{
  "id": 14446324,
  "title": "Keyamo slams Atiku over Nigeria Airways collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/keyamo-slams-atiku-over-nigeria-airways-collapse-14446324",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:32:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/keyamo-slams-atiku-over-nigeria-airways-collapse/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticized presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, for hypocrisy regarding the state of Nigeria. Keyamo pointed out that the administration Atiku served as vice-president liquidated Nigeria Airways in September 2004, resulting in thousands of workers losing their jobs and entitlements. Keyamo stated, \"Your Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, this is hypocrisy at its peak!\" He claimed that former workers are still struggling to receive billions of naira in owed payments. President Bola Tinubu had approved and released N36bn to settle these outstanding payments, with beneficiaries starting to receive payment alerts. Keyamo accused Atiku of attempting to mislead younger Nigerians by taking credit for decisions made by the Obasanjo-Atiku government.",
  "summary": "Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has accused Atiku Abubakar of hypocrisy, citing the liquidation of Nigeria Airways during his time as Vice President. Read More: https://punchng.com/keyamo-slams-atiku-over-nigeria-airways-collapse/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Keyamo slams Atiku over Nigeria Airways collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/keyamo-slams-atiku-over-nigeria-airways-collapse",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:22:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Keyamo lashes at Atiku, says former VP wants to deceive younger generation who don’t know his history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/keyamo-lashes-at-atiku-says-former-vp-wants-to-deceive-younger",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:26:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}