{
  "id": 7721397,
  "title": "As Tinubu Puts Smile on Faces of Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers, After 22 Years Wait…",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/as-tinubu-puts-smile-on-faces-of-ex-nigeria-airways-workers-after-22",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:21:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/16/as-tinubu-puts-smile-on-faces-of-ex-nigeria-airways-workers-after-22-years-wait/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu has fulfilled a long-awaited promise to the former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited, who had been waiting for their severance benefits for over 22 years. The Nigerian President has ensured the payment of N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to the 2,700 former employees of the now-defunct airline. The Nigeria Airways Limited, established in 1958, was once a symbol of success and prestige in the aviation industry before corruption and poor management led to its liquidation in 2004. The workers, who once enjoyed prosperous careers and traversed the world, faced extreme poverty, untreated illnesses, and untimely deaths while waiting for their entitlements. President Tinubu's timely intervention has brought renewed hope to the beneficiaries, who are now receiving their long-awaited benefits in batches.",
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has etched his name in the hearts of the children and other relatives of the workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited, who were owed for several",
  "key_points": [
    "President Tinubu fulfills promise to former Nigeria Airways workers",
    "N18 billion paid in outstanding severance benefits",
    "2,700 employees receive long-awaited entitlements"
  ],
  "editors_take": "President Tinubu's payment of severance benefits to ex-Nigeria Airways workers fulfils a long-overdue obligation, ending 22 years of uncertainty and hardship for the 2,700 former employees.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}