By Abiola Olawale
Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have announced their decision to call off their strike after the Federal Government’s intervention.
This comes after the industrial action, which began on April 22, 2025, disrupted critical weather services.
The NiMet strike, driven by three unions including, the National Union of Air Transport Employees(NUATE), the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical, and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), halted the agency’s meteorological services, impacting the availability of critical weather reports like QNH, essential for safe landings.
However, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, held a meeting with representatives of the aggrieved union in Abuja on Thursday.
The meeting was also attended by the Director General, NiMET, Officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the National Union of Transport Employees, and other key stakeholders.
After the meeting, the NiMET workers announced their decision to call off the strike.
Recall that flight activities have been disrupted at local airports following the strike by NiMET workers.
The strike, which has lingered for two days, has left passengers on scheduled local flights stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and others.
The unions said the strike became necessary after the NIMET allegedly failed to listen to their demands.
The unions accused the agency of allegedly failing to keep to its bargaining agreement reached on January 28, 2025.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NIMET, the aviation unions accused NIMET’s management of squandering their goodwill and reneging on promises made in an agreement signed on January 28.
