Obiageli Orah, the Executive Director, Special Duties, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has been inducted as a member of the Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD)

Orah is a professional who has vast experience in the medical field and in public service. Orah is an astute administrator. She served as the Deputy Chairperson of Protocol in Anambra State and Board Director of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE)

Orah’s work in the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) saw her oversee various community relations projects targeted at improving the lives of indigenes in some communities across Nigeria.

Through several training courses abroad, Mrs Orah has broadened her horizon and strengthened her analytical and execution skills with unparalleled value-creating abilities.

She has worked in the UK for several years and garnered invaluable experience as a seasoned medical professional and administrator.

Orah obtained an MSc. Medical Ultrasound from Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, and a BSc. (Hons) in Radiography & Imaging from the University of Hertfordshire, UK.

She is currently Vice President, Association of Medical Ultrasound Practitioners of Nigeria.

Orah was inducted along with others recently in Lagos as a member of CIoD.

Chartered Institute of Directors focuses on institutional resilience and ethical leadership.

At the Induction, with the theme: “The Director Mandate: Governing for Value and Resilience,” Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi (Partner at Olaniwun Ajayi LP), urged directors to safeguard institutions and ensure long-term sustainability beyond their tenure in office.

The Professor advised the new inductees to promote ethical leadership and corporate governance across public and private sectors.

He also urged them to adapt to modern corporate challenges like cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and climate change, adding that they should promote forward-looking boards to guarantee institutional continuity.

The Chartered Institute of Directors promote corporate governance, trains business leaders and advocates for sound economic policies in both the private and public sectors

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.