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Ex-Nigeria Airways workers’ N36 billion presidential approval for payment missing

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Wole Shadare

A four-man delegation comprising ex-workers of liquidated Nigeria Airways, made up of Alhaji Ore Salako, Engr. Ayuba Kyari, Capt. Prex Porbeni and Chris Aligbe conducted a fact-finding mission to the Ministries of Finance and Aviation, and more than a year after President Bola Tinubu’s approval, N36 billion was allocated for the settlement of workers’ severance benefits. Following the approval of the final ₦36 billion tranche of the Nigeria Airways ex-workers’ entitlements in June 2025,…

Humanitarian Crisis: Nigeria Airways Retirees Cry Out Over Unpaid ₦36bn

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Wole Shadare

A former Nigeria Airways pilot and a prominent voice for the airline’s retirees, Capt. Prex Porbeni has described the current situation of the ex-workers as a “humanitarian crisis.” Porbeni, alongside former spokesman for the airline, Chris Aligbe and union leaders like Sheri Kyari, are intensifying pressure on the government to include this payment in the current fiscal cycle to avoid more deaths among the ageing workforce. Despite formal approvals from the highest levels of government,…

Aligbe: Nigeria Airways liquidation, national carrier absence impact manpower competence in aviation

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Chief Executive Officer of Belujane Konsult, Chris Aligbe said the absence of a national carrier for the country for over two decades has impacted technical competence and managerial ability and the dearth of technical competence of the country’s entire aviation value chain. Since the liquidation of Nigeria Airways, manpower development of the country’s aviation has ebbed leading to a dearth of technical know-how as the sector is witnessing the erosion of critical manpower. Aligbe…

EX-Nigeria Airways’ workers to get final severance package, Minister assures

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Wole Shadare

N5b package ready The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo on Saturday disclosed that the Federal Government was already making arrangements to offset the last tranche of monies owed workers of defunct Nigeria Airways. The Minister who made the disclosure at the stakeholders forum held in Lagos did not go into details and how much is left to be settled said the government had taken the matter up and the ex-workers…