Nigerian government to meet oil workers’ union after strike halts nationwide supply
- The Nigerian Ministry of Labour and Employment scheduled an emergency conciliation meeting on Monday between PENGASSAN and Dangote Refinery management in Abuja.
- The meeting follows a strike initiated by PENGASSAN after Dangote Refinery allegedly sacked over 800 Nigerian workers and replaced some with Indians.
- The strike has disrupted operations nationwide, with sources reporting that NUPENG members have been rendered ineffective due to the withdrawal of services by PENGASSAN.
- Minister Muhammad Dingyadi urged PENGASSAN to suspend the strike, stressing the need to avoid adverse effects on Nigeria’s economy and citizens, stating, "We want to resolve these issues amicably."
- The government aims to broker peace to prevent further economic losses and safeguard the petroleum sector, which underpins Nigeria’s national revenue and stability.
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Nigerian govt, PENGASSAN, Dangote, reconvene closed-door meeting
The meeting, which ended in deadlock Monday night, initially scheduled to resume at 2:00 p.m. at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abuja has been moved to the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
NSA wades into PENGASSAN, Dangote truce process
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has taken over the ongoing reconciliation meeting between the leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery as the chief conciliator, Daily Trust reports. Although, the meeting is yet to commence at about 3:15pm when this report was being filed, critical stakeholders from oil and gas sector involved in the ongoing peace meeting have sta…
Nigeria to Meet Union on Dangote Dispute Threatening Oil Shut-in
Nigeria’s government will hold talks with the nation’s biggest labor group in the oil and gas industry to defuse a threat to shut down crude production over a dispute with Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person.
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