Nigeria: Ex-Nigeria Airways Staff Visits Skypower to Process Severance Benefit

What the report says

Former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways, along with some next-of-kin of deceased employees, gathered at Skypower premises at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos for the final stage of a severance payment exercise. The report, published by This Day and distributed by AllAfrica, says the process is expected to cover more than 5,000 former staff members.

According to the Ministry of Finance official quoted in the article, the verification drive is being handled by the Presidential Initiative Continuous Audit unit and is meant to confirm identities and eligibility before outstanding benefits are paid. The newspaper said claims involving deceased workers are still being checked, with verification of next-of-kin having started across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones last week.

The ministry said the exercise is intended to conclude a long-running payment process and make sure only eligible beneficiaries receive the money due to them. The article also said the process has drawn thousands of people in Lagos, where officials reported that the verification was proceeding peacefully.

The development matters because it marks a final step in resolving severance entitlements linked to one of Nigeria’s best-known defunct state enterprises. More broadly, such exercises often involve careful documentation to prevent errors or duplicate claims, especially where beneficiaries have died and family members are seeking payment on their behalf.