The Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has confirmed that the Federal Government has paid N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways. The payment comes more than two decades after Nigeria Airways was liquidated, with another 600 former workers expected to receive their benefits soon. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has confirmed that the Federal Government has paid N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways. Oyedele made this disclosure during a briefing with journalists o...S1

• The payment comes more than two decades after Nigeria Airways was liquidated, with another 600 former workers expected to receive their benefits soon. premiumtimesng.com/">Premium Times Nigeria.S2