Mr Muhammed Dangyadi, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has urged new NUPENG president, Salimon Akanni Oladiti, to sustain achievements of predecessor, Williams Akporeha. Dangyadi gave the charge on Sunday in a goodwill message at the union’s sixth Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos. Represented by TUSIR Director, Mr Falonipe Amos, Director, Trade Union Services and…
Mr Olujide Kilanko, the Deputy President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers( NUPENG),,on Tuesday told an Abuja court that he was attacked and severely beaten by tanker drivers’ officials. Lucky Osesua, a former national chairman of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) and others are standing trial on a five-count charge bordering…
Fuel distribution in parts of Nigeria is set to normalise after the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western Zone, announced the suspension of its strike. The association said the decision, effective 9 September, followed successful negotiations with Dangote Group and the oil workers’ union NUPENG over disputes involving alleged anti-labour and monopolistic practices….
A marathon meeting convened by the Federal Government to resolve NUPENG’s strike against alleged Dangote Refinery’s anti- union practices ended in stalemate at dawn. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Employment, had convened the emergency meeting in a bid to end the planned industrial action…
The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) has publicly opposed the strike action declared by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), aligning instead with Dangote Refinery’s new fuel distribution model. NUPENG had earlier announced its intention to embark on an indefinite strike beginning Monday, citing concerns over alleged…
Nigeria’s petroleum supply chain was thrown into turmoil on Monday as tanker drivers under NUPENG began a nationwide strike against the Dangote Refinery, accusing Africa’s largest industrial complex of anti-union practices. The drivers claim Dangote’s management is attempting to monopolise the refining and distribution of petroleum products while sidelining existing unions. At issue is a…
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to suspend its planned nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Mr Muhammad Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the appeal in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja and signed by Ms Patience Onuobia, Head of…
