The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Wednesday the Federal Government has approved the payment of N45billion severance package to former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways.

The national carrier was liquidated by ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration in 2005, and the workers had been embarking on protests nationwide over their unpaid entitlements.

Sirika told State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that money has been approved for the settlement of the entitlements.

“Governments, in the past, decided just to liquidate Nigeria Airways without tending to the issue of the entitlements of the workers and they have been struggling to get that paid. We came in and took it very seriously.

“I’m happy to announce that Mr. President has approved N45 billion which has been confirmed to be the entitlements of these workers and Ministry of Finance has been instructed to pay the money. The ministry wrote to me last week that they have received the instruction to pay these workers, and therefore, they are setting up the modalities to pay.

“You should know it won’t be paid through my ministry before somebody will say I take some of it. It will be paid by finance through a process, and that process will commence very soon,’’ he said.

The minister disclosed that the Council approved the procurement of operational vehicles for Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Someone somewhere is having sex right now despite all the problems we are facing in this Country
Heartless people.

Good one. Although most of them were incompetent and part of the crew that ran the carrier aground. Still a good gesture from FG. They should carry their wahala and go.

The more you meet Buhari's supporters the more you come to understand why Noah picked more animals over humans. Argue with your ancestors...

Only Buhari Can Do This..

All for 2019. At the rate Buhari is going I'm pretty sure he will approve my marriage to Aisha soon

Good

Naira rain. Election don reach

Nice move..

buhari forever, let me call that my uncle if he has received alert

Hope Nitel staff will be remembered too.

45billion for how many staff?

Time to embezzle money. We need more inflow of easy cash in circulation.

It is better for an Angel to deceive you than the devil himself.

At least they remembered the old staff. Their sweats (for those still alive) haven't gone in vain. Hope someone somewhere won't hold back or delay the payments sha, cos this is Nigeria.

Money that they will still embezzle.

Announcements like this is the government's way of telling us "see this money o we want to steal it". Only the wise would discern.

2019 loading anything to get to the good books of the citizens.
Am sure most of those people who didn't the work then won't get the money.

Lol, this country! God knows if I become president, at least 5000 people will see jail and many people will die by hanging for their past crimes. We will carry out thorough investigation from 1960 till date, set up a special court for corruption and get rid of all the old politicians and cabals by force. Then we need to sensitive Nigerians, they need to know that only us can build our country and no one will build it for us. Train some new set of intelligent Police guys, disarm the present police and use them for something else just to keep them employed. Focus on production and invest real big on technology. Offer ministerial jobs to skilled professionals only and monitor them big time to end corruption. Bring Nigerian professionals from all over the world to come help fix this gaddamn country.

It's not that hard to lead a country, but we have unwilling and dumb leaders.

Angels are waiting still

Nahum777:
Lol, this country! God knows if I become president, at least 5000 people will see the jail and many people will die by hanging for their past crimes. We will carry out thorough investigation from 1960 till date, set up a special court for corruption and get rid of all the old politicians by force

Easier said than done. This country no be joke!!

Good news if true

Election don reach , dem wan score political points .

This is good, PDP will soon come out to spill hatred.

This is good.

Money that my uncle has been waiting for..,.

ozo13:
Naira rain. Election don reach

at least its raining in the right direction, not like the way it was shared for nothing during the last election

If this is real, for the first time ever, l will say Sai Baba.

Also the lopsided appointments need to be looked at seriously. It has never ever be like this.

Thank You.

Nice one from the government of the day

Is it prorated for inflation?

LordofNaija:
All for 2019. At the rate Buhari is going I'm pretty sure he will approve my marriage to Aisha soon

Now that is savage!!

lol

kolaaderin:
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said
“You should know it won’t be paid through my ministry before somebody will say I take some of it. It will be paid by finance through a process, and that process will commence very soon,’’ he said.

Oga minister self no say something go loss inside the money, hence he exonerated himself ontime