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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Seun Sanni

FOUND: Nigerian aviation workers block roads in strike over pay conditions - You Need To See This

A passenger walks with his luggage as protesters block the domestic terminal of Murtala Muhammed International airport during a strike over working conditions and wages, in Lagos, Nigeria April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Domestic flights in Nigeria were being disrupted on Monday, local airlines said, as aviation employees in Lagos blocked roads to the country's busiest local airport to begin a two-day strike in protest over working conditions and wages.

The strike is likely to add to problems in a sector that regularly faces jet fuel shortages, which often ground local flights and where international carriers struggle to repatriate revenue from ticket sales due to dollar shortages.

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