{
  "id": 6913681,
  "title": "Nigeria Airways: FG pays N18bn severance benefits to 2,700 ex-workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/nigeria-airways-fg-pays-n18bn-severance-benefits-to-2-700-ex-workers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T11:21:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/12/nigeria-airways-fg-pays-n18bn-severance-benefits-to-2700-ex-workers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian government has paid N18 billion in severance benefits to 2,700 former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways, according to the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele. The payment, which follows a directive from President Bola Tinubu, is being made in batches and will be completed within the next few days. Oyedele emphasized the importance of honoring legitimate obligations to citizens and the impact of the payments on retirees, families, businesses, and supply chains. Nigeria Airways was officially liquidated in 2004, leaving outstanding severance benefits unpaid.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "FG settles severance benefits for 2,100 former Nigeria Airways workers after two decades",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/fg-settles-severance-benefits-for-2-100-former-nigeria-airways",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:18:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}