FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Keyamo Reaffirms Commitment to Workers’ Welfare, Bags Aviation Union Award

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has given assurance that he would continue to support unionism and improve the welfare of aviation workers. The minister gave the assurance in Abuja recently while delivering a keynote address at the 11th Edition of Aviation Workers’ Week and Award Night on February 25, 2025, at […]

Keyamo Threatens Not to Approve Foreign Airlines’ Summer Schedule

Directs Air France to return Nigerian passengers to Abuja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that he may not approve the summer schedule of foreign airlines if they refused to patronise Nigerian caterers. Following the not too good treatment meted out to Nigerian passengers by foreign airlines, Keyamo has directed […]

LABOUR

‘Incessant Disruption of Operations in Aviation Sector Erode Investors’ Confidence’

Following the recent industrial action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), aviation industry stakeholders have warned that disruptions are disincentive to investment in the sector. It is estimated that the recent strike action embarked by the NLC and associated unions led to a loss of about N3 billion […]

Union Members Protesting against Planned Concession FAAN

Aviation Unions Welcome FAAN’s Plan to Relocate Headquarters to Lagos

Labour unions in the aviation industry have expressed support for the plan of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos, where it had existed for several years. Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN), the National Union of Air […]

Aviation

Unions Berate Minister over Plans to Demolish Aviation Agencies, Alleges Sinister Motive

Insisting that there must be ulterior motive behind the plan to demolish operating structures of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other aviation agencies in Lagos, three aviation unions, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have called […]