Tinubu Makes New Major Appointments, Names IBB’s Son Chairman Of BoA

Friday July 18, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, Ibrahim Badamadi Babangida (IBB) as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture (BoA).

A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, said Tinubu also approved the appointment of seven other Nigerians.

According to the statement, Muhammad Babangida, 53, is an alumnus of the European University in Montreux, Switzerland, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication. He later attended Harvard Business School’s Executive Program on Corporate Governance in 2002.

Others appointed by Tinubu are : 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) and Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) as chairman of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

The statement listed others as: ” Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) is the Chairman of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution(IPCR).

“Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) is the Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).
“Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) is the Director-General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).

“Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) is the Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).

“Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) has been appointed Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).”