AVIATION unions in Nigeria have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over what they described as a delay in implementing a new salary structure for workers under the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
The unions, in a letter dated July 31, voiced their frustration that despite concluding negotiations with NAMA management over eight months ago, agreed salary adjustments remained unimplemented.
The letter was signed by the general secretaries of four prominent aviation unions, namely the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical, and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE).
The workers threatened to withdraw their services if the issues were not resolved by August 7.
The unions noted that their branches had already issued and served notices of ultimatum, which the national unions had adopted.
“A seven-day notice of withdrawal of services from today, Thursday, the 31st day of July, 2025, is hereby issued,” the workers stated, adding that if the ultimatum expired without an acceptable decision, all NAMA workers would begin a nationwide strike, withdrawing their services.
The ICIR reported that in 2024, Keyamo had appealed to unions to shelve their proposed nationwide strike over the Federal government’s 50 per cent deduction from the internal revenues of agencies in the sector.
The proposed strike was slated for August 21, according to a memo signed by the union leaders.
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