President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, as the Chairman of the newly revitalized Bank of Agriculture.
The appointment was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.
Babangida’s appointment comes alongside those of eight other individuals who will serve as chairpersons and heads of various federal agencies and commissions.
Muhammad 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.
Other notable appointments approved by President Tinubu 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 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)