Flight operations disrupted as Nigerian aviation workers start to go on strike

STORY: Flight operations disrupted as Nigerian aviation workers start to go on strike DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an airport 2. various of protesting aviation union workers STORYLINE: Flight operations were disrupted in major airports across Nigeria Monday as local aviation workers began a warning strike, leaving domestic travelers stranded. The two-day action by various aviation unions in the country followed the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Nigerian government regarding the non-implementation of minimum wage adjustments and unpaid wages at the Nigeria Meteorological Agency since 2019, as well as the immediate release of a reviewed condition of service. The aviation workers also demanded the halt of the planned demolition exercise of aviation agency buildings for an airport city project in Lagos by the federal government. In a statement, the management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the Nige