President Bola 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 by Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, is part of a fresh round of leadership selections by the Tinubu administration for key government agencies and parastatals.

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 on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.

Alongside Babangida, President Tinubu appointed seven other individuals to lead strategic government institutions across various sectors, including education, trade, industry, peacebuilding, and energy.

The new appointees are:

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, 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)

These appointments, according to the Presidency, reflect President Tinubu’s continued efforts to reposition federal institutions and promote efficient service delivery in line with his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.