By Charles Pemu 
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president General Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the newly restructured Bank of Agriculture (BoA).
The appointment was announced on Friday in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Babangida, 53, holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Switzerland. He also completed an Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
His appointment is part of a broader sweep of leadership changes across key federal agencies aimed at revitalizing institutional performance.
Other notable appointments include:
- Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority
- Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council
- Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano) – Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria
- 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 presidency noted that the appointments reflect a strategic push to inject new energy, expertise, and private-sector insight into public institutions critical to national development.