The federal government through Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation has sacked Rabin Yadudu and appointed Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, as new managing director for the Federal Airports of Nigeria (FAAN).
Mohammed is the immediate past regional general manager North Central, Airport Manager (NAIA) Abuja.
His appointment brought an end to the tenure of Rabin Yadudu as the managing director of FAAN having spent about four years at the organisation.
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Prior to this appointment, Mohammed was appointed as the Chairman, Aviation Roadmap Implementation Committee in January 2022 by Hadi Sirika, a position he effectively combined with his office as the General Manager, Special Duties at FAAN.
Kabiru Yusuf Mohammed has worked in various public and private organisations, including The Presidency, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (1992 -1994) – General Services Office and Ecological Fund Office.
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.
