One hundred and sixty Nigerians on Sunday were successfully evacuated from the United States of America, landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
One hundred and sixty Nigerians on Sunday were successfully evacuated from the United States of America, landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja (NAIA).
The aircraft departed for Abuja from Newark (EWR) Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday 9th May 2020 by 9.15pm
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The aircraft, a 270-passenger capacity Boeing 787 flight Number ET 509 with Registration ET-AOQ operated arrived the country’s Federal Capital Territory at about 11:05am on Sunday, May 10, 2020 the expense of the travelers.
The evacuees have been taken to a secure location for isolation in five luxurious buses and two normal buses which were on ground to ensure the passengers had limited contact with other people as part of the guidelines of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
