Ex NCAA DG gets recognition from European American University

Musa Nuhu, onetime Nigeria’s representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and ex-director general, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) has been conferred with a Doctor of Public Policy & Administration (honoris causa) by the European American University (Commonwealth of Dominican Republic Canterbury, England).

Nuhu was honoured for his achievements in bringing sanity to the Nigerian aviation industry as the Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA) and as a personality committed to meaningful public change.

He was presented with the honour on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos, during the 2025 Good Governance Summit with the theme: ‘Promoting Business Investment anhd Food Security as a Pathway To Good Governance,’ held by the university.

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Presenting him with the honour, Peter Ekong, on behalf of the Board of Regents and Education, EAU – African Regional Operations of the university, said that Nuhu and four others were recognised with the doctorate degrees following their great achievements and considering their wonderful performance as international business practitioners, motivators and human resource experts.

The board congratulated the honorees and challenged them to continue to keep the flag flying in their different endeavours.

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.