Nigeria pays former Airways workers after two decades
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In Abuja, Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu authorized the payment of N18 billion to 2,700 former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways.
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) commended Tinubu for fulfilling the long-delayed severance benefits, which some workers had waited over twenty years to receive. The union noted that many former employees struggled with basic needs while awaiting their entitlements, and some died before receiving payment.
The NUP also praised the Tinubu administration for recently distributing N1.1 billion in additional exit benefits to 175 federal government retirees. Alongside this, the union urged the president to complete the ongoing payments smoothly and transparently, ensuring all eligible beneficiaries, including the families of deceased workers, receive what they are owed. However, the NUP also renewed its request for the fulfillment of a previously approved palliative.
In 2023, the government agreed to provide a three-month, N25,000 monthly payment to pensioners following the removal of fuel subsidies, but the NUP reports that these funds have not yet been distributed. The union emphasized that pensions represent earned entitlements, not charity, and called for sustained attention to outstanding pension arrears and gratuities across all levels of government.
