The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the suspension of a planned strike by aviation unions, which was scheduled to commence on Monday.
In a statement by the minister through his official X account on Sunday, he said, “We are happy to announce that, after our intervention, the planned strike by the Aviation Unions due to commence tomorrow has been shelved.
“The unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees issued a joint statement suspending the strike.”
He further noted that his longstanding ties with labour leaders played a role in achieving the breakthrough. “Given my long relationship with labour Unions, I have continued to work with our Comrades to find lasting solutions to issues that have been pending in the sector long before we came to office, and by showing absolute good faith, the issues would be resolved one by one,” he stated.
According to a joint statement signed by the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees on August 8, 2025, the unions recalled that, “yesterday we were compelled by unfavourable circumstances surrounding our quest for improved remuneration to reinforce our earlier notice of withdrawal of services to the effect of issuing a clear directive to commence the action on Monday 11th August 2025.”
However, the unions said the strike has been deferred due to recent positive developments.
“Now, however, due to the hard work of the management of NAMA and the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and other senior officials of the ministry, we are happy to report that there have been some positive developments around the issue.
