The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says it will no longer participate in any labour-related event involving Adams Oshiomhole. This is as a result of his comments on the dispute between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and the Dangote refinery. Oshiomhole, a former president of the Nigeria […]
Festus Osifo, PENGASSAN president, has accused Aliko Dangote of sabotaging the Nigerian economy while calling on President Tinubu to call the businessman to order. Festus made the allegations on Channels TV during a virtual interview with Seun Okinbaloye on Sunday Politics program. Dangote refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria […]
Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, has ridiculed the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). He mocked the union for warning Nigerians not to embrace his refinery’s recent fuel price reduction. Daily Trust reported that he said to journalists on Monday at the refinery complex in Lagos. Dangote said the price […]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) has downplayed the free petrol distribution offer announced by the Dangote refinery. Williams Akporeha, NUPENG president, signed a statement on Friday to warn distributors of the Greek gift offered by Dangote refinery, asking that it should be rejected. On Thursday, the refinery announced that the free […]
Dangote Refinery has finally bowed to pressure from the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) by agreeing to allow its employees to unionize. The breakthrough followed a tense conciliation meeting convened by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in Abuja on Tuesday, after NUPENG embarked on an industrial action over workers’ […]
Negotiations between the federal government, organised labour, and representatives of the Dangote Group over the ongoing strike by oil workers collapsed on Monday night after the company’s representative walked out of the meeting in Abuja. The breakdown means the strike action will continue, with unions insisting they will resist what they described as attempts by […]
There are strong indications that the Dangote Group has finally agreed to allow employees of its refinery and petrochemical plants to join the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). Reliable sources confirmed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is currently being drafted between the parties to formalize the agreement. The document, once […]
The federal government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to suspend its planned nationwide strike slated for Monday, over a labour dispute with the Dangote refinery. Daily Times reported that NUPENG had announced on September 5 that its members would begin sourcing alternative employment from September 8. It […]
Femi Falana, SAN, a human rights lawyer, has warned that Dangote refinery’s alleged anti-union policy violates both Nigerian law and international labour conventions. Speaking in a statement issued on Sunday, Falana condemned reports that the Dangote Refinery was compelling newly recruited CNG tanker drivers to sign contracts preventing them from joining recognised unions within the […]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote of pursuing what it described as an anti-union agenda in the country’s oil and gas sector. This was contained in a joint statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Williams Akporeha, the union’s National Executive President. The union alleged […]
The Nigeria Oil and Gas Suppliers Association (NOGASA) has urged Dangote Refinery to shelve plans to distribute petroleum products directly to filling stations without involving licensed marketers. The association warned that bypassing traditional distribution channels could trigger fuel scarcity, job losses, and instability across the downstream oil sector. Bennett Korie, NOGASA president, issued the warning […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic petroleum truck accident at Dikko Junction, Gurara Local Government, Niger State, on Saturday, January 18, which claimed multiple lives and left many injured. In a statement signed by NUPENG President, Comrade Williams Akporeha, described the […]
*Put members on red alert Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to declare a nationwide industrial action following the ongoing face-off between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Kaduna State Government. In a statement jointly signed by its National President, Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, […]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State with effect from May 16. The directive was in compliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) five days warning strike over the sack of workers in the state. NUPENG’s General Secretary, Mr Afolabi Olawale […]
Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The joint body of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has shut down OML 98 and OML 147 belonging to Pan-Ocean over unpaid severance allowance. It was gathered that Pan-Ocean Flow Station fields at Ovade-Oghara, Ethiope West Local […]
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has condemned “the incessant anti-labour posture” of Chevron Nigeria Limited and its service contractors, Daily Times gathered. NUPENG had earlier accused Chevron of sacking 175 contract workers in YKISH lntegrated Services, Delog Nigeria Ltd, EUROFLOW Services, and others because they joined the union. The President, Williams […]
LASG – The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has called off its strike which commenced earlier today. READ ALSO: Petroleum Tanker Drivers begin strike in Lagos State A communique jointly signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Olalere Odusote, and the Deputy National President of NUPENG, Mr […]
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has said that uninterrupted products supplies nationwide is part of its contributions to lessen the hardships and pains caused by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The union in a statement by its President and General Secretary, Prince Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, respectively, informed that […]
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has said that uninterrupted products supply nationwide is part of its contributions to lessen the hardships and pains caused by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The union in a statement by its President and General Secretary, Prince Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, respectively, informed that it […]
Oil workers under the auspices of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have disrupted business activities at the headquarters of General Electric over non settlement of exit benefits of their ex-staff four years after disengagement from service. The main […]