Tag: NUPENG
You’ve forgotten your roots’: NUPENG rebukes Oshiomhole over anti-labour remarks
This reaction followed Dangote Refinery’s NUPENG public appreciation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others for helping to end the…
ADC joins NUPENG, PENGASSAN in rejecting NNPC asset sale plan
The party also called on the National Assembly to reject any amendments to the Petroleum Industry Act that favour private…
Gas supply cut to Dangote refinery sparks reps’ intervention
Committee chairman Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere said the union acted too quickly without following the proper labour laws.
Oil workers raise alarm over secrecy in planned asset sales
The unions pointed out that important exploration projects in places like Benue Trough, Anambra Basin, Sokoto Basin, and others have…
NUPENG, PENGASSAN reject sale of National Oil stakes
Osifo added that such a move could endanger the welfare of oil workers, noting that NUPENG and PENGASSAN collectively constitute…
Court stops NUPENG, trucking union from striking, picketing Dangote Refinery
The presiding Judge, Emmanuel Danjuma Subilim, ruling on an ex parte application filed by Dangote Refinery’s counsel, George Ibrahim (SAN),…
NUPENG accuses Dangote of breach of agreement, issues fresh strike threat
Recall that NUPENG directed its members to embark on strike over alleged anti-labour practices by Dangote Refinery.
BREAKING: NUPENG suspends strike after Dangote bows to unionisation demand
The strike was triggered by NUPENG’s allegations that Dangote Refinery intended to bar its 4,000 newly recruited truck drivers from…
Deadlock as Dangote representatives walk out of meeting with NUPENG
The meeting aimed to address allegations of anti-union practices against the Dangote Refinery, but discussions reportedly broke down as the…
Fuel scarcity looms as PENGASSAN rallies behind NUPENG in fight against Dangote
PENGASSAN warned that it may also shut down refinery operations if the company continues to block workers from joining unions.
Alleged anti-union agenda: PTD opposes NUPENG’s call for strike against Dangote
PTD asked its members to ignore the NUPENG's strike notice which it described as “insensitive, callous and unacceptable” in a…
Telecom blackout looms as NUPENG, NOGASA choke Diesel supply to IHS Towers
IHS has accused Korie of weaponising his influence over NUPENG and NOGASA, using the unions as leverage in an attempt…
Telecoms operators alert Nigerians of network disruption as unions block diesel supply
The ALTON boss said the diesel is used to power thousands of telecom sites, especially those run by IHS Towers,…
Fuel crisis looms as NUPENG battles LASG over towed tankers
Afolabi assured that ongoing talks with state authorities would facilitate the release of the impounded trucks, in line with the…
Labour leaders, oil workers excited by operational status of Port Harcourt Refinery
If there was any significant take-away from the facility tour of the Port Harcourt refinery complex by the leadership of…
Alleged police extortion: Oyo/Osun IPMAN, NUPENG suspend strike
The unions also appreciated the stakeholders in the industry, including the zonal councils of PTD, IMB and IPMAN as well…
Oyo/Osun IPMAN, NUPENG shut down operations over alleged police harassment
There will be no movement of trucks in and out of Osun and Oyo states, meaning that there will be…
‘Cooperate with NNPC to sanitize fuel distribution’, CSOs tell IPMAN, NUPENG, others
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Good Governance, a key stakeholder in the Nigerian oil and gas industry has…
Trial of 20 ex-PTD members over alleged attempted murder begins
Kaswe tendered the hospital reports and patient cards of the two hospitals, as well as that of Emmanuel Eye Care…
NUPENG, electricity workers mobilise for planned strike
Afolabi said the union was concerned and disturbed with the insensitive attitude of the federal government “to the very critical…
Lagos intervenes as NUPENG calls off proposed strike
Aboyeji said the state government had directed community youths under the aegis of Indigenous Unity Forum, to desist from disturbing…
IPMAN, NUPENG at loggerheads over illegal hike in petrol price
NUPENG issued a 24-hour ultimatum to IPMAN members on Sunday to revert to the official pump price of N165 per…
NUPENG suspends planned nationwide strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its planned nationwide strike.
Breaking: NUPENG set to disrupt Yuletide, extends strike notice
The ultimatum initially given on 15 November, will now expire early December when Nigerians are making preparations for the Yuletide.
Breaking: Petroleum tanker drivers suspend tomorrow’s strike
The strike, which would have kicked off on Monday, disrupting fuel supply, was shelved because of the intervention by the…
NUPENG announces date for nationwide strike
Aboyeji said that all tanker drivers from the union would withdraw their services nationwide.
Controversy trails murder of Ebenezer Amah, ex- Rivers’ NUPENG chair
Victim abducted in his car murdered and dumped by the roadside the next day without demand for ransom. Okafor Ofiebor/Port…
COVID-19: DPR seeks collaboration with NUPENG, PENGASSAN
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the Nigerian oil and gas industry’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic in its…
Oil workers shut down Chevron
The two labour unions in the oil and gas sector have directed their members in Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence…
NUPENG mourns founding national president John Dubre
By Esenvosa Izah The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has mourned the death of its founding…