THE nationwide strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Monday grounded the activities of Ministry of Petroleum Resources. It also paralyzed activities in the oil and gas agencies and parastatals under it. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) checks in Abuja revealed that …
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THE Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to steady supply of refined petroleum products in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Information and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Manga, in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the steering committee of …
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[Friday lines (81) with Engineer Abubakar Alkali, PhD] The answer to the question in the title is very simple and straightforward; the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN wants to destroy Dangote Refinery to maintain the status quo of fuel importation, illegal fuel subsidy payments, inflated …
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THE Federal Government has appealed to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to suspend its planned strike scheduled to begin on Monday, September 29, 2025, following its dispute with the Dangote Refinery. Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, in a statement on Sunday, …
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THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members nationwide to withdraw their services following the sack of over 800 Nigerian workers at the Dangote Refinery. Mr Lumumba Okugbawa, PENGASSAN’s General Secretary, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on …
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria [PENGASSAN] has instructed its members nationwide to withdraw their services following the alleged mass dismissal of over 800 Nigerian workers by Dangote Refinery. In a circular issued after an emergency National Executive Council meeting on Saturday, September 27, 2025, and …
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members to halt gas supply and shut down all crude oil supply valves to Dangote Petroleum Refinery immediately. A letter signed by the General Secretary of the union, Lumumba Okugbawa, accused the refinery’s management of terminating …
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THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has declared solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers in the push for the unionisation of tanker drivers and all employees of the Dangote refinery and its allied companies. Recall that NUPENG had declared its intention …
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has identified the reasons Nigeria’s state-owned refineries are failing. The association said that the refineries were not failing because Nigerians lacked the skills, but because of political interference, which had denied workers the tools, resources, and enabling environment to …
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THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has accused Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Ltd. of violating Nigeria’s labour laws and regulations. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, made the allegation during the picketing of the oil company on Tuesday in Lagos. Osifo claimed that union …
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