Nigeria’s Aviation Industry Faces Disruption as Unions Announce Strike on August 11
- Aviation Unions have given the Federal Government notice of service withdrawal, set to begin on Monday, August 11, 2025
- The unions, representing various aviation employees, demand that all services cease by 5:00 a.m. on that date
- This strike could ground the entire industry, disrupting airline operations and affecting travelers and the economy
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There is a noticeable increase in tension in Nigeria's aviation industry as unions have given the Federal Government notice of service withdrawal, set to take effect on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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The general secretaries of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, the National Union of Air Transport Employees, the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria signed the statement.
Although compensation adjustment talks with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) were concluded eight months ago, the unions have bemoaned the protracted delay in establishing a new salary structure for employees under the agency.
"Recognizing that a notice of ultimatum has already been issued and served by our branches, which has been adopted by our national unions," the letter partially states.
With effect from today, Thursday, July 31, 2025, a seven-day notice of service discontinuation is hereby given.
The unions have demanded that all services be terminated by 5:00 p.m. on Monday once the deadline has passed. All NAMA employees were instructed by the workers' strike notice to cease all services effective Monday, August 11, 2025, at 5:00 a.m., indefinitely.
“All airlines and allied companies, as well as the flying public, are hereby informed of the above-stated action and advised to make alternative travel arrangements. All staff shall comply with this directive, and only joint communication from the National Secretariats of the above-named Unions shall be heeded with regard to further directives on this matter,” the letter stated.
The Managing Director/CEO of NAMA, FAAN, the Commissioner of Police, Airports Command, the Directors of State Security (All Airports), and Nigerian airline operators were all copied on the letter, which was delivered to Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development.
Travelers and the economy will be disrupted as a result of the strike notice, which suggests that all airline operations will be suspended, and the entire industry will be grounded.
FG suspends pilots at Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport
Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the suspension of a ValueJet pilot and a co-pilot over the allegation of violating the safety protocol of the aviation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
Michael Achimugu, the director of public affairs and consumer protection of the federal government agency, disclosed the development in a statement on Tuesday, August 5, stating that the NCAA confirmed the receipt of the report of the incident, which happened on the same day at the airport's domestic terminal.
According to the statement, the pilot in question, from the preliminary information, started "departure procedures from the designated bay" without compliance with the "mandatory pre-departure clearance protocols".
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