President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as the Chairman of the restructured Bank of Agriculture.

The appointment, announced on Friday, July 18, 2025, forms part of a broader move by the President to reposition key federal institutions and agencies for enhanced service delivery. Babangida, 53, holds 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 Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.

In addition to Babangida, President Tinubu approved the appointment of eight others into strategic leadership roles across various government agencies. They include:

Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone 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 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)

The appointments, according to the Presidency, are in line with President Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening institutions and ensuring that competent professionals lead strategic sectors of the economy.