FG settles severance benefits for 2,100 former Nigeria Airways workers after two decades
The payment comes more than two decades after Nigeria Airways was liquidated, with another 600 former workers expected to receive their benefits soon. The post FG settles severance benefits for 2,100 former Nigeria Airways workers after two decades appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
The Federal Government has paid severance benefits to former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, 2,700 ex-workers received a total of N18 billion in outstanding benefits. The payment was made in batches and followed a directive from President Bola Tinubu.
The payments were made to verified ex-workers, with the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, stating that it was the government's responsibility to honour legitimate obligations to its citizens. The severance benefits had been owed to workers since Nigeria Airways was officially liquidated in 2004.
The Premium Times reports that 2,100 former workers have received their benefits, with another 600 expected to receive theirs soon. The payments bring to a close a long-standing issue for the former employees of Nigeria Airways.
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