President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, February 20, 2025, appointed Danjuma Ismaila as the Rector and Chief Executive of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria, Kaduna State.

This fresh appointment by the president was announced in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to Tinubu on information and strategy.

According to the statement, Danjuma is a lecturer at the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State and holds a postgraduate diploma in transportation.

Onanuga said the new appointee has attended several workshops and seminars on civil aviation management and transportation.

He said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Danjuma Adamu Ismaila as Rector and Chief Executive of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria.

“Dr. Ismaila, an expert in air transportation management, transport economic policy, and aviation security, graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with a degree in Physics in 1989.

“He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Transportation and has attended many courses, workshops, and seminars on civil aviation management and transportation,” Onanuga said in the statement.

He also noted that Danjuma is a member of the United Kingdom Royal Aeronautical Society and the Air Transport Research Society.