Flight operations nationwide has returned to normalcy as the industrial action embarked by Nigeria Meteorological Agency ( NIMET)workers was suspended after a meeting with Minister for Aviation, Festus Keyamo . .
The NiMet workers on Wednesday commenced an indefinite strike over welfare issues, including “NiMet’s refusal to negotiate or implement agreed financial allowances and unresolved entitlements,” as well as wage awards, peculiar allowances, and outstanding payments from the 2019 minimum wage.
They also accused the management of the agency of withholding important documents, ignoring requests for inclusion of omitted staff in past payments, and neglecting key training programmes in favour of executive retreats.
Speaking after the meeting, Keyamo said he is going to write to the president immediately for the payment of the shortfalls.
“We looked at the issues and discovered that there is not much disagreement. They raised the issue of salaries relatively. It has been agreed that I write the president for the release of the payment of the shortfalls,” he said.
The strike led to Air Peace cancelling all flight operations across the country due to the unavailability of QNH (hazardous weather) reports required for safe landings.
