Nigeria Airways: FG settles severance for 2,100 ex-workers after 20 years
The payment comes more than two decades after Nigeria Airways was liquidated, with another 600 former workers expected to receive their benefits soon. The post FG settles severance benefits for 2,100 former Nigeria Airways workers after two
The Nigerian government has settled severance benefits for 2,100 former Nigeria Airways workers, over two decades after the airline was liquidated, with 600 more claimants pending payment. The delayed disbursement resolves a long-standing contingent liability on the federal balance sheet, though it may raise expectations of similar settlements for other defunct state-owned enterprises.
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