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Unions dismiss AON’s threat to shut operations, accuse Air Peace of taxiway security breach

Posted on October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Say industrial action not sabotage Laud Aero, Arik, Bristow Helicopter, Caverton as good examples Call out airlines over unremitted TSC Nigeria’s aviation trade unions have strongly pushed back against allegations by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) that organised labour unlawfully interfered with airport operations during the August 11 industrial dispute. Instead, the unions turned the tables, accusing domestic carriers, specifically Air Peace, of committing grave security breaches at the nation’s busiest airport. Dismissing AON’s…

Airline operators threaten shutdown as unions defend ₦15bn picketing action

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) said that should the events of August 11, 2026, when Air Peace Airlines was picketed over the alleged failure to remit statutory Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) of 5 per cent, be repeated against any domestic airline, all airline operators will shut down operations. In a communique issued by Nigerian airlines under the AON at the end of its general meeting held on September 23, 2026,…

Airline operators, unions clash over multi-billion Naira ticket charge controversy

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Okonkwo cites N3,300 fuel price spike, reveals 30% presidential waiver ATSSSAN slams operators’ “mischief,” vows to defend statutory safety levies What was intended as an intellectual exchange on industry sustainability quickly descended into a fiery verbal battleground at the League of Aviation and Airport Correspondents (LAAC) annual seminar in Lagos, as the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and joint aviation sector unions clashed openly over the volatile 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) controversy. The seminar…

Unions picket Air Peace over N17bn TSC/CSC Debt, NCAA cracks down on taxiway blockade

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Ministry intervenes; airlines deny owing aviation agencies ASRT wants parties to return to negotiation Flight operations across Nigeria’s major aviation hubs were plunged into severe disruption on Tuesday as joint aviation unions carried out a targeted picketing of Air Peace at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The coordinated industrial action, led by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff…

TSC War: NAMA unions fire back at NCAA JAC over ‘misguided’ privatisation call

Posted on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by Wole Shadare

..Say airspace mgt far too strategic for commercial experiment A fierce row is brewing within Nigeria’s aviation sector as the in-house unions of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have fiercely criticised the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The backlash follows a controversial recommendation by the NCAA JAC calling on the Federal Government to privatise or commercialise NAMA—a move the airspace unions have branded as “misguided” and dangerous…

Unions Issue 14-Day Ultimatum to Airlines Over Billions in Unremitted 5% Ticket Charges

Posted on July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Industrial peace in Nigeria’s aviation sector is hanging by a thread. A coalition of major aviation unions has issued a stern 14-day ultimatum to domestic carriers under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), demanding the immediate remittance of outstanding 5% Ticket Sale Charges (TSC) running into billions of Naira. The TSC is a statutory levy collected by airlines on behalf of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other critical aviation agencies…

Unions: Growing debt crisis threatens aviation safety

Posted on July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) has sounded a critical alarm over a growing debt crisis threatening to paralyse Nigeria’s aviation industry. The union warns that massive unpaid liabilities from airlines, operators, and inter-agency defaults are actively compromising the safety, stability, and long-term sustainability of the sector. In a sharply worded statement, ANAP Secretary-General, AbdulRasaq Saidu, revealed that the ballooning debt burden has stripped key aviation agencies of their financial muscle. This severe…

We Don’t Owe Retirees, NAMA In-House Unions Declare

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Debunk Claims of 1,000 Unpaid Retirees The Joint In-House Unions of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has disclosed that the agency does not owe retirees their pension benefits, adding that the assertion that over 1,000 retirees are being denied pension benefits is inaccurate and inconsistent with available records. They stated that NAMA has discharged its statutory obligations regarding accrued pension rights, pension remittances and retirement-related benefits under the Contributory Pension Scheme. They urged stakeholders…

End in sight as Minister meets striking unions, says, “We will resolve NiMet strike today”

Posted on April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister, unions in close door parley The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus is presently meeting all the unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) with a view to prevailing on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)…

Unions demand Customs Area Comptroller’s removal over assault on FAAN’S Director

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Three aviation unions in the aviation sector have demanded the redeployment of the Area Controller Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal (PCT) and all the Custom officers involved in the assault on the Director of Aviation Security Services within 14 days. In a statement made available to the media, signed by Ogbe John branch secretary Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Agbor John, Secretary Lagos Branch, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE)…

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