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Aviation workers suspend planned nationwide strike

Aviation industry unions have suspended a nationwide industrial action billed to commence Feb. 8. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while briefing newsmen at the end of a conciliation meeting in the early hours of Tuesday in Abuja. Solacebase recalled that the aviation workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), and the…

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), has identified what it called a “one-man-show’’ as the bane of the aviation sector in the country. Comrade Ben Nnabue, the National President of NUATE, made the remark in his May Day address, on Saturday in Lagos. Nnabue said the union had persistently pointed out “the folly of one-man-show in the governance of the sector’’, adding that there…

Unions shuts down Arik Air operations over 90% staff layoff

PHOTO: NAN

Operations of Arik Air were on Monday shut down by the aviation unions over alleged non payment of staff salaries since April after placing 90 per cent of the workforce on compulsory leave and other anti-labour practices.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that unions included the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Senior Staff Services…

Aviation workers, NLC protest against planned concession of airports

Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) staff protesting against planned concession of federal airports at Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos… yesterday. PHOTO: AYODELE ADENIRAN

Coalition of aviation workers’ unions yesterday made good their threats as they embarked on peaceful mass protest against welfare issues and plan to concession the international airports.

The main concern of the…

Unions threaten showdown over proposed airport concession

Aviation unions are warming up for a nationwide protest against the airport concession programme of the Federal Government.

While the President Muhammadu Buhari regime, at the weekend, reiterated that the scheme was irreversible on account of its lean purse to efficiently manage the gateways, the unions stood their ground, saying giving the critical facilities to profit-driven private investors…

Unions threaten showdown over proposed airport concession

•FAAN invesigates alleged evacuation racketeering at Abuja facility

Aviation unions are warming up for a nationwide protest against the airport concession programme of the Federal Government.

While the President Muhammadu Buhari regime, at the weekend, reiterated that the scheme was irreversible on account of its lean purse to efficiently manage the gateways, the unions stood their ground,…

Aviation workers demand details of $500m Chinese terminal

‘Birds’ will fly again but it will never be business as usual in Nigeria’s airspace. PHOTO: AYODELE ADENIRAN

. Mobilise protest against airport concession plan

A coalition of aviation workers unions have requested for the details of a $500 million worth of Chinese loan deal to build four terminals, especially the add-on plan to concession the airports.

The unions, apparently miffed by the…

Airlines panic as FG ‘withdraws’ N27b support

[FILES] While the airlines would not refund due to cash crunch, about 1000 top-rated travel agencies in Nigeria are caught in-between paying customers’ refund and settling airlines. Photo: SCITE

• Operators cut pilots’ salary, sell assets to pay debts • Unions kick, serve ultimatum over wage cuts • Stakeholders rally carriers to survival strategies

The plight of local airlines has taken a turn…