Minister brokers peace deal to end aviation crisis, gives 1-Week TSC repayment deadline

Minister brokers peace deal to end aviation crisis, gives 1-Week TSC repayment deadline

NCAA to enforce airline Unionisation rights The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has brokered a peace deal between aviation unions, airline operators, and regulatory agencies, effectively dousing the industrial tension that recently paralysed flight operations across Nigerian airports and led to the picketing of Air Peace on Tuesday. The breakthrough came during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting held as a follow-up to the conditional suspension of the unions’ industrial action on August…

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NCAA projects ₦1.129 trillion from TSC, CSC in 2026

NCAA projects ₦1.129 trillion from TSC, CSC in 2026

 Lawmakers move to overhaul revenue formula Tension is mounting across Nigeria’s aviation sector as the National Assembly considers an amendment bill to overhaul the revenue-sharing formula for the 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC). This is coming as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) projects a total yield of ₦1.129 trillion from both charges in 2026, comprising ₦777 billion from the TSC and ₦352 billion from the CSC, according to its…

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NAMA proposes 90/10 split with NCAA on obstacle evaluation fees, demands 56% TSC raise

NAMA proposes 90/10 split with NCAA on obstacle evaluation fees, demands 56% TSC raise

NCAA kicks, DG seeks 65% increase for authority  The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Farouk Umar Ahmed, has made a compelling case for an overhaul of the agency’s funding model, warning that sustainable air safety cannot be built on an outdated financial framework. Speaking at a House of Representatives public hearing in Abuja regarding the proposed revision of the statutory sharing formula for the 5% Ticket, Charter, and Cargo Sales Charge…

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Unremitted 5% TSC: Aviation Unions Issue 7-Day Picketing Notice to Defaulting Airlines

Unremitted 5% TSC: Aviation Unions Issue 7-Day Picketing Notice to Defaulting Airlines

A major crisis is brewing in Nigeria’s aviation sector as two leading labour groups, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), have issued a final seven-day notice to defaulting airlines over billions of Naira in unremitted Ticket Sales Charge (TSC). The 5% TSC is a statutory levy collected by airlines on behalf of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other safety agencies….

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