President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as the new Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) and seven other individuals as new chairpersons and heads of key national institutions.

The appointments were confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday, July 18, 2025, by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

Here new Chairmen, Heads of Federal Agencies appointed by President Tinubu

1. Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA).

2. Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).

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3. Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

4. Sanusi Musa (SAN) (Kano State) – Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR).

5. Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) – Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).

6. Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) – Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).

7. Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) – Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).

8. Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) – Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).