BusinessDay, the premier provider of business, financial intelligence and insight in West Africa and a two-time winner of the Diageo Africa business newspaper of the year award has restated its commitment to gender balance across various departments of the company.

The media house has proven beyond doubt that gender equality is key to driving change and growth in the organisation.

This is evident in its recruitment, as it boasts of several women in top management level.
Also the editorial staff of BusinessDay are made up of over 50 percent.

Frank Aigbogun, the founder of BusinessDay has continued to stress the importance of women in driving change and delivering solutions in organisations.

Ijeoma Ude Chief marketing and sales officer said she was happy with the deliberate efforts the company makes at ensuring that all departments have representation of women at key positions.

Ude hinted that over 95 percent of the staff in the sales department are females. She also said her team is always surpassing expectations of the company on a yearly basis.

Established in 2001 by a group led by a first-class journalist Frank Aigbogun, BusinessDay is regarded as the most trusted media outlet among the Nigerian investor community. It also has some of Nigeria’s finest journalists and writers and, it is known for its insightful commentaries and well-researched reports.

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.

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