Frustration is boiling over at the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as workers say years of unfulfilled promises have pushed them to the edge.
Members of staff, under the banners of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), say they can no longer absorb the financial strain caused by unpaid minimum wage arrears and the non-implementation of key agreements on their welfare.
The unions allege that management and relevant government authorities have repeatedly rescheduled payments and failed to honour agreements reached since 2024, leaving workers to cope with hardship.
In a circular dated July 31, 2026, AUPCTRE told the Director-General that the issue has dragged on for too long.
“You will recall that the above subject matter has been a recurring issue in the agency since 2024,” the union stated.
The union said workers had shown restraint despite the delays, but that tolerance has now worn thin.
“Workers had demonstrated considerable patience and understanding over the prolonged delay in resolving the issues but had now reached the limit of their tolerance,” it added.
AUPCTRE also faulted the failure to implement other parts of the conditions of service, including subsistence allowance and the newly approved salary structure, which it said were either stalled or only partly carried out.
For ANAP, the grievance is the same: repeated meetings and interventions that ended with no action. In its August 5, 2026 circular signed by General Secretary Saidu Abdulrazaq, the union said workers feel abandoned after waiting for two years.
Abdulrazaq insisted that the workers and their unions had shown “unequalled patience and perseverance” in the last two years, but without result.
Both unions say the economic pressure on members has become unbearable, and that further delays are no longer an option.
As a result, NiMet workers have threatened to begin a warning strike on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, to be followed by an indefinite action if their demands are not met.
