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Respite as NUPENG shelves proposed strike

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), yesterday suspended its proposed strike, after it reached an understanding with the federal government. Addressing journalists in Abuja, NUPENG president, comrade Williams Akporeha said the decision to suspend the strike was reached following the reinstatement of 89 NUPENG members sacked in CBS Deepsea in
Fuel Crisis Looms As NUPENG Threatens Strike
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Fuel Crisis Looms As NUPENG Threatens Strike

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, NUPENG, weekend, decried allegation by the Presidency that the National Assembly cut N11.5 billion from allocations to critical infrastructure like roads in the 2018 national budget. NUPENG in a statement in Abuja, insisted that cutting allocations meant for crucial and very critical infrastructural projects with huge
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Fuel scarcity: Black marketers are kings

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Labour: Enough of orchestrated hardships Nigerians are now groaning in pains as fuel scarcity continues to bite harder, Nigerians are finding it extremely difficult to move from one city to another. Selling of fuel at black market continued unabated as a litre now goes for between N250 and N350 at petrol stations while four litre […]
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Federal govt needs tell Nigerians reasons for fuel scarcity- Oil workers’ union

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, expressed surprise at the worsening fuel scarcity across the country, despite assurances by the Federal Government to flood filling stations with products. The union implored the federal government, including Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to
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NUPENG Blames Cabal For Fuel Scarcity

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has attributed the ongoing scarcity of fuel across the country on a cabal in the downstream sector. The group said that tanker drivers were not on strike. In a release yesterday, said its members were not responsible for the present shortage of petroleum products being […]
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NUPENG advises Buhari over NNPC feud

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to sweep under the carpet the feud between Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, and Dr. Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director (NNPC) over alleged $25 billion contract scam and other issues bordering on insubordination, and appointments in […]
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NUPENG commends Baru for reviving NNPC depots, Accuses greedy entrepreneurs of plot to unseat GMD, NNPC

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Petroleum Tanker Drivers’ branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, (NUPENG), has backed the embattled Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru for reviving the depots owned by the corporation, which have been abandoned across the country. National Chairman of the union, Comrade Salmon Oladiti in […]
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NNPC: NUPENG to Kachikwu, allegations political

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The Petroleum Tanker Drivers’ branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, (NUPENG) has described the ongoing supremacy battle between the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) Dr Maikanti Baru, as deeply political, therefore calling for caution. Kachikwu in a […]
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N800bn debts: PENGASSAN, NUPENG threaten strike

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……Banks worried over marketers’ huge loans Total collapse of the petroleum downstream sector may be imminent, as both the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Senior Staff Association (PENGASAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have concluded arrangements to embark on indefinite strike action due to the backlog of salaries owed
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NUPENG kicks against move to strip NAPIMS’ powers

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…says past restructuring efforts failed The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has condemned in totality, the move to whittle down the regulatory powers of the Nigerian Petroleum Investment Management Services Limited (NAPIMS) in the new petroleum policy approved by the Federal Executive Council, reported in a major news tabloid on August
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NUPENG to down tools if Oando takes over PH refinery

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Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG) says it will ground the petroleum sector if the Federal Government allows Oando to take over the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC). NUPENG further advised the federal government not to ignore the recent resolution by the Senate against the agreement with Oando. The President of […]
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Labour resist senate’s proposed N5 levy on fuel

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have kicked against the Nigeria senate’s proposed plan to increase with N5, fuel price, which will make the price of a litre petrol to sold above =N=145.00.   According to separate statements released […]
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NUPENG shuts down Total over sacked workers

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Thursday ordered stoppage of loading activities at all Total Nig. Ltd., depots nationwide over the termination of workers’ appointments. This is according to a statement signed by Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of the union and made available to newsmen in Lagos. According […]