as the chairman of the Bank of Agriculture.
This decision is part of a larger reorganization of leadership within various federal agencies and was announced in a statement from the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, July 18, 2025.
The statement revealed that Babangida, 53, has 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 Programme in Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
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In addition to Babangida’s appointment, other new leaders include Lydia Musa from Kaduna State, who will chair the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), and Jamilu Wada Aliyu from Kano State, appointed as the chairman of the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).
Also, Yahuza Inuwa, from Kano State, has been named chairman of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), while Sanusi Musa (SAN), from Kano State, will head the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR).
Prof. Al-Mustapha Aliyu from Sokoto State has been appointed as director-general of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).
Sanusi Rikiji from Zamfara State will serve as director-general of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).
Tomi Somefun from Oyo State has been appointed Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), and Dr. Abdulmumini Aminu-Zaria from Kaduna State will be the Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).
The Presidency emphasized that these appointments demonstrate a commitment to revitalizing essential institutions and advancing progress in critical economic sectors.
