Nigerian workers suspend shutdown of aviation sector – Keyamo

Nigeria’s minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that aviation workers have suspended the plan to shut down the country’s aviation sector from Monday.

Keyamo disclosed this in a statement on his account on Sunday.

His comment comes as workers unions, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUCPTRE), had issued a joint statement dated August 8, 2025, announcing a planned withdrawal of service to demand improved remuneration.

However, in an update on the planned shutdown, Keyamo said the unions, in a joint statement, had agreed to suspend the action to engage the government.

Keyamo said he would work with the unions to resolve all their demands one after the other.

“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 (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUCPTRE) issued a joint statement suspending the strike.

“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 said.

Nigerian workers suspend shutdown of aviation sector – Keyamo