The Federal Government has paid N18 billion to 2,700 former Nigeria Airways workers as part of efforts to settle outstanding entitlements owed to employees of the defunct national carrier.
The payment is expected to provide financial relief to former workers who have waited for years for the government to resolve their outstanding claims following the liquidation of Nigeria Airways.
Nigeria Airways, once the country’s national flag carrier, was liquidated in 2003 after years of financial difficulties and operational challenges. The closure left thousands of former employees facing unresolved issues relating to their benefits and other entitlements.
The latest disbursement represents another step in the federal government’s efforts to clear verified liabilities owed to former employees of government-owned enterprises.
The beneficiaries include former staff members who met the requirements for payment following the verification of outstanding claims. The government has continued to emphasize the importance of ensuring that payments reach legitimate beneficiaries and that public funds are properly accounted for.
The N18 billion released for the 2,700 former Nigeria Airways employees underscores the significant financial obligations that remained unresolved years after the airline ceased operations.
For the former workers and their families, the payment provides an opportunity to recover part of the benefits they had been waiting to receive. It also renews attention on the long-running issue of outstanding liabilities involving defunct government institutions.
The government’s handling of the Nigeria Airways obligations is being watched closely by other former public-sector workers with outstanding claims, particularly beneficiaries of previously liquidated or restructured government entities.
The latest payment is therefore significant not only for the former airline employees but also as part of the broader effort to address workers’ outstanding entitlements and legacy government debts.
Authorities are expected to continue reviewing verified claims and processing payments in line with applicable government procedures.
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