Tinubu Appoints Muhammad Babangida As Chairman of Bank of Agriculture, Names New Heads of Key Agencies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the newly restructured Bank of Agriculture.

The appointment, announced on Thursday, July 18, 2025, is part of a broader set of leadership changes approved by the President across various government agencies and 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. He also completed an Executive Program in Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.

In addition to Babangida, President Tinubu approved the appointments of seven other individuals into key leadership roles:

• 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 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)
• 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)

The appointments, according to the Presidency, are part of ongoing efforts to reposition key institutions for improved service delivery and policy execution.

The announcement was made in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.