President Tinubu Appoints IBB's son, Muhammad, as Bank of Agriculture Chairman, Names Other Key Nigerians to Other Govt Agencies' Boards

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military leader General Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the revitalized Bank of Agriculture. The announcement was made on Friday, alongside the appointment of seven other individuals to key positions in federal agencies.

According to a statement by the President’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, the newly appointed officials will serve as chairmen or directors-general across various government institutions.

Muhammad Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He also completed an Executive Program in Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.

Other appointees include:

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

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

– Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

– Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) – Chairman, Institute of 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)

The appointments reflect the administration’s commitment to strengthening key sectors through experienced leadership.

Full list of the appointments to leadership roles in federal agencies:

• 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): DG, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa

• Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara): DG, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations

• Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo): MD, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission

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

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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