President Bola Tinubu has approved the country’s first private aeronautic university, the Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), making history in aviation education in the process.
The approval, announced by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, came after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday, March 3, 2025. IBUAM is among the ten universities approved during the session held at the State House.
The decision has attracted jubilation, particularly among young Nigerians who have benefited from the generosity of Isaac Balami, the university’s founder.
The approval had been pending for four years before finally receiving the presidential nod.
Balami, who also founded 7Star Global Hangar and Airlines, described the moment as a major leap for Nigeria’s aviation industry.
