Francis Nwifuru, the governor of Ebonyi State, is looking for the technical support of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) towards certification of the Ebonyi State International Airport.
The request was made when the governor paid a courtesy visit to Chris Najomo, the Acting Director-General Civil Aviation, (Ag. DGCA), in his office in Abuja Monday.
During the visit, Nwifuru shared the state’s broader transport master plan, including its vision for the airport which is to serve Ebonyi, Abia, Benue and parts of Cross River states.
Najomo, thanked Nwifuru for the visit, assuring him of NCAA’s commitment to supporting the project by providing needed technical support and regulatory oversight in line with the Federal Government’s ease of doing business policy.
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.
