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No Sacred Cows’: Labour Takes on Shettima Over Dangote Workers’ Rights Clash

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned Vice President Kashim Shettima’s comments on the ongoing dispute between the Dangote Refinery and members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). In a statement issued on Tuesday to mark the World Day for Decent Work, NLC President Joe Ajaero said the Vice […]

NNPCL Blames Cooking Gas Scarcity, Price Surge on PENGASSAN Strike Disruptions

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent scarcity and price surge of cooking gas to disruptions caused by the strike action of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Ojulari said the industrial action, which halted loading operations for […]

Tinubu Appeals for Calm in PENGASSAN–Dangote Refinery Dispute

President Bola Tinubu has called for caution and retrospection in handling the industrial dispute between the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the appeal on Monday in Abuja during the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES #31) organised […]

PENGASSAN Disowns Strike Settlement, Says It Never Signed Dangote Deal

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué that formally ended its recent strike against Dangote Refinery. The union suspended its nationwide action on Wednesday following government intervention but maintained that its key concerns remain unresolved. Appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief […]

PENGASSAN Suspends Strike as FG, Dangote Reach Truce Over Sacked Workers

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike following the intervention of the Federal Government. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, announced the suspension at a press conference in Abuja after a meeting with the National Security Adviser and the management of Dangote Refinery. Osifo explained that the decision […]

PENGASSAN–Dangote Clash Pushing Nigeria Towards Blackout as Power Supply Down by 1,100MW

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has confirmed that industrial action within the gas supply chain led to a sharp reduction in national power generation by more than 1,100 megawatts (MW) on 28 September. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, NISO’s management disclosed that available generation on the National Grid dropped from over […]

Nine-Hour Meeting Fails as FG Struggles to End Dangote Refinery-PENGASSAN Feud

The conciliation meeting between the Federal Government, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and the Dangote Group ended in deadlock late Monday. The meeting, which lasted more than nine hours, was convened to resolve the industrial dispute over the alleged dismissal of 800 workers by Dangote Refinery. Minister of Labour […]

Dangote Refinery Row Deepens as Oil Workers Ignore Judge’s Restraining Order

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) is pressing ahead with its protest against Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE despite an order from the National Industrial Court in Abuja has restraining the union from embarking on a planned strike. Justice Emmanuel Subilim, ruling on an ex parte application filed by the […]

PENGASSAN Shuts Down Oil Sector Over Sack of 800 Workers

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Monday barricaded the Abuja headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) as a nationwide strike commenced. Union members, protesting the alleged illegal dismissal of […]

FG Intervenes as TUC, PENGASSAN Clash with Dangote Refinery over Sack of Workers

The Federal Government has stepped into the escalating dispute between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and organised labour, following the alleged dismissal of workers for joining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) had on Sunday demanded the immediate and unconditional reinstatement of the affected workers, […]

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