US EditionNigeria: NUPENG, Ipman Suspend Strike After Agreement With Dangote Refinery
NUPENG suspended its strike after Dangote Refinery agreed to allow unionisation within two weeks, ensuring no victimisation of workers, following government-led mediation.
- A nationwide strike began on September 8, 2025, led by the workers' union representing employees in Nigeria’s petroleum and natural gas sector, protesting what they described as anti-union labor actions at the Dangote Refinery.
- The strike arose from Dangote's use of newly imported CNG trucks, which NUPENG claims aimed to block drivers from unionising, with support from allied groups such as NARTO.
- Following marathon talks involving Dangote representatives, NUPENG leaders, and federal officials in Abuja, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed allowing free unionisation and prohibiting victimisation.
- The MoU mandates immediate commencement of unionisation, to be completed between September 9 and 22, 2025, while IPMAN Western Zone suspended its strike effective September 9 as announced by Oyewole Akanni.
- The agreement averted further disruption, with coalitions like PEWAI and the NLC praising the resolution as a step toward industrial harmony and economic stability in Nigeria’s petroleum sector.
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