{"id":147196,"date":"2025-07-19T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T09:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147196"},"modified":"2025-07-19T10:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T09:28:32","slug":"president-buhari-makes-new-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147196","title":{"rendered":"President Tinubu Appoints Muhammad Babangida Chairman of The Bank of Agriculture, Others as Chairmen and Heads of Government Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Tinubu Appoints Muhammad Babangida Chairman of The Bank of Agriculture, Others as Chairmen and Heads of Government Agencies<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on<br \/>\nInformation &amp; Strategy, the President made the appointment along with seven others, as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Business Administration and a Master&#8217;s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He later attended Harvard Business School&#8217;s Executive Program on Corporate Governance in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the President&#8217;s appointment include:<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) &#8211; Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA).<\/p>\n<p>Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) &#8211; Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).<\/p>\n<p>The Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) &#8211; Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)<\/p>\n<p>Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) &#8211; Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution(IPCR).<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) &#8211; Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).<\/p>\n<p>Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) &#8211; Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) &#8211; Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).<\/p>\n<p>Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) was also appointed Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Tinubu Appoints Muhammad Babangida Chairman of The Bank of Agriculture, Others as Chairmen and Heads of Government Agencies &nbsp; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. 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