Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo and MMIA Unions in the air transport sector have suspended their picketing on Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace and others following the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo. General Secretary of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, A...
•Grounded aircrafts A no-work order issued by the leadership of aviation unions to their members nationwide has grounded the operations of all airlines nationwide today, leaving passengers stranded. The order was contained in a circular dated August 10, 2026 jointly signed by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) in collaborati...
The crisis over the remittance of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) by airline operators has deepened, with aviation workers’ unions issuing a seven-day notice of picketing to defaulting airlines, warning that failure to settle outstanding obligations could trigger industrial action across the country’s airports. In a letter dated Ju...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo and Lagos airport Nigeria’s aviation sector may be heading for a fresh industrial action as two major aviation unions have issued a 14-day ultimatum to airline operators over the alleged non-remittance of the statutory five per cent ticket sales charge to aviation agencies. In a joint letter to the Airline Ope...
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have alleged that the federal government plans to sideline some of the current staff in the Federal Airport of Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) who are due for promo...
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