NUPENG Vows To Continue Strike After Talks With Dangote Collapse. Union insists only recognised oil unions can represent tanker drivers. Fuel depots remain shut nationwide, raising fears of looming scarcity. The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has vowed to continue its nationwide strike after talks with Dangote Refinery management collapsed. A … Read more
Organized Labour Insists on NLNG Model for Refinery Privatization Organized Labour has reiterated its opposition to the outright sale of public refineries, proposing instead a privatization model similar to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) structure, where the private sector holds a majority stake while the government, workers, and host communities retain minority stakes. EDITOR’S … Read more
The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery has resumed production. Osifo made this disclosure while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the refinery rehabilitation was made … Read more
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the Federal Government to increase its stake in Dangote refinery to 45 percent from the current seven percent. The President of PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo, made this call on Tuesday while presenting a communique and recommendations from the 3rd edition of … Read more
NUPENG and PENGASSAN demand removal of landing charges on helicopter operators. Unions criticize Federal Ministry of Aviation for imposing excessive fees amidst economic challenges. They urge the government to swiftly withdraw its policy to support a business-friendly environment Petroleum workers, represented by the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo, on Friday, insisted that President Bola Tinubu-led government is still paying subsidy on petroleum. Osifo, who is also the president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), made this claim during an interview on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), say its members will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the planned indefinite nationwide strike. The labour had threatened to go on an indefinite nationwide strike from October 3 over the removal of the petrol subsidy by … Read more
The ExxonMobil strike, which was initiated by PENGASSAN, has been called off. Following the successful mediation by Mele Kyari, the Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, a decision was made to call off the strike. The resolution of the conflict is a major breakthrough for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. … Read more
Contrary to the belief that there is fuel scarcity, the PENGASSAN boss said that there’s at least 2 billion litres in stock He highlighted the issue of ‘bridging funds’ between the NMDPRA and truck drivers EDITOR’S PICK: 2023: Things To Know As APC Presidential Primary Begins Today (FULL UPDATE) Adamu Behind Plot To Make Lawan … Read more
…noted that the TUC was not against the removal of the fuel subsidy if it would yield positive results. EKO HOT BLOG reports that key labour unions in Nigeria met on Tuesday in Abuja where they outlined the conditions the Federal Government must meet before it would be allowed to remove fuel subsidy. Officials of … Read more
‘We will shut down Nigeria if Fuel price increase’, NLC warns the Federal government in New Year message EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday, said that it will shut down the nation if there is any further increase in the pump price of fuel. it insists that workers and masses … Read more
Some members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has announced the Commencement of a three-day warning strike over the implementation of the Integration payroll and personnel management system (IPPIS). The staff members representing the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR), Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority … Read more
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has expressed its concern over the recent hike in fuel price. According to the Association, the increase in price was not caused by the global price of crude oil but a deliberate devaluation of the naira by the Federal Government. The President of PENGASSAN, … Read more
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has asked its members to shut operations and all activities at the nation’s oil rigs and export terminals from Sunday midnight. PENGASSAN said this was induced by the refusal of Rivers State Government to release detained 21 offshore ExxonMobil staff since Thursday. The association in a … Read more
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has ordered for the release of its 21 members on essential duty who were imprisoned by security agents in Rivers. PENGASSAN made the call in a statement jointly signed by the President, Mr Ndukaku Ohaeri and the General Secretary, Mr Lumumba Okugbawa on Friday … Read more
The new Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari says the corporation will partner with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight corruption in its operations. Kyari disclosed this in his address at the Valedictory Session held for the outgoing GMD, Dr Maikanti Baru, in Abuja on Monday. Kyari … Read more