Babura is a Local Government Area in the north of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Babura. The current District Head of Babura who doubles as the Sarkin Bai of Ringim, Ringim Emirate Council, Alhaji Hadi Mustapha (Councillor & King Maker) has been on throne since 1993 after the death of his father Mallam Mustapha Musa of the Bani Ya Musa clan. The district head was a Permanent Secretary for 6 years (2000 - 2006), retired in 2006 and was appointed by the President of Nigeria Umaru Musa Yar'adua as a member of the board of governors of the Nigerian Institute of oil palm research (NIFOR) in 2009, until dissolved by the current president in 2011.