Just In: Tinubu Approves Nine New Appointments(Full List)

Just In: Tinubu Approves Nine New Appointments, Names Muhammad Babangida as BOA Chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a fresh round of appointments across key federal institutions, with Muhammad Babangida, son of former military leader Ibrahim Babangida, emerging as the new Chairman of the restructured Bank of Agriculture (BOA).

This development was made public on Friday through a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

Muhammad Babangida, 53, is an accomplished professional with a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University, Switzerland. He also completed an executive programme on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.

In addition to Babangida’s appointment, President Tinubu also named eight other individuals to strategic leadership positions across federal agencies. The appointees include:

Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna): Chairperson, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority

Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano): Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)

Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano): Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

Sanusi Musa (SAN) (Kano): Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution

Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto): Director General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa

Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara): Director General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations

Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo): Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission

Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna): Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission

The appointments reflect the administration’s ongoing restructuring of critical institutions in line with its Renewed Hope Agenda.