Aviation financing: LAAC Confab to explore risks, opportunities, prospects

The League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) is poised to explore the risks, opportunities, and prospects of aviation financing in Nigeria at its 29th Annual Conference.

Scheduled to take place on August 7, 2025, in Lagos, the conference will provide a platform for industry stakeholders to discuss critical issues shaping the future of aviation financing in the country.

Key highlights of the conference include strategic deliberations on aviation financing, airport infrastructure development, and regulatory reforms, launch of a commemorative publication honouring champions of aviation development and participation from leading banks, financial institutions, state governments, and aviation regulatory bodies

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According to Wole Shadare, Chairman of the LAAC Conference Committee, “Our 29th annual conference is a platform for constructive dialogue and a rallying point for shaping the future of aviation in Nigeria through sustainable financing and investment models.”

The conference aims to foster dialogue, encourage best practices, and celebrate those who have championed Nigeria’s aviation development journey.

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.